Smell of cedar, plum, tobacco and red fruit, dark ruby/purple in color, decanted 1/2 bottle the first day for about one hour, a little too much heat with not much fragrance, after three days, it really opened up and the heat is gone. Smooth tannin with medium to long finish. Bang for the buck from the excellent 2005 vintage.
Smell of cedar, plum, tobacco and red fruit, dark ruby/purple in color, decanted 1/2 bottle the first day for about one hour, a little too much heat with not much fragrance, after three days, it really opened up and the heat is gone. Smooth tannin with medium to long finish. Bang for the buck from the excellent 2005 vintage.
2 people found it helpfulFeb 20th, 2015
Notes of cedar, red fruit and plum. Faint hint of leather and a whiff of chewing tobacco. Good to pair with Turkey and rolls.
Notes of cedar, red fruit and plum. Faint hint of leather and a whiff of chewing tobacco. Good to pair with Turkey and rolls.
Nov 25th, 2021
Day 1: my thoughts were Parker was wrong about this one. Very one dimensional. Fruity, some clay, nothing special. Ripe, but also quit average. Day 2...damn! It developed some muscle overnight! And leather and tobacco too. And the fruit's still there. A solid 89 points. After all.
Day 1: my thoughts were Parker was wrong about this one. Very one dimensional. Fruity, some clay, nothing special. Ripe, but also quit average. Day 2...damn! It developed some muscle overnight! And leather and tobacco too. And the fruit's still there. A solid 89 points. After all.
Feb 20th, 2014
Médoc, Bordeaux, France
