
(tasted from a 375-milliter bottle): Very bright red with ruby tones; looks like a young wine. Deep, dark red and black fruit aromas are complicated by cinnamon, black pepper, roast coffee and a hint of truffley underbrush. Wonderfully rich but classy and reserved, and not a bit heavy. Utterly silky, plush, energetic wine with a relaxed quality to its lively dark fruit and dark chocolate flavors. Finishes classically dry, with beautifully buffered tannins and captivating building sweetness. Amazingly, this 375-milliliter bottle seems still short of its peak, so I would imagine that well-stored 750s still need time. I'd guess 2022-2042 for 750s. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, March 2018)
(tasted from a 375-milliter bottle): Very bright red with ruby tones; looks like a young wine. Deep, dark red and black fruit aromas are complicated by cinnamon, black pepper, roast coffee and a hint of truffley underbrush. Wonderfully rich but classy and reserved, and not a bit heavy. Utterly silky, plush, energetic wine with a relaxed quality to its lively dark fruit and dark chocolate flavors. Finishes classically dry, with beautifully buffered tannins and captivating building sweetness. Amazingly, this 375-milliliter bottle seems still short of its peak, so I would imagine that well-stored 750s still need time. I'd guess 2022-2042 for 750s. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, March 2018)
1 person found it helpfulMar 14th, 2018
We had 2 bottles of this wine side by side. One from an East Coast Importer and the other from the West Coast. The East Coast wine seemed more open earlier, but both showed well. Some had this as WOTN.
We had 2 bottles of this wine side by side. One from an East Coast Importer and the other from the West Coast. The East Coast wine seemed more open earlier, but both showed well. Some had this as WOTN.
Sep 18th, 2023
Still a bit of a brut. opened up nicely over an hour, but better to wait several years.
Still a bit of a brut. opened up nicely over an hour, but better to wait several years.
Apr 2nd, 2021