Landot
Haut-Medoc Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous one from France.
Dark ruby in color with a short purple rim.
Gorgeous nose of blackberries, black plums, black cherries, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, black pepper, dark coffee, light alcohol, pencil lead, river rocks, light vegetables and leather.
Full bodied, soft and elegant, with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, cedar, leather, earth, vegetables, vanilla, pencil lead, earth, chocolates, dark coffee, spices and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and spices.
This 9 year old Cabernet based Bordeaux is drinking very nicely now. Well balanced with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
This is from a great vintage, and it is showing. Good right out of the bottle, and better as it opens up. Tannins come in after 30 minutes of airtime.
Still has a lot in it, and will age nicely in the next 10 years.
Thank you Steve and Alex for sharing this beauty with me.
Delicious and yummy.
I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers, but it is great to drink all by itself too.
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$40.
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous one from France.
Dark ruby in color with a short purple rim.
Gorgeous nose of blackberries, black plums, black cherries, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, black pepper, dark coffee, light alcohol, pencil lead, river rocks, light vegetables and leather.
Full bodied, soft and elegant, with medium acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, cedar, leather, earth, vegetables, vanilla, pencil lead, earth, chocolates, dark coffee, spices and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm tannins and spices.
This 9 year old Cabernet based Bordeaux is drinking very nicely now. Well balanced with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
This is from a great vintage, and it is showing. Good right out of the bottle, and better as it opens up. Tannins come in after 30 minutes of airtime.
Still has a lot in it, and will age nicely in the next 10 years.
Thank you Steve and Alex for sharing this beauty with me.
Delicious and yummy.
I paired it with cheeses and light appetizers, but it is great to drink all by itself too.
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$40.
Date night in Paris at the Harvard Club in New York. The grandiose main dining room was transformed into Paris for a night where the would-be Edith Piaf singer covered all the hits. The menu was earnest in its reproduction of French classics, and as lethal as steak tartare followed by steak frites might be, "non je ne regrette rien". A Bordeaux was a must. With some age and from a brilliant year, this straightforwardly delicious wine was a nod to some of the classics from the vintage. Une belle soirée.
Date night in Paris at the Harvard Club in New York. The grandiose main dining room was transformed into Paris for a night where the would-be Edith Piaf singer covered all the hits. The menu was earnest in its reproduction of French classics, and as lethal as steak tartare followed by steak frites might be, "non je ne regrette rien". A Bordeaux was a must. With some age and from a brilliant year, this straightforwardly delicious wine was a nod to some of the classics from the vintage. Une belle soirée.
Apr 8th, 2017Classic, rich and yummy. Nicely done!
Classic, rich and yummy. Nicely done!
50 cab 50 merlot. Beautiful. Light tannin. Medium finish.
50 cab 50 merlot. Beautiful. Light tannin. Medium finish.
Dec 12th, 2013
Del Frisco Orlando. Cedar vanillla and some funkiness. A little shallow finish.
Del Frisco Orlando. Cedar vanillla and some funkiness. A little shallow finish.
Aug 12th, 2020Mint, cedar, tobacco dominate the nose. Flavors of bitter and licorice. Lingers long on the pallette
Mint, cedar, tobacco dominate the nose. Flavors of bitter and licorice. Lingers long on the pallette
Oct 26th, 2018Deep burgundy color, nose of mint, cedar, caramel, tobacco, smoke, blackberry, and incense, still quite tanning, needs time in decanter, tastes of raspberry, black cherry, plum, tobacco, licorice, and cedar, good finish with some age to it.
Deep burgundy color, nose of mint, cedar, caramel, tobacco, smoke, blackberry, and incense, still quite tanning, needs time in decanter, tastes of raspberry, black cherry, plum, tobacco, licorice, and cedar, good finish with some age to it.
Feb 20th, 2018
Acidic bite at beginning, smooths out to moderate fruit finish. Generally dry.
Acidic bite at beginning, smooths out to moderate fruit finish. Generally dry.
Feb 17th, 2018