The 3rd wine at the First Growth Bordeaux lunch at the Downs Club last Saturday. My contribution to the lunch. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Opulent and Powerful. The experts say this is a 50 year wine and tasting it now at 39 years currently it will definitely not have an issue reaching 50 years. Mint, spice and black fruits. The masses of dry tannins 20 years ago are starting to resolve. Jancis wondered in 2004 if they would ever soften. I have one left which I hope to drink on its 50th birthday in 2036 if I am still around. This was the oldest wine in the lineup and also the most robust. — a month ago
Dry, oaky, sour cherry. Very different on the noise vs the pallet — 3 months ago
Lovely texture and balance. SB 54 SEM 33 SG 13 — 2 months ago
Gotten better with age! Showing more enticing tertiary notes and black fruits and earth. Firm texture and good long finish. — 4 months ago
yummy light tangy — 2 months ago
Beautiful color of peach with a rustic tint.
Nose of over ripened apples, citrus, light red fruits, spices, minerals, yeast and brioche.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and small bubbles.
Dry on the palate with strawberries, sweet raspberries, cherries, citrus, apples, yeast, light earth, brioche, spices, minerals sea salt and herbs.
Long finish with apples and herbs.
This is a delicious Champagne. Elegant and rich. Fruit forward and easy drinking. Complex and interesting.
100% Pinot Noir grapes.
12% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75. — 2 months ago
Norman Gennaro
Really nice and I didn’t know it was effectively a vineyard selection not a barrel selection — 4 days ago