Tasted 19 March 2018
Libournais · Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Another Coravin pour from the same bottle as last month. Gave it a few hours of air. Still not enough. Previous note applies. This didn't budge much. Some identifiable unripe purple plum, currant, and limestone…
Over four years since my last sampling this, the '16 FM LPV has gone from a high-rider taut teaser to a lush, plush, and gurgling gush of muddled blackberries and choc-o-late silkiness. If you know…
This was an especially ripe and ready showing. Deep and dark plum, black cherry, blackberry, smoke, wet tobacco, and slate notes are delivered in balanced but gushing and plush waves of chewy fruit…