So what's worth noting here is the QPR at $17 bucks. For what it delivers, it's stupid not to have a stash in hand for your friends that could give a crap about wine, but you don't want to suffer by…
Plump blackberry, red and black cherry, chocolate, and some mocha. A bit of earth circles around the core. A slight tinge of alcohol on the finish, but otherwise a giving and ample base rate…
This took about 2-3 hours of decanted air to fully open up. Wild blackberry, red and black cherry, red and purple plum skin limestone, muddled strawberry seed, and violets. A near-perfect combination…
Blackberry, red and black cherry, mocha, coffee grounds, spice, and a floral note. Round and fairly plush on entry, with a really nice cut that grips everything all in the right place. Finishes…
Surprisingly powerful for such a base model Bordeaux. Some booze and a fairly dusty tannic spine needed some air to shake off a bit of astringency on the initial Coravin pour. However, once it…
Black and red cherry, sour plum, muddled strawberry, and some limestone. Wound up pretty tight at this juncture, keeping a linear trajactory most of the way through delivery. Finishes fuzzy and…
Red and black currant, plum, and the typical cedar-spice-earth trifecta that lets you know it's a Bordeaux. It was a fine wine, but a bit thinner mid-palate than I had anticipated. I was hoping that…
A noticeable step up from some of the $25-ish range Bordeaux served alongside it, with better focus and grip than some of its lesser comrades. Though with the $40+ price tag comes a little more…
Very similar to the 2016, except that the 2015 was a little less rich (contradictory to the general vintage expressions in Bordeaux - where the 2015s overall seem to have a little more girth and…
Linear and straight-laced from beginning to end. A stack of seeming potential, but not showing a full pulse until 7+ years from now. Similar to a '16 SHL I had the other day, with a primary delivery…
Much more linear and red-fruited at the moment when directly compared to the more unctuous and concentrated 2015 SHL, this 2016 displays red raspberry, red and black cherry, menthol, sage, and subtle…
Plum and spice lead the charge, with earthy mushroom and wet soil components adding interest to additional notes of plum skin and muddled blackberry flavors. All in all, a great showing, pairing…
Plum, black currant, leather, macerated black cherry, and wet cedar soil. Medium and graceful, but with a beautiful wrapping of subtle acidity that gently grips the dark fruit with a politely…
Purple plum and plum skin, wet limestone (almost like the inside of a cave), black cherry, and spicy hints of white pepper smoked paprika. Smooth and remarkably balanced for such a primary delivery…
Black currant, blackberry, fresh black soil, dark mulch, black cherry, clove, Christmas spices, burnt embers, and some pencil lead. A beautifully black and hauntingly earthy core, with a perfect push…
Red and purple plum, wet limestone, cassis, and some chalk. Grippy and hyper-focused, with a high register delivery that still manages to stay the course and provide a decent amount of flavor…
The "Right Bank Bordeaux" red blend is the star of the 2016 A&B lineup. A Cabernet Franc dominant (50%) animal, with a 24%/24% additional split of Cabernet Sauvignon, with 2% Petit Verdot. Tasted…
A limited offering from Tusk with a TBD release/allocation date. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot. Blackberry, black cherry, dark plum skin, and grippy, bitter chocolate compete for center…
PnP was linear and primary, with black and some red berry fruit. Into the decanter it went for a total of three hours. Muuuuuch better... with blackberry, bitter chocolate, black cherry, black…
