The story on this wine (and the subsequent marketing and price push) is more interesting than the wine itself. Essentially, the wine had to be labeled "L'Interdit" because plastic wrap was used in…
A just fine, fun-ish, easy going, smooth, simple, kinda fruity, BBQ on a sunny May afternoon kind of wine. Don't think about it. Nothing for me to seek out necessarily, but it's ok if you just want…
The entry is initially filled with an alluring flowing of purple and red berry fruit, rounding out on the finish and developing a smoother glide on the back end, especially with some swirling in the…
With the Franc element seemingly providing a ton of lift, brightness, and energy, the Las Posadas is similar in profile to the Englehart in terms of fruit flavor, except more red berries on the…
The nose hits you square in. well, the nose. with washed ripe berries and warm red licorice. On the palate, this is teeth staining and chocolatey ripe, with mixed berries and dark spice. The 2019 is…
Raspberry seed, leather, earthy funk, and a bit of haunted house closet dust make for a Las Cases that seems a bit older than its vintage would indicate. The initial pull was a bit balled up, but it…
Sauvage, black cherry, meat drippings, and sanguine notes creep along the palate, ending in a clip of dusty tannins on back end that seem to disallow the flavors from fully expanding. This bottle…
At the Cheval Blanc estate. This is simply a beautiful bottle of wine that is absolutely singing right now. With just an hour or so of decanted air, this 2011 behaves much like the 2009 and 2010, but…
At the Figeac Estate. A stellar vintage for Figeac, and one that is really starting to come into a nice drinking window. Steeped black cherry, earth, spice, subtle dust, and black currant. Finishes…
At the Figeac Estate. Agreeable and a little fruity. No real need to wait in this, as it's an easy going tag along for any casual dinner at (insert any medieval village in Dordogne). Plum and black…
Beautiful black fruit, charred wood, black rock, and pencil lead signal a serious delivery of flavor. Goth and dark in profile, but with lively acidity and frame so that the fruit doesn't become too…
Red on the front, black on the back, the fruit on this VCC is hyped-up with beams of primary cut and fuzzy tannins that mark a wine that shows young and pulsating. There is no question the energy…
Pleasant funk dances affably with muddled red cherry, cedar, and dust elements, making for a mature but not completely down-and-out showing. Not the most impressive sample, but on any given night,…
Solid fruit here, but a severely clipped finish makes for an angular showing overall. Red and black fruit, cedar, hope chest, dry soil, and dust make for a constricted delivery. The small pour I had…
Super funky and pretty rustic in terms of fruit flavor, but with an insanely creamy and balanced texture and contour that both confuses and satisfies at the same time. Orange rind, tea, and red…
Dark and detailed, the 2019 L'Evangile is a stellar and suave stallion. It's a soft, galloping-on-the-sand type of explosion with this equine, with super giving black and red raspberry, cherry,…
