Following a 2019 Bevan Crane, which has the potency of a barrel sample aged for 21 years in the Atacama Desert, this wine was a harder read. The mid-palate was a bit hollow and the fruit somewhat…
Unripe blackberry and a decent force of tannin and frame present good persistence if but a bit angular in its present form. There is a lot to like here, with a modern hit of fruit flavor served on a…
Plum skin, unripe berries, wild blackberry, and tart cherry all scream young Bordeaux, with the acid and structure really biting down on the flavors' attempts to expand. There is power here as well.…
Funky and cedary, this was a battle among ping-ponging alcohol, dusty plum, and cedar flavors. This was definitely not a 2012-recent vintage wine (as was the original intent of this blind tasting).…
Powerful and ripe on the initial sip, with a quivering black cherry bomb that drops hard and fast on the palate before a more rolling effect takes place with black raspberry, cedar, dry soil, and…
This was one of a couple of pirates thrown into the mix (as the original plan was to blindly taste reds ranging from the 2012 vintage to present releases). This wine was CLEARLY not within those…
Earth, dust, and bit of funk playfight with black and red cherry flavors; new kids on the block meet old school rules here. Higher in acid than just about any wine up to this point, but with a…
Ripe blackberry, bitter chocolate, muddled plum, rust (iron), and soil flavors roll soft and round along the palate, with a medium weight pause mid-palate before trolling to a fruity but slightly…
Blackberry skin, plum, and unripe black cherry notes are wrapped in an exceptionally dry and dusty casing. Much more dynamic than the 2016 Capbern BDX served next to it, but still fairly reserved…
Lighter and dustier than the previous wines poured, telegraphing Bordeaux in spades. Earthy cherry, great grandma's hope chest, tobacco, green peppercorn, and dusty plum push out all the hallmarks of…
So...tight... and darn near flavorless. More primary than a Precambrian man's forehead. This has shut down more than Blockbuster video. Ok, enough of the metaphors. Let this be for... ever?! Or at…
Much improved since my last bottle 2.5 years ago, this Bard is full of dark berry, bitter chocolate, allspice, asphalt and black soil notes that present initially as somewhat brooding and heavy, but…
Red currant, red and black cherry, dried cranberry, dust, cedar, and a whisper of earthy funk, all amalgamate into a classic array of flavors that, though youthful and slightly strict, are…
Dominant spice and black cherry notes play Jai-Alai with a little pelota of dry earth and cedar to fashion a wine that is ready to party. but a party that is more about ice swan sculptures and…
Three years since I've last had this wine. The good news is that the booze blows off with some time in the decanter. The "other" news is that it's become even more lush and fruity. It kind of reminds…
Plum, black raspberry, black currant, spice, and a kiss of sweet cedar, this is entering into a wonderfully accessible drinking window that offers a nice dollop of modern succulence that flows…
Starting to come around and perform at an even more accessible level, the 2015 Pavie Macquin shows notable expansion of flavor after three hours in the decanter (kept at a cool cellar temperature).…
A 40/40 split of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, with the remaining fifth composed of Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2014 Falstaff is flaunty and flirty with its mélange of red, black, and blue fruit…
Earth and cedar notes hit the palate shortly before the red and black currant and cherry fruit notes come into the picture. Getting a little sooty and coarse already. Old school. Drink now.
Locked, loaded, and tight as a drum, the 2016 Pavie is SUCH an infant all it needed was a pacifier and its blankie to get it all set for its requisite hibernation for the next 15 years. The precision…
I got all ramped-up to write about this wine and then just re-read my notes from 4/30/2021 that basically say it all (so, refer to those notes if you want to read my novella from April). This was…
Similar to my experience with this wine back in April, the Beatrix showed a healthy dollop of red berry, cassis, earth, dry flowers, and an almost-Grenache-garrigue element that provides an herbal…
It's been over two years since my last bottle. As others have mentioned, this still needs to sleep. However, it was still quite drinkable, delivering fairly lush and round black cherry and purple…
Four years ago was my last spin with this wine. This bottle is improved from my previous experiences, though I still find this to be more of a plush and simple representation. Agreeable and all,…
