Leather, sherry, soil dusted plum, and caramel. This bottle was an interesting curio, but seemingly either past its prime or had some storage issues perhaps. or a combination of both. Fun to try but…
LOCKED UP TIGHT BRO! Completely forget about these for another two decades. A tannic monster that is fully weaponized and ready for all out war. Glory is sure to be had one day, but that day is not…
After a strong showing from a 1996 I had a bit ago, I was hoping this 1982 might offer up a similar profile with just a little more age on it to showcase tempting tertiary notes and classical Lalande…
This is what I look for in a Bordeaux with some age on it. Fresh and complete, with both solid fruit flavors and complex secondary and tertiary notes adding interest. Red/black cherry and plum…
I see high praise here, and fundamentally I certainly understand it. I just didn't experience it to the full throttle degree of others. Sun drenched leather, sherry, oolong tea, burnt orange zest,…
Incredible polish and poise here, with a linear profile that is just starting to give in the fruit department. This presents as a fairly serious wine, and one that will need more than a handful of…
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…
Black fruit dominant, with charcoal, blackberry, soil, and bitter chocolate leading the charge. Dare I say "modern" on the attack, with a push of fruit and power at first, relaxing its flex halfway…
At first pass, this was super fruity and almost too accessible. The edges were round and it was displaying a predominantly red-fruited cherry-berry profile (not always my favorite). However, as I…
Having this 1961 next to its great, great grandson the 2018 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was like watching Twins with hieroglyphic subtitles, or more accurately, looking at…
An obvious youngster, but with the heralded 2010 vintage backing an already top-notch first growth classification, the 2010 Lafite was destined to offer an A-lister performance. On the first pop of…
A rockstar virtuoso with a Hall & Oats soft soul (or perhaps One Republic - for you Gen Z'er hipsters out there), the Pichon-Longueville Baron presents lovely round edges that caress the black cherry…
Crisp sour cherry, cranberry, purple plum skin, limestone, raspberry seeds, and some citrus. Rides crunchy, high, and red, with a puckering acidity that didn't let up at all over three hours of…
I gotta be honest...this iteration of Pontet-Canet does what every other 2014 Bordeaux I've had does...underwhelms. It's fine and all I guess with its smokey blackberry, black currant, cedar, and wet…
Black currant, licorice, and earthy spice start out on the front end on the initial attack, with dark black cherry, cassis, espresso foam, pencil lead, tobacco, embers, and scorched earth emerging…
Red and black currant, tobacco leaf, subtle spice, and some earth, this delivers some decent flavors but can't hit the target on weight and depth. Finishes with lingering alcohol that further stomps…
Red and black cherry, dark wild cranberry, rose pedals, white pepper, and some bitter bark. Keeps the overall delivery at a higher register, with a somewhat bitter plum skin note dominating on the…
A tense and nervy showing, even after 3 hours in the decanter. Linear and primary, but pure and fresh, the delivery on this youngster is lock-jawed at the moment. Red berry notes dominate, with…
