Linear and thin upon opening, with a primary and somewhat watery delivery of red currant, cherry, vanilla, and light spice. A few hours in the decanter helped to ease some of the tension otherwise…
Similar to my tasting note almost a year ago. This had a very nice delivery of flavor that slowly evolved over a few hours with decanted air. Kept this at cellar temperature most of the time. Black…
A lavish and decadent wave of black licorice, dark berry, and earthy plum flavors undulate across the palate as they slide into a synchronized assembly through its opening delivery. A beautiful…
Displaying a similar flavor profile to the bottle I had six months ago, but this bottle was more muted and shut down in terms of expressiveness and exuberance. It was a "nice" wine, but it took more…
Similar to previous notes. 2-3 hours in the decanter helped, but could've used longer to deepen the mid-palate drop even further. Very attractive dark berry fruit, black licorice, and earthy spice…
Dark black cherry, black raspberry, licorice, plum, embers, and some bitter chocolate and soft wet cedar. Medium bodied, with a balanced push of young but budding luscious fruit. Holding back its…
A fairly typical young St Julien, with higher register red and black fruit, sour crunchy cherry, red currant, dried cranberry, and cedar. Acidity takes the stage currently, with an inability to truly…
Black raspberry, red and black cherry, spice, earth, cassis, and some toasty vanilla. A super punchy delivery right now, with some high register sour red fruit darting around the core and making for…
A wine that wants to be awesome, but isn't quite there yet. The front end hits the palate with intense blackberry, black raspberry, bitter chocolate, and earthy black soil, but then the attack…
Rich, lush, and plump blackberry, ripe blueberry, black cherry, chocolate, and some earthy spice. A heightened plushness makes for a round delivery that is certainly flavorful (and luckily still…
Primary red fruit dominates here for now. Some red and black cherry, cranberry, unripe plum, limestone, dried flowers, and spice. Linear overall, but notable purity and mouthwatering acid keeps you…
Similar to my note from November 2019. Succulent and rich without being heavy. Dark fruit core and a bitter chocolate profile that makes for some chewy, sexy time on the palate. The QPR here is…
Black and red currant, black and red raspberry, black cherry, pipe tobacco, mulch, Christmas spice, and some earthy cedar. Exquisitely balanced and perfectly weighted. Full without being heavy, with…
Over-delivers for its class. Black plum, blackberry, earth, cedar, bitter chocolate, and rocky dry soil. A bit of creosote and burnt embers show up with air and add complexity. The cut is a welcomed…
Primary plum and black cherry flavors. Clean and pure, but somewhat flat on delivery. Especially drying on the finish. Not much depth or complexity to speak of currently. Similar to the 2015 Pagodes…
This didn't come out if its shell until the last sips (3 hours into consumption). Initial pull showed red currant, cedar, and some earthy spice. A touch thin mid-palate. With extended air, it started…
Dark plum, date, blackberry, red and black cherry, currant, cedar, baking spice, and subtle bitter chocolate. A bit less exuberant and hedonistic than the 2015, but slightly more focused and fresh.…
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…
It's a young pup, so best left alone for another 7-10 years. Sour cherry, red and black cherry, red currant, cranberry, wet cave, spicebox, cedar, and mulchy earth notes. More of a classical style,…
Blackberry, black cherry, mocha, charred cedar plank, black licorice, Christmas spice, and mulch/earth. Super flavorful with notable depth and a dark, plush mouthfeel. Finishes with charred oak and…
Punchy and lip-smacking on entry, with a vibrant sour cherry acidity encompassing a dark berry and graphite-injected core. Delivers with decent flavor expansion considering its youth, but its pulsing…
Dark plum, black and dark red berry, black spices (clove, anise), bitter chocolate, black soil, and cedary earth. A gorgeous mid-palate and unctuous, concentrated mouthfeel, all the while maintaining…
Dark berry fruit, Christmas spice, and earth show a prominent and dynamic presence throughout the full ride, delivering textural indulgence and a sexy mouthfeel that make for a smooth and sultry…
