Black currant, black and red cherry, leather, cedar, and some earth. Lighter weight, with a watery mouthfeel and an alcoholic-laced delivery that makes for a bit of an awkward execution. It's not a…
Wild dark berry fruit, black soil, black rocky scortched earth, mocha, and some sappy cassis. Quite the mouthful on initial entry, but some nicely executed red and black cherry and dark raspberry…
Very similar to a Meyney served beside it, with ripe, dark berry fruit heading up the front end delivery. Deep and saturated by Bordeaux metrics and perhaps a bit of an abomination by purist…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
Thank the holy Gods of the grape, this 2016 is WAY better than the 2014 I had yesterday. What a difference a vintage makes. Compared to the diluted 2014, this 2016 shows fulfilling red and black…
Soft plum, red cherry, leather, and some cedar. Thin and lithe on the attack, with a watery mid-palate. Finishes fairly flaccid, with the muddled plum note repeating on the back end.
