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…
This is my second stab at this wine, and although I can see why others favor the 2018, I may be straddling the other side of the line with my love for the 2019. I simply find the 2019 to be a…
A beautiful wine that seems to need a bit more time to unravel. Black cherry and earth dominate at the moment, with lurking complexity that beckons for a few more years in bottle before it comes to…
2018 and 2019 side by side. Okay and tannic, but less so than the stern and bitter 2018, this 2019 has broader shoulders but has little fruit expansion to offer. Check back in ten years in hopes the…
2018 and 2019 side by side. The 2018 is all wood chips and bitter tannins. "Leave these alone," is the best advice I can give here. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit concerned about the direction…
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…
Slight poblano chili on nose with obvious funk. Ever so slight mushroom notes peeking out, but not so overpowering it becomes off-putting. Same flavors on the palate, with leather and green…
Funk on nose. No funk on palate, with a rounded mouthfeel and lighter fruit notes. Silky on the front end, but much shorter finish (compared to the 2014 served next to it). Soft and caressing…
Black cherry red and black licorice, Christmas spice and cedar provide a nicely medium-bodied richness; this had been open for 2 hours, which seems to be about right in terms of proper service.…
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…
Primary black cherry fruit, slightly chewy, with subtle spice, rolling beautifully to an undulating finish.initially. The length is short lived, as its compactness closes it down on the back end with…
Strict and linear upon opening, with a superficial and lighter bodied entry that keeps the fruit in the higher register red spectrum. Skirts the mid palate and finishes in a blocky and angular drop…
My second go at the 2016 Quintvs, this time at home under a more controlled setting. A little fruity on the initial pull of the cork earlier in the day. I then went with a slow O2 in the bottle over…
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…
Smooth and silky, with a fully amalgamated profile that allows beautiful black cherry, currant, earth, and subtle spice notes to flow along the palate with Sinatra-esque light baritone crooning…
