This was just excellent. Decanted for 1,5 hrs. Dark berries, plum, soil. Complex and elegant. A wine not to forget on a day not to forget. (Drank this today, on my wedding day.)
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La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. More black than red cherry, good depth and power. Firm middle for now, very good length. This might become the best of this vertical flight, but is the least approachable right now. The rare 2010 that is less accessible vs its 2009 counterpart.
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Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Light ruby. Medium weight, sappy. Sweet, crisp candied black fruit with chocolatey depth. Bright acidity, fine soil through mid-palate and finish, still quite tannic. Youthful, beautifully balanced, outstanding wine. Best of the 3 vintages.
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Did not decant and this needs a bit of air before the nose reveals itself, at least 45 minutes. Best is the last glass two hours later. Nose is so very pretty, with dark plum, bright berries, dried rose, and soil tones all on top of a pungent but very suave mineral core. It’s a complex and layered nose and it’s beautiful. The palate is balanced and shows the same layers and complexity as the nose does, and seamlessly blends strong senses of fruit and mineral. There is compelling density of flavor throughout the mid palate and finish without any sense of excess weight. This is excellent wine, top level.
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3/19/2024 - Porco do vinho Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was just excellent. Decanted for 1,5 hrs. Dark berries, plum, soil. Complex and elegant. A wine not to forget on a day not to forget. (Drank this today, on my wedding day.)
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3/1/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote:
La Paulée de Los Angeles - The Verticals (Maybourne Hotel - Beverly Hills CA): Vertical. More black than red cherry, good depth and power. Firm middle for now, very good length. This might become the best of this vertical flight, but is the least approachable right now. The rare 2010 that is less accessible vs its 2009 counterpart.
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3/1/2024 - drwine2001 wrote:
Wines Tasted at the La Paulée Verticals Session (The Maybourne, Beverly Hills): Light ruby. Medium weight, sappy. Sweet, crisp candied black fruit with chocolatey depth. Bright acidity, fine soil through mid-palate and finish, still quite tannic. Youthful, beautifully balanced, outstanding wine. Best of the 3 vintages.
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1/27/2023 - Enfantterrible Likes this wine: 93 Points
Brooklynguy nailed it. Superb wine, excellent with food
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1/2/2023 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Did not decant and this needs a bit of air before the nose reveals itself, at least 45 minutes. Best is the last glass two hours later. Nose is so very pretty, with dark plum, bright berries, dried rose, and soil tones all on top of a pungent but very suave mineral core. It’s a complex and layered nose and it’s beautiful. The palate is balanced and shows the same layers and complexity as the nose does, and seamlessly blends strong senses of fruit and mineral. There is compelling density of flavor throughout the mid palate and finish without any sense of excess weight. This is excellent wine, top level.
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