March 14, 2024 - Ikke dekantert. Småpen, men tydelig grønn, både nese og munn. Demper behagelig betydelig, men hva kan jeg gjøre. Litt gammel kjeller på nese dag 2, stadig litt grønn på munn.
January 7, 2024 - Ikke dekantert. Ikke topp flaske, men småpen.
January 2, 2024 - Good but not great. Probably mature although still some tannin. Not the luscious, hedonistic wine described by Jeff Leve and Bob Parker back in the day. I will see how the other bottles deliver.
July 30, 2023 - Gotta admit.....I was expecting a bit more. First bottle from an auction lot from a few months ago.
Tight cork. Dark purple in the glass, no hint as to the aging. Two hour decant prior to the HMCs coming over for dinner. Very slight barnyard on the nose til hours 2-3. Drank its best at 3-4 hours. Dark nose of floral twigs, dark red fruit. Palate of dark red fruit, some dark cherry, a hint of wood and flowers. It was a nice wine with a bit of orange rind on the end. HMC pegged it correctly as a Right Bank. A nice wine but not all that special as other vintages of theirs have been from this maker. I hope aging them longer pays off more. This feels like another Bdx '05 that isn't quite ready or up to the press of the vintage, just yet. Glad to have 2 left to try down the road.
July 15, 2023 - Meget pen.
April 26, 2023 - Ikke dekantert. Behag mot bedøving. Litt mer dominerende syre dag 2, men stadig meget pen.
December 5, 2022 - Beautiful wine! From the coravin. Nose of blackberries and crushed gravel. Very balanced and elegant. Perfectly in the window. What I love about right bank bdx with some age. Black fruit and a lovely finish. Don’t think it needs a long decant at this point.
November 3, 2022 - Ikke dekantert. Nyderlig, slank, smal, pen syre, mer frukt på nese enn på munnn, hvor den er diskret, men meget pen. Tror jeg har misforstått denne produsenten tidligere. Den skal være slank og tørr. Enda bedre dag 2. Dette er svært bra!
August 13, 2022 - Lush, rich, opulent, and showy, the wine is loaded with dark chocolate-covered cherries and sweet, juicy dark plums, licorice, and smoke from start to finish. No need to wait here, this is ready to go! Drink from 2022-2032.
February 26, 2022 - Ikke dekantert. Super fra første glass.