March 15, 2024 - Very good for the vintage. Good weight. Fully integrated. Drinking so well from just pnp.
December 4, 2023 - Slight cork that got worse during tasting...
November 23, 2023 - Happy Thanksgiving to all and especially to me for this wine. Similar to a prior bottle with cedar and forest floor nose but instead of tobacco there was beef blood and a bit of classic barnyard Bordeaux funk. The latter blew off in half hour after splash decant. The wine is more complex after four years additional aging and by that I mean a little less of the blackberry fruit and more herbal, anise-licorice notes on the palate. The acidity is still good and the finish is subtle but lingers for 30 seconds or more. After two hours the wine really opened up revealing dark fruit on both the nose and palate. Plus the finish became more prominent, almost explosive filling the mouth completely with flavor. I had to make myself stop drinking this wine and save some for tomorrow. But based on the wine's evolution over the last two hours and because the last 4 ounce glass I tasted had minimal splashing I believe the wine is at its peak. Decant and enjoy now.
October 16, 2023 - Left bank bordeaux 2008 and older (BLVD): 30 minute decant then poured into the bottle and drank about 1.5 hours later. Tons of funk, very rustic nose. Nice red fruit, tobacco, spice and loam. This is quite smooth, but it is rustic.
October 15, 2023 - Monthly Tasting Group: Bordeaux 2008 and Older (BLVD Kitchen & Bar, Wayzata, MN): Small taste. 30 minute double decant. Nice cassis, blackberry liqueur, coarse tannins, anise, full bodied, has something of a hole from the mid palate on. 91+pts.
December 25, 2022 - Sleeper; tar and manura; cedar; dark coarse blackberry; long , deep and complex; long finish.
October 22, 2022 - Light and tight; austere; earth; still developing; nice finish.
October 14, 2022 - Pop the cork, wonderfully stinky in all the right ways. Barnyard for days, wet rock, creosote, leather, cigar, cedar. Masculine like the day is long. The beauty of this wine, for us, is the nose. I want to make an incense stick out of the notes of this wine. The palate: earthy, tarish, forest floor, some cedar, zero fruit, tannins still hang on the finish. We were intoxicated by the nose, the palate doesn’t match but an experience nonetheless. We’d buy this again for the nose alone.
September 23, 2022 - Popped and poured, and drank over 1.5 hours. Great wine, and drinking well!
August 21, 2022 - Served with lamb chops (that I overcooked), zucchini fritters and a tomato salad this was popped and poured.
Nice nose of cedar and black fruit but not as pronounced as the 1990 Cos of a few days ago. Dark inky color, on the palate, this is profound and complex with excellent depth, yummy fruit with a tinge of greenness and a slight bitterness on the end that I find typical with the estate and that contrasts nicely with the sweetness of the fruit. Long finish.
Delicious and patience is finally rewarded as the tannins are now manageable and not overpowering the fruit. Drink now and over the next decade or so.