May 4, 2024 - Decant needed, aerated 1h before dinner. Grilled T-bone.
Dark Brown mid, juniper (not just the berries), balanced fruit and acidity.
Best at 18C, cab glas. I Will drink my case over the next 5y
March 1, 2024 - Dark red, served blind, dark red, guessed Rhone then Bordeaux, 2 hr decant, lovely & elegant for a PB but more like a Lalande, perfect with the steak, will improve with age
February 10, 2024 - Perfect cork. Garnet with a little bricking up around the rim. Nose is classic Bordeaux - pencil, graphite, bell pepper and blackcurrant. Big palate, creamy blackcurrant with super soft fine grained tannins. Very refreshing long, long finish. This is now in a very nice place and benefitted from a 90 minute decant.
December 23, 2023 - Decanted shortly before dinner.
Nice nose offering pleasing complexity. Palate is better than I remember than many previous bottles, with plenty of fruit along with 2008 acidity. Drunk after 2003 Lafite; P preferred this.
Fine wine drinking very well now.
August 25, 2023 - Decanted 1/2 the bottle for 30 minutes. At open this has dark blue and black fruits on the nose. Very primary and tannin still fairly prominent on the palate. With an hour in the decanter it starts to show just a touch of secondaries and the tannin softens just a bit. Good with food but either a longer decant or more time in the cellar for this to really shine but this is a really nice Pauillac. A-
5 hours after open a taste from the recorked other half still shows a bit tight and still finishes with the tannin. 18 hours after open a taste from the recorked other half shows more open and the tannin has softened a bit but still there. I think I would hold a few years or try a 24 hour slow ox.
August 3, 2023 - Double decanted. Consistent with previous notes. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, cassis, vanilla, toast, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish. Full bodied. Already entering its drinking window. Will improve with aging.
July 17, 2023 - Pronounced nose intensity with notes of black fruits, cassis, vanilla, toast, spices. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin. Long finish. Full bodied. Already entering its drinking window. Will improve with aging.
July 17, 2023 - Decanted briefly. Earthy and delicious with full, relaxed body. This is the Bordeaux for dirt worshipers!
July 1, 2023 - Very nice bouquet of ripe blackberries, grilled peppers, peppermint, undergrowth. Lush palate, fresh, salty, cleansing, yet with a nice sweetness and ripeness, great structure, maybe very slightly missing the extra touch of a better vintage, but leading to a long, mineral finish, salty, maritime. Strong wine for the vintage.
May 6, 2023 - Beautiful wine. Glad I loaded up on it. Quite accessible now with a couple hours of air. Wonderful minerality. A fair amount of upside possible from here. Great acidity and balance. Light on it's feet but great weight.