Community Tasting Note

Everything Ahead wrote:

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - This vintage of LM is just great; so ready for business on opening then closing down a bit as it sits in the decanter for a few hours, but all the while just pure Left Bank Bordeaux all the way: cassis, dark berries, steel, gravel, pencil (graphite), green pepper, smoldering embers etc. I can only imagine that time will allow this to blossom into a real classic, and yet it is drinking surprisingly well now. (That lead pencil/graphite note combined with the dark fruit reminded me of the '18 Lynch Bages a lot, and indeed this wine flirts with Pauillac territory while also being so Pessac as well. But it is not a brooding blockbuster by any means.) I'll chalk up its current friendliness to the vintage; and I must admit to really loving most of the '18s that I have sampled. Such a warm and friendly vintage and simultaneously--at the right addresses--so unmistakably Bordeaux. Sure the alcohol is a smidgen on the higher end, but this wine will be a long keeper and will integrate over time. Great QPR for this level of wine. Rating: 93++

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