Saturday, June 12, 2010 - San Antonio vertical wine dinner at Steve's house. Color is a dark ruby/deep violet color, densest of the group of Leoville's. A powerful nose with some blackberries, oak, cedar, and charcoal. Palate very intense with brooding mushrooms, chocolate, earth, cherries. To me, this wine just had the most depth of the exceptional group.
Day 2, fortunately I took home rest of this bottle and had over dinner with sister in law in Comfort. Opened up even more, with some new notes of cassis and a more velvety, long finish.