Friday, May 16, 2008 - bordeaux tasting (Binny's Highland Park): nose: really nice typical pauillac nose of smoke, leather, kirsch, and tobbacco with some good red currant tones and nice red fruit notes to round things out
taste: great feel with leather, tobbacco, smoke, red currants, dark cherry and cranberry tones and slight bits of earth notes too
overall: the first time that I've actually really liked a d'armailhac to be honest. Really good grip with nice traditional flavors and good red fruited core. Seemless in the transitions with a nice smokey finish