(Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Merlot) #2; COLOR-gorgeous; NOSE-comes across w/ a lot of chalk dust on the attack; some really dark chocolate and a little bit of green bell peppers; very green; basil; TASTE-I get some dark chocolate covered cherries; a sense of oak - a little more New Worldl; dark mocha coffee bean coming through; I like it; good balance; good tannic acidity; a hint of dark liquer; a little heat coming through; solid; a little hot & disjoint now, but will come together w/ cellaring; should drink well in 2-7 years; would decant for 3-4 hours; GV-89
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Merlot) #2; COLOR-gorgeous; NOSE-comes across w/ a lot of chalk dust on the attack; some really dark chocolate and a little bit of green bell peppers; very green; basil; TASTE-I get some dark chocolate covered cherries; a sense of oak - a little more New Worldl; dark mocha coffee bean coming through; I like it; good balance; good tannic acidity; a hint of dark liquer; a little heat coming through; solid; a little hot & disjoint now, but will come together w/ cellaring; should drink well in 2-7 years; would decant for 3-4 hours; GV-89We're bringing Merlot back. A Merlot wine tasting event!, Episode #565, 10/27/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 89 points