Color - 3 out of 5 - deep red, rich, dark, full bodied Nose - 8 out of 10 - rasberry and blackcurrant, cherry pie, oaky, organic Mouth - 15 out of 20 - Rich, bold mouth feel, coating and lingering - soft tannins Quality - 12 out of 15 - could go longer, maybe another 5 years. Ready now, but maybe even better as it ages a little
Really enjoyed this wine. Shows me how good high 80s wines can be. Glad I still have some left.
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I was impressed with this Mt. Veeder AVA and surprised at the lightness of a napa cab versus others I've tried fromthe same ava. I don't know if this is indicative of Mt. Veeder style, but the wine was light to medium in both color and palate. On the palate, this wine did not disappoint - flowers, strawberry, cherry, smoke, tobacco. On the nose...balance - fruit and all those wonderful smokey aromas given by the oak. Very well balanced with lighter tannins. This could stay in the bottle much longer but was good now. I don't feel that the price to quality ratio justified it's high price and I expected a little more from such an expensive producer. We have too many optioins to pay $90+ for a wine that is very good, but don't make your eyes roll back in your head.
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I had a new experience with wine this evening as a result of this wine. One year ago I had opened a bottle to find a peppery, unbalanced and rather monotonous effort. Tonight I open it to find quintessential bordeaux nose full of earth, wisdom, musty old world goodness that finishes strong with balanced cherry fruit, silky tannins and tantalizing pepper than finishes with you wishing you were sitting in the hollow of a tree listeing to the rain come down.
The new experience is that rather than the wine needing more age, I think it was me who needed more age to appreciate its amazing character and soul.
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2003 Château Lalande-Borie
6/2/2008 - kevin.haythe wrote: 88 Points
Color - 3 out of 5 - deep red, rich, dark, full bodied
Nose - 8 out of 10 - rasberry and blackcurrant, cherry pie, oaky, organic
Mouth - 15 out of 20 - Rich, bold mouth feel, coating and lingering - soft tannins
Quality - 12 out of 15 - could go longer, maybe another 5 years. Ready now, but maybe even better as it ages a little
Really enjoyed this wine. Shows me how good high 80s wines can be. Glad I still have some left.
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2002 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
4/8/2008 - kevin.haythe wrote: 90 Points
I was impressed with this Mt. Veeder AVA and surprised at the lightness of a napa cab versus others I've tried fromthe same ava. I don't know if this is indicative of Mt. Veeder style, but the wine was light to medium in both color and palate. On the palate, this wine did not disappoint - flowers, strawberry, cherry, smoke, tobacco. On the nose...balance - fruit and all those wonderful smokey aromas given by the oak. Very well balanced with lighter tannins. This could stay in the bottle much longer but was good now. I don't feel that the price to quality ratio justified it's high price and I expected a little more from such an expensive producer. We have too many optioins to pay $90+ for a wine that is very good, but don't make your eyes roll back in your head.
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2000 Château Plaisance (Premières Côtes de Bordeaux) Cuvée Alix
2/19/2007 - kevin.haythe wrote: 94 Points
I had a new experience with wine this evening as a result of this wine. One year ago I had opened a bottle to find a peppery, unbalanced and rather monotonous effort. Tonight I open it to find quintessential bordeaux nose full of earth, wisdom, musty old world goodness that finishes strong with balanced cherry fruit, silky tannins and tantalizing pepper than finishes with you wishing you were sitting in the hollow of a tree listeing to the rain come down.
The new experience is that rather than the wine needing more age, I think it was me who needed more age to appreciate its amazing character and soul.
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