Jeff Leve’s description sounds he tasted it more or less the same way I did. The aromatics of this wine feature some hints of chocolate, expresso and sweet leaf tobacco. IE a little bit like a VERY upmarket Graves to my mind. Meanwhile, it’s medium weight only, not a big wine but extremely silky and well balanced. Fresh but ripe fruit. The finish has a lovely fresh pure core of citrus and herb inflected cassis that reminds me a little of Lafite. Pure. This isn’t going to win any prizes for size - it’s not a weighlifter, but as a very elegant iteration of a modern Margaux, it’s a delight. Delicious already; sensational in a decade plus. Lovely - if you don’t need wines that are on steroids. Sophisticated.
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A pleasant surprise - freshly tilled earth, charred embers, inkwell, roast coffee bean and rich cassis to the nose. Plush and velvety on the palate, with a polished, slightly savoury feel and smooth but firmly grippy tannins. Excellent potential. 93+
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Decanted for 2 hours. Complex nose with dark fruits, earthy, lead pencil, and a good touch of new oak. On the palate, although the tannin was still noticeable, it’s quite open now. The wine also continued evolving during the evening. A very enjoyable wine. Drink well now.
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4/10/2024 - A Renaissance Vintner wrote: 95 Points
Jeff Leve’s description sounds he tasted it more or less the same way I did. The aromatics of this wine feature some hints of chocolate, expresso and sweet leaf tobacco. IE a little bit like a VERY upmarket Graves to my mind. Meanwhile, it’s medium weight only, not a big wine but extremely silky and well balanced. Fresh but ripe fruit. The finish has a lovely fresh pure core of citrus and herb inflected cassis that reminds me a little of Lafite. Pure. This isn’t going to win any prizes for size - it’s not a weighlifter, but as a very elegant iteration of a modern Margaux, it’s a delight. Delicious already; sensational in a decade plus. Lovely - if you don’t need wines that are on steroids. Sophisticated.
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2/25/2024 - Sun_Ship Likes this wine: 93 Points
A pleasant surprise - freshly tilled earth, charred embers, inkwell, roast coffee bean and rich cassis to the nose. Plush and velvety on the palate, with a polished, slightly savoury feel and smooth but firmly grippy tannins. Excellent potential. 93+
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10/31/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:
2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 68% CS 32% Mer, 13.50%
Light, juicy, fruity, earthy, sligthly warm
Palate showing tannins, juicy, red fruit, earthy, coffee, spicy, med body and finish
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9/15/2023 - T.E.D. wrote: 91 Points
Agree with others, very classic, lead, pencil, iron, vegetal notes. Rustic in someways. Very masculine.
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6/23/2023 - RyanWu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Complex nose with dark fruits, earthy, lead pencil, and a good touch of new oak. On the palate, although the tannin was still noticeable, it’s quite open now. The wine also continued evolving during the evening. A very enjoyable wine. Drink well now.
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