Classic Graves; leather, Cigar box , dark cherries and tobacco. Impressive and mind blowing as the previous bottles. It was elegant and almost sweet on the palate, tannins have fallen off quite a bit. Great Wine!!!!
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1988 Bordeaux Horizontal (Hawksmoor NYC): The first bottle of our 1988 Bordeaux horizontal and this was perhaps the bottle I was most excited about on the night. After letting this slow oxidise for an hour or so, I could tell that this wine was in pristine condition upon seeing its medium ruby colour when being poured. The nose was captivating, boasting a lot of the traits I love and associate with Pessac-Léognan: smoke, cedar wood, tobacco, vanilla and a hint of blackberries. The palate was beginning to enter its tertiary phase, but was still packed with youth as leather and blackcurrant medlied in the upfront prior to red cherries, some meatiness and vanilla dominating the mid-palate. Licorice arose as a prominent note across a long, powerful finish. As a whole, this wine is just entering the prime of its life and can age for much longer. No rush.
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A one well matured slightly restrained Mission where tertiaries are taking over its fruitiness and freshness. Made from a blend of 48% CS, 45% Merlot, 7% CF. Deep garnet, ruby hue. Medium+ intensity aroma filled with tertiaries, such as earth, camphor, iodine, tar, smoke, mushrooms, smoky cassis, prunes. Medium+ body, palate feels restrained but complex, still showing some cassis and dried plum fruitiness with camphor, earth, mushroomy notes taking over. Great lengthy with medium+ extra fine melting tannins.
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Pretty restrained but floral nose. Touch of green, pencil shaving, dark cherries and tobacco. The palate has a good dose of ash and smoke which is reflective of the maker. This is not an intense expression, thought it was elegant and didn’t have massive stuffing on the palate, tannins have fallen off quite abit.
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Boxing day at Caroline's: More rugged and less elegant than the stunning bottle at the start of the year. Some greenness that emerged with air. Impressive but not as mindblowing as the previous bottle.
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(Chateau La Mission Haut Brion) #2; COLOR-deep dark red; NOSE-classic earthy terroir driven; a little brett & greenness coming through; a little dark, tight plum; PALATE-really good tight black raspberry flavors coming through; really dark elegance; great length; really firm tannins on the back-end, but silky smooth throughout; proper mid-palate structure; black tea component; good balance; great elegance; not too full bodied; still drinking quite youthful as this has a good 10-20 years left in it; great second and third tier flavors; RP-90; WS-96; GV-93+
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4/21/2024 - Renatod Likes this wine: 95 Points
Classic Graves; leather, Cigar box , dark cherries and tobacco. Impressive and mind blowing as the previous bottles. It was elegant and almost sweet on the palate, tannins have fallen off quite a bit. Great Wine!!!!
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3/22/2024 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 93 Points
1988 Bordeaux Horizontal (Hawksmoor NYC): The first bottle of our 1988 Bordeaux horizontal and this was perhaps the bottle I was most excited about on the night. After letting this slow oxidise for an hour or so, I could tell that this wine was in pristine condition upon seeing its medium ruby colour when being poured. The nose was captivating, boasting a lot of the traits I love and associate with Pessac-Léognan: smoke, cedar wood, tobacco, vanilla and a hint of blackberries. The palate was beginning to enter its tertiary phase, but was still packed with youth as leather and blackcurrant medlied in the upfront prior to red cherries, some meatiness and vanilla dominating the mid-palate. Licorice arose as a prominent note across a long, powerful finish. As a whole, this wine is just entering the prime of its life and can age for much longer. No rush.
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3/8/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 93 Points
A one well matured slightly restrained Mission where tertiaries are taking over its fruitiness and freshness. Made from a blend of 48% CS, 45% Merlot, 7% CF. Deep garnet, ruby hue. Medium+ intensity aroma filled with tertiaries, such as earth, camphor, iodine, tar, smoke, mushrooms, smoky cassis, prunes. Medium+ body, palate feels restrained but complex, still showing some cassis and dried plum fruitiness with camphor, earth, mushroomy notes taking over. Great lengthy with medium+ extra fine melting tannins.
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12/28/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 93 Points
Pretty restrained but floral nose. Touch of green, pencil shaving, dark cherries and tobacco. The palate has a good dose of ash and smoke which is reflective of the maker. This is not an intense expression, thought it was elegant and didn’t have massive stuffing on the palate, tannins have fallen off quite abit.
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12/26/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 91 Points
Boxing day at Caroline's: More rugged and less elegant than the stunning bottle at the start of the year. Some greenness that emerged with air. Impressive but not as mindblowing as the previous bottle.
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