Really chalky and mineral-driven on the nose, with violets and dried cranberry and currants playing a backup roll. The palate had the stone flavors as the nose and great acidity. The fruit seemed more like fresh red fruit, as opposed to the dried ones on the nose. It finished with a lovely rose petal taste.
What a nice nose. Nothing really dominated, but it all seemed to weave together. There was blackberry and nutmeg, cherry and mocha, toasted oak and plum. There was a little more fruit upfront on the palate, mainly blackberry and plum, but underneath was a spicy chocolate layer framed in oak.
An initial attack of fresh cut flowers on the nose, with small amounts of tobacco and tar, supported by black raspberry and black cherry. The palate flavors actually went in the reverse order of the nose. Lots of dark fruit upfront, followed by tar, charcoal, and violets. The mid palate was a bit hollow, but other than that, it was pretty good.
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
This had a very spicy nose, but also quite a bit of plum. There was also some oak, but not too much. The palate was not as good as the nose. Tannic and overly acidic, it really had nothing except a little bit of plum.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
I loved the earth and berry mixture on the nose of the this wine. Unfortunately, it also had a creamy oak aspect that over-powered everything else. It was more obvious on the palate that this wine was over-oaked. Creamy, but not in good way, green and tannic, with nothing to make it worth drinking.
2008 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Santenay Terre d'Enfance 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay
Really chalky and mineral-driven on the nose, with violets and dried cranberry and currants playing a backup roll. The palate had the stone flavors as the nose and great acidity. The fruit seemed more like fresh red fruit, as opposed to the dried ones on the nose. It finished with a lovely rose petal taste.
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2006 Roth Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
What a nice nose. Nothing really dominated, but it all seemed to weave together. There was blackberry and nutmeg, cherry and mocha, toasted oak and plum. There was a little more fruit upfront on the palate, mainly blackberry and plum, but underneath was a spicy chocolate layer framed in oak.
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2009 Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
An initial attack of fresh cut flowers on the nose, with small amounts of tobacco and tar, supported by black raspberry and black cherry. The palate flavors actually went in the reverse order of the nose. Lots of dark fruit upfront, followed by tar, charcoal, and violets. The mid palate was a bit hollow, but other than that, it was pretty good.
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2008 Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon Next of Kin Margaret River 83 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
This had a very spicy nose, but also quite a bit of plum. There was also some oak, but not too much. The palate was not as good as the nose. Tannic and overly acidic, it really had nothing except a little bit of plum.
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2006 Château Laforge 72 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
I loved the earth and berry mixture on the nose of the this wine. Unfortunately, it also had a creamy oak aspect that over-powered everything else. It was more obvious on the palate that this wine was over-oaked. Creamy, but not in good way, green and tannic, with nothing to make it worth drinking.
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