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• msuwine wrote: 88 points

  March 9, 2018 - I've been drinking - and loving - the L'Espirit des Pavots for almost 10 years now. I've always thought this wine over-delivered for the price - offering a rich but classy Cabernet that, even if it was a bit more rustic than PM's other reds, provided just as much power and character. Above all, this was a second wine that didn't taste like a second wine.
  
  Unfortunately, the 2014 tastes very much like a second wine. Medium red in color, medium in body, somewhat muted nose of black cherry, graphite, and straw. Diffuse tastes of blueberry, eucalyptus, pepper, and cocoa, with a brief finish. Blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 14.9% alcohol. It didn't change much over four hours of air.
  
  This was the most disappointing wine I've had in a while - I kept thinking it would come around, and it just didn't. It's drinkable, but it's nowhere near as good as the 2010 or 2012 - quite good wines - and it's even behind the 2011. Lacking much concentration or intensity, this wine tastes more like a generic $30 Bordeaux than a $100 wine from a great CA producer.

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• jazzwineman commented:

  6/14/19, 10:03 PM - and how long did you let it decant????? None of these big boys will show without a long decant of at least 24 hours. It is what Nick does at the winery as suggested by Helen Turley and I will tell you not to believe one word I say bu trust your own nose and taste buds and try and prove me wrong.

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