A little off balance and spritey. A lot fewer yeast notes than my previous bottle. Enjoyable, but more along the lines of a non vintage, less expensive sparkler. Possibly shipping shock, as I didn't let this sit for my normal length of time after receiving. 3 more in stock, so I look forward to how those compare with my first two.

Explosive deep, ripe red fruit aromas. Supple fruit flavors with a little peppery spice. Went very well with BBQ. Drink now.

Creamy floral notes prevail. Very nice, good with BBQ.

Austere. Some baked cherry aromas. Flavors of cherry compote with some soil notes and a nice lingering finish.

This wine was constantly evolving. The consensus was that it smelled poopy when initially decanted and poured. After 10 minutes in the glass the funk starts to blow off and it starts to show some bright strawberry and cigar ash aromas and flavors. There were also some slight metallic and rubber flavors that dissipated after 20-30 minutes. Overall, an elegant and well aged wine.

Honeysuckle sweet and smooth. Maybe just a tiny bit of cork taint, noticeable on the back end, but not intrusive enough to spoil the wine..

Decanted at 4:45pm, cocoa and blackberry cobbler notes erupt from the decanter when poured from bottle. Served at 8:30pm, some spice, roasted fruit and meaty aromas carry through on the palate. Nice finish. Silky smooth and elegant wine, paired very well with jalepeno bread stuffed pork loin. The first of probably the only three bottles of this I'll ever get, I was sad to see it finished.

Decanted at 5:30pm, bright blackberry aromas when poured from bottle. Served at 9:00pm, mild dark fruit aromas. Flavors of ripe dark berries and some smoke. Overall it's a more sparse wine than expected, but very good with a nice long finish.

Decanted at 5:30pm, served at 9:45pm. Some bright strawberry, cocoa and cherry aromas. Smooth, austere, silky fruit flavors with a very elegant mouthfeel. A glass worth was left in the decanter, so it was tried the next morning and it held up very well even left out in the open air. This could lay down for another few years, but it's fantastic now.

Tasted over two days. Decanted at 5:30pm, with some mild cherry aromas, but really not much there. Served at 10:30pm. Mild berry nose. Some green bell peppers behind flavors of elegant black currant. 88 points at this time. Left overnight and all the next day in the open decanter, including a 4 hour drive before tasting again. Still not much nose, but the bell peppers had subsided to a hint in the background, and the fruit flavors had become smoother, more elegant and very silky. Still some gripping tannins on the back end, which is to be expected on a Mouton this young. This really needs another few years, but it was fun to try now.

Tasted over two days. Decanted at 5:30pm, rich brandy and molasses aromas. Smells rich and thick. The cork seemed soft on top so I tried to ah-so it, but the cork just slid whole into the bottle. Served at 11:30pm, the aromas remained. Rich brandy and smokey raisin flavors. Sweet and stout, but very, very smooth. Drink now. 91 pts at this point. The remainder was left in the decanter and open air overnight, then driven home 4 hours while still in the decanter. Revisited on day two at 8:30, still very rich and smooth but the alcohol is showing more. Two more points for longevity.