4/12/2024 - VAGentleman wrote:

Drinking elegantly. Shimmering currant with tobacco and leather notes. Funk burned off very quickly. Light for Margaux but more refined fruit as breathed.

3/3/2024 - VAGentleman wrote:

Delightful! Elegant perfume black raspberry on the front mellowing into notes of herb, leather, and melange of dark and red berries. Long finish.

1/12/2024 - VAGentleman wrote:

Quite ready, still vibrant. Lots of dark fruit, leather, bit of tobacco. Refined and integrated. Just not exceptional.

12/28/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Starts out slow and flat but opens after 45 minute decant with subtle raspberry cola and hints of perfumey flower. But never quite gets established. Doubt it has more to offer from aging or longer decant.

12/26/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

2 hour decant. Tannins full at outset. Bit of must on opening but gone quickly. Tannins mellowed by one hour. At 2 hours ready, Robust dark fruit with tobacco, leather, some fern. Thins out a bit over the mouthful but elegant long finish.

12/24/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Gorgeous perfumey light currant followed by smooth transition subtle blackberry and cherry. Lovely finish. Hope I can find more

11/25/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Sumptuous. At its prime. Pretty integration but still complex and long lasting in the mouth. Perfumes of blackberry, currant, some fern and leather(?).

10/1/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Slow to open up. At firs raisin and tannins dominate but after 40 minutes of decant floral licorice and red fruit comes out. Still kind of thin. Reacts well to food; tomatoes and peppers sauce.

9/29/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Refined cherry and blackberry with smoke and cedar notes. Drinking in its prime? Not that compkex, but elegant.

9/25/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Excellent value. In its prime. Fills your mouth with lush black and blue fruit and overlay of cherry and cranberry.

9/17/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Took 45 minutes to open up. Cedar, blackberry, brush, leather, some cherry. Enjoyable but not very distinct. Seems like just past prime.

8/13/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Full and lush variirty of yellow fruit, apples, pears, some brush/herbs. Rich but not syrupy. Clearly ready.

8/13/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

In full bloom. Complex bouquet of asparagus, yellow fruit, candied orange, and quince. Lush and long in the mouth.

8/6/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Beginning to show its age but also some added richness. Still fruit forward and easy to drink blackberry brambles and juice.

8/2/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Much improved since prior botyle. Deep purple hue carrying unctuous ripe cherry and fleshy blueberry and orange notes. Compkexity that swims about entertaining you as it fills your mouth.

7/28/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Smoky texture and overlay of initial aroma. Strong currant and leather, some dark chocolate, walnut. Drinks like much older than is.

7/22/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Pretty and elegant upon opening, growing into complex satusfying integration of currant, leather, mint, cherry, and blackberry seeds ver course of 3 hour decant.

7/22/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Pretty and elegant upon opening and deepened into compkex integrated leather, currant, mint, and blackberry over 3 hour decant.

7/23/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Complex for Côtes du Rhône. Cherry and brambles on front end with more blackberry and herbs on backend. But nicely integrated for lovely experience

6/11/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Still wound tight cola and red fruit with sone rustic leathery brush.

6/10/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Took awhile to come into full. Initially not much depth and very fruit forward. But after 45 minutes of decanting these became more subtle and joined by bramble and bit of leather. Pleasant.

5/27/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Full enough to be interesting but rustic and simple enough to enjoy readily Black and blueberries on the front with brambles, licorice and touch of rose followup. Great for red sauce pasta and sautéed vegetables (fresh spinach from the garden)

5/7/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Exceptionally round but integrated mouthof currant blackberry, cinnamon, herbs, licorice. Have been drinking this wine for the past decade and this vintage for past 5 years-always rewarding. Has a nice old world profile with new world approachability and at this price point a great value.

This vintage is singing.

4/15/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Drinking well. Clean profile of well integrated currant cherry bit of barley moss. Decanted 1 hour

4/13/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Utterly dependable, layers of red and black fruit over subtle herbs. Accessible for casual dining or can go with more elegant fare. Not too full but well structured

4/9/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Quite rich. Silky layers of tropical fruit with enough acidity to tantalize but rounded off into syrup textures. Secondary hibiscus and herbs.

3/21/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Purity salinity and yellow fruit melange. Slightest hint of custard. Refined

3/12/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Aged like Bordeaux-full and deepening black fruit. Sone herbs. Definitely ready.

3/20/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Green apple going to yellow fruit. Acidic but not off putting. Great w cabbage and sausage

3/4/2023 - VAGentleman wrote:

Tobacco notes dominate over the bing cherry and raspberry core at first, with the latter emerging more as it breathes. Sone herbal secondary aspects. Never quite comes together, butt I don’t think aging will improve. Pleasant enough.

12/25/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Delicate perfumed silk around sour cherry, red raspberry, touch of leather and forest aromas. Seems in its prime.

12/18/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

A lovely perfume of red currant and flowers. Old world style.

12/17/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Very elegant, light for gevrey-chambertin. Certainly in its prime spot maybe starting toward end of tgat. Perfumed cherry and brambles on first taste then going to mocha and deeper dark berry-blackberry like. After 90 minute decant mocha becomes prominent showing coff and chocolate distinctly but in harmony.

12/16/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Fruit forward with base of brambles, cherry cola, red cuurant. Very approachable and ready

12/6/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Dark purple color. Lush black raspberrry and currant integrated well. Classic haut-medoc. Great value.

12/4/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

In its prime. Clarity and crispness but with enough yellow fruit to round out nicely

11/21/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Some smoke and cherry off the top settling in to cassus, blackberry, just slightest pepper. Smooth in the mouth, well integrated and a pleasure to savor.

11/10/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Beautiful nose of perfumed cherry over leather and rustic wood. Blossomed w some air to be full and complex. Reacted even more to red sauce pasta-floral varieties w cherry overlay.

11/8/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Pedestrian but shows basic CDP profile. Given price it is decent for price.

11/3/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

A nice easy wine. Pear and honeydew over mineral and saline. A bit sweet but nice for accompanying salad, soup, etc.

10/28/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Ready. Shows well but nothing outstanding-smooth Brunelleschi, with strong start and long finish.

10/23/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

In its prime. Step up from prior bottle. Deep black cherry with long tapering off, mahogany notes.

10/23/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Drinking beautifully. Elegant but rich mouth of red currant, blackberry, fern, slightest hint of leather. No much decant needed.

10/16/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

A bit early for this one. Deep rich red fruit-cherry leading , emerges after a good bit of air. Still tight with eventual floral and fern still a bit stem flavor. Savvy others for at least two years

10/14/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Drinking well. Red fruit, herbs,leather, and bit of menthol. All well integrated into pleasantly but not complex mouth full. It works!

9/15/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

On first taste a bit thin and raisin predominant. With sone air, gets more full and blue and black fruit comes forward. Still has some challenges on how well tastes integrate, bit bitter on the end

9/11/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

A bit thin on first taste but then fills out for red and black fruit blend. Good for everyday, to accompany somewhat spicy food

9/10/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Black fruit leads tropical red fruit and licorice. Almost lush. Still early. Great QPR

9/9/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Elegant and lush with smooth but complex tastes of lemon curd, touch of toasted meringue, mint, herbs, acid of yellow fruit. Mainstay.

9/9/2022 - VAGentleman wrote:

Good structure allowing fruit to lead complimentary salinity