November 5, 2022 - Fruit forward with Blueberries and bright fruits. Powerfull wine thats better with food than alone, tannins are fully integrated. Long smooth finish. Really good.
May 3, 2022 - Beautiful bouquet with smoke, vanilla and thyme. On the palate red and dark berries, a lot of sweet spices, chocolate and some pepper as well. Good acidity, round tannin and a great length. Very exclusive and beautiful wine in its maturity stage now and the next 3+ years.
March 5, 2021 - PNP. Brooding black fruit. Sweet tobacco and vanilla. Dusty leather. This was mostly dominated by the ripe fruit, yet balanced with enough acidity and tannins (slightly grippy) to keep it from being overbearing. Well made in the modern style.
November 30, 2020 - My last of these. Similar to previous notes. This is one of my top 10 wines of all time. There is power, beautiful sweet dark fruits and some smoke, but it's all lifted up by the acidity of the vintage bringing both power and a weightlessness. Uncanny is a word that comes to mind. Worth seeking out.
July 10, 2020 - I agree with John McCabe, 2011 Le Carre is wonderful. It's interesting that the professional notes gave only 90. The price is all over, with K&L for just $49 to $300 other stores, very weird. I did pnp last summer towards the end of a dinner with lots of wine, yet it was a primadona and everyone took notice and drank some more, we were wiped out. The nose is alluring with good balance of fruit, leather, and tobacco. The mid palate taste commensurate with the aroma with good acidity. The after taste was long and enticing to have more. I wonder if it gets better with age and contemplating of popping another one soon.
May 24, 2020 - One of the best Bordeaux I've had in quite a while. I had this a couple of months ago and it was excellent, but this was even better. Outrageously thick, decadent, delicious and unctuous. Rich black and blue fruit abounds, so much verve and intensity. Some acidity and earthiness. This almost feels more like '09 vs. '10 vintage. Glad I've one more, wish I had more.
March 5, 2020 - Much better than I remember. This is smoldering, brooding, has a significant tar and tobacco aspect. Not very earthy, not much minerality, but huge concentration and really interesting and intriguing. This could get even better and can definitely go another few years. 94+pts. Held up very well on the 2nd day.
October 19, 2019 - A nice evening with good friends (@ JK): In the bouquet dark berries, vanilla and blood. On the palate juicy dark and red berries, good acidity and round tannin. Some green impressions as well. 93 – 94
October 19, 2019 - Open for business
October 2, 2019 - Better than I remember - more going on, some nice minerality and savory dark fruit. Interesting.