January 29, 2024 - too much palate fatigue by the time this came around at the right bank dinner
WOTN were the 1982 ,1990 cheval blanc
August 26, 2023 - Elegant nose. Still quite tannic, earth, oak, cedar, and blue fruit.
November 25, 2022 - A private tasting (Aventura Wines, Amsterdam, NL): Tasted blind. Correctly identified as a top-quality Saint-Emilion, although I thought it came from the Côtes, and guessed 2016. Which is clearly a compliment. A resounding success for the vintage, youthful, energetic, good body and weight, elegance built around a firm minerally core, excellent precision and length.
November 25, 2022 - 醒酒一个半小时，深宝石红偏紫色，闻香有青椒，李子，石墨和香草奶油的味道，入口酸度高，酒液咸，单宁紧致，细腻如粉，松木，黑醋栗，带着石墨的气息和香料感，后段巧克力的香气延伸到余味，伴随着红黑果香，在烤面包和香草奶油的味道中收尾。酒没有完全醒开，但已经很好喝，结构坚挺，口感扎实，整体表现非常平衡，细节打磨精致，酒液在口中有粘稠感。感觉还没完全进入适饮期，风格非常经典，高挑的酸度和细腻的单宁令人印象深刻。
November 9, 2022 - 2012 Bordeaux After One Decade (Los Olivos, CA): Unexpectedly high-toned and oaky, with sweet vanilla notes dominating over the blue fruit and violets. This probably needs a few more years to settle down.
October 13, 2022 - youthful and built for the long haul
September 28, 2022 - Really intense nose - bitter herbs (Lavender), fresh mushrooms, milk chocolate, black cherry and dirt. Very earthy. The palate is softer and more primary dominated by blackcurrant with a bit of black cherry and a note that reminds me of when beef browns in a pan. All that is to say I like the nose here better than the palate.
Full bodied with medium tannin and a very nice long finish. I would give this 3-5 more years to really even out; but it has potential.
September 25, 2022 - Medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh, and floral, with a cedar and tobacco edge to the ripe, lifted red fruits and rounded texture on the palate. Drink from 2022-2034.
March 12, 2022 - Just starting to enter its drinking window. Patience will be rewarded here. Drank alongside a 2012 Palmer and this was much more modern in style, but not over the top. Quite nice.
February 2, 2022 - Someone below said old world meets new world and I think that is a fair assessment. Very accessible now, dark fruited, plummy, leather, mineral nicely acidic. I think it will improve with age but very nice to drink now.