October 31, 2023 - Silk. This is without doubt one of the best wines I have ever had. Like drinking cashmere. This is a La Conseillante of Napa
August 26, 2023 - I doubt most will let this breathe long enough. Needs a lot od time out of the bottle. You will be rewarded. Dense and ripe.
January 10, 2023 - Great wine specially with food. Has a long life ahead.
June 11, 2022 - I loved this wine. It's Pauillac on steroids!
Super smooth and sweet tannins. Cassis, graphite and lead pencil galore with some dark chocolate notes. The finish is quite glorious. Coravined entire bottle so not much air time here but I will be decanting my next bottle.
May 8, 2022 - Took advice of others here and decanted for 4 hours before drinking. Absolutely superb. Grape and floral nose, dark berries of all sorts on the tongue, perfect acids and tannins. Dark chocolate, leather, and spice throughout the finish. Smooth and chewy all at once. At 6 hours this wine was still gaining complexity. Long, long, finish. Cellar for at least 5 more years, a decade would be even better.
April 17, 2022 - Loved this wine! Soft tannins, dark fruits, long finish. I only wished I had more.
January 15, 2022 - Fantastic mouthfeel, creamy tannic structure. Black cherry, sweet tobacco, red licorice. Superb
October 31, 2021 - Very very good wine. Decanted for 2.5 hours then back in the bottle and took to dinner. One of the smoothest wines I have drank in 2021. I have one more and will hold onto it the Carte Blanche has a long life ahead.
August 30, 2021 - DVI at Forslundska
Decant 3h. Initially almost Malbec-like heady violets, not really that inviting but boy did this wine catch up. At the end there was boysenberries and black currant, really rather nice. Impressively, structure improved as well. And I am a sucker for the oak treatment. Not too much, just a bit warm and welcoming. Lovely. Probably has a long life ahead. Back in 5 years?
July 6, 2021 - Nice nose. A bit of astringency that is a touch out of balance. Big, spicy. Good.