June 26, 2022 - Drank with Gelmans for anniversary at Merois
September 16, 2021 - inky blackish maroon, little clarity, ruby hue
Nose: stewed plum, blackberries, dark chocolate, cigar, licorice, cloves, green pepper, minerals, oak
Pal: stewed plum, cassis, blackberries, bitter dark chocolate, cigar, tobacco, licorice, cloves, green pepper, oak
Feel: medium
Finish: medium, short
T7
April 25, 2021 - I opened this 1.5L Mag with some best friends last night. It took about an hour to come around and then it was smooth sailing though the larger format bottle. Definitely mature, don’t hold them any longer, but a fun treat indeed.
March 13, 2021 - This wine is a little past it's prime, but I decanted for 3 hours and turned out quite nice. This one was much better than the last bottle I drank due to the decanting time. I was not patient enough with the first bottle I drank.
February 3, 2021 - Wine appears to be on its last legs...drink remaining bottles sooner rather than later. Fruit and acitity have been reduced, flavors are more earthy.
Wine on open of the bottle was very unapproachable, after about 1.5 to 2 hours in the decanter it really began to open up and was much improved from the first 20 mins.
January 8, 2021 - Outstanding. The second one within a month, both outstanding, but now all gone.
December 6, 2020 - Bad. Aged out. Waited too long, lost our investment in some quality wines.
June 23, 2019 - Decanted for several hours and it gained character. Tannins have mellowed and a hint of leaves but still has character after 15 years.
Drank with Todd Levi.
September 2, 2018 - Still has a nice nose and fruit.
December 3, 2017 - So, this did have some storage issues for short periods of time. And at first I attributed my sub par experience to this. However, an hour after opening, I'm wondering if this is the case. The wine is 15%, and I'm starting to think that the normal evolution of this wine is probably what I am tasting. IE: super rich, full bodied wine on its decline, with slight hints of dead leaves. Monolithic, kind of boring, and tiring on the palate...