April 18, 2016 - Weekly tasting group #210; Bordeaux: the lesser gods. (@ WW): Beautiful bouquet with dark forest fruits, sweet spices, smoke, some luxurious oak, toast, forest floor and mushrooms. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, sweet spices like cinnamon, toast and coffee. This wine is at its perfect peak now and a great pleasure to drink.
March 5, 2015 - Very nice indeed for the vintage and price. Typical, well-made Medoc. Dark cherries, some tobacco, even some fig jam that was a bit unexpected. Judicious treatment w/ oak. Super solid weeknight Bx. This has aged very well and still has another 5+ years in it.
July 15, 2012 - PNP, Big, rich, dark, mondern style medoc, loads of blackberries, plums, still tannic, with hints of vanilla. Not sure of the blend, but I would guess merlot is the dominate grape. This bottle was much better that the previous tasted 9/09 and based on this one still has plenty of life left.
July 14, 2012 - Ganz weich und harmonisch, gut eingebundene Tannine. Schöne Aromen von Kirsche und schwarzen Joahnnisbeeren - hat Freude gemacht und Lust auf die nächste Flasche.
February 22, 2012 - Blueberries, cedar, leather and bretty cow manure goodness.
August 6, 2011 - Earthy at first. Full berry flavors come through. Very mild tannins Maybe a touch past it's time
May 11, 2011 - Pop and pour. You immediately notice the brett on the nose and some oak. Still some very young fruit underneath it all. A little bit green and a hint under-ripe, typical of the vintage when I tried these young.
April 21, 2011 - Past it's best, disappointing.
November 8, 2010 - Deep purple color with an earthy nose that is part grape, part barn yard. Well integrated tannins with dark dried cherry, ripe blackberry fruit, cedar, thick mocha, and a hint of tobacco. The terroir is evident. While not too complicated this wine evolves in the glass and is drinking very nice right now.
August 20, 2010 - Dry, fragrant, as you'd expect.