November 30, 2021 - Drinking very well! Plummy fruit, forest notes, bit of red pepper. Silky and lush, pleasant finish.
September 18, 2021 - 2hr decant. Intense with dark fruit and quite a heavy toast.
Very smooth and drinkable. Can't see this improving but based on current condition this could hold for quite a while.
December 6, 2020 - Slow oxed for 1.5 hours then decanted for 45 minutes. Very typical Pomerol nose of iron, burning embers, black cherry and a hint of plum. Flavors of cherry, plum, currant and an iron streak running through it. Still get a bite of tannin on this. Begging for food with this. Ends with a 15 second finish with a black cherry note. Has some nice fruit but all in a Bordeaux terms.
June 27, 2019 - Wine Boys - 2005 Bordeaux plus some Ringers: From Vandiner's cellar
PnP 2/3 of the bottle let air for 90 mins.
Tasted blind.
Clear medium ruby.
Clean fresh cassis raspberry closed herbal note on the nose.
Tight dry cassis plum and herbal on the palate.
June 1, 2019 - Wonderfully smooth and easy drinking. Seemed to fall apart a bit at the end of the bottle which was consumed over several hours. There was a fair amount of sediment and I left a half glass in the bottle.
This could have been partly the meal, the amount of aeration but it seemed to lack the acidity and tannin it first did when opened. Was decanted then poured right away. I wish I had more, I just would have drank it or shared it faster I suppose.
March 30, 2019 - Seems to have lots of Pomerol character. Plummy merlot with hints of cacao, red pepper and herbs. The 2005 vintage amps it up a bit, with a nice sweet touch, full body and roundness.
Not yet mature but drinking nicely.
December 7, 2018 - A little underwhelming at first, but opened up and became a little more vivrant as dinner progressed.
November 1, 2018 - Drinking very well right now with a soft rounded palate, sweet tobacco and cassis. Very nice.
July 15, 2018 - Excellent Bordeaux aromatics. The wine is surprisingly assertive - vivid acidity but supported by good fruit and earthiness. If I could go back and buy this again, I just might. We had it with short ribs and it matched up quite nicely - enough oomph to hold its own with just about any dish (except high acid dishes).
January 5, 2018 - Mildly corked. Some classic Bordeaux flavors with tobacco and cassis underneath but distracted by the cork taint. Bad purchase back in the day with only 1 of 3 showing well.