Let's leave aside QPR for this TN (from a restaurant list). Pop and pour, with most of it consumed with entrecôte béarnaise with veal agnolotti and charred radicchio. The nose is a throwback to Bordeaux of yesteryears. Great aromas of cool herbs, fresh plums and red berries, damp earth and just the faintest hint of darker berries. Complex yet fresh nose that just feels right. The palate is just a wonderful balancing act of weight and acidity. Some might find it a tad too shrill but to me it works wonderfully. It's all fruit from crisp red to darker hues with bright yet deep acidity and dusty tanins. This was singing with the wood grilled entrecôte and béarnaise. Fine wine, beautiful pairing. Just joy.
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Had the 2014 before (undrinkable) so I was excited, decanted for 1, 5 hour, nose was sincere St. Julien, taste was in the beginning seductive but later some acid appear in the aftertaste, so not a wine I would buy anymore.
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Decanted and followed closely for several hours, the nose shows a charming if somewhat demure composition of wild raspberry, leather, loam, and a touch of pyrazine. There’s good acidity and ample tannin on the palate, but not much depth of fruit or length on the finish. Encouragingly, a day of air helps - redcurrant and rose really pop on the palate and linger on the finish, addressing some of my initial concerns. I should imagine this will land somewhere in the 88-90 point range.
4/26/2022 - philmtl Likes this wine:
Let's leave aside QPR for this TN (from a restaurant list). Pop and pour, with most of it consumed with entrecôte béarnaise with veal agnolotti and charred radicchio. The nose is a throwback to Bordeaux of yesteryears. Great aromas of cool herbs, fresh plums and red berries, damp earth and just the faintest hint of darker berries. Complex yet fresh nose that just feels right. The palate is just a wonderful balancing act of weight and acidity. Some might find it a tad too shrill but to me it works wonderfully. It's all fruit from crisp red to darker hues with bright yet deep acidity and dusty tanins. This was singing with the wood grilled entrecôte and béarnaise. Fine wine, beautiful pairing. Just joy.
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5/20/2021 - Voodoo_Champagne Likes this wine:
Had the 2014 before (undrinkable) so I was excited, decanted for 1, 5 hour, nose was sincere St. Julien, taste was in the beginning seductive but later some acid appear in the aftertaste, so not a wine I would buy anymore.
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3/15/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 88 Points
Decanted and followed closely for several hours, the nose shows a charming if somewhat demure composition of wild raspberry, leather, loam, and a touch of pyrazine. There’s good acidity and ample tannin on the palate, but not much depth of fruit or length on the finish. Encouragingly, a day of air helps - redcurrant and rose really pop on the palate and linger on the finish, addressing some of my initial concerns. I should imagine this will land somewhere in the 88-90 point range.
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1/5/2019 - Voodoo_Champagne Likes this wine:
No decant, just pop and pour, nose delicicious, taste has some acid backbone, soft tannins, needs more time, come back in a year.
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