Really needs a few hours to open up! But ready to drink if you decant two or three hours before serving.
Dark red, with an exuberant nose centered on blackberry and cherry, plum torte, exotic spices, a hint of musk. Flavorful without seeming heavy, limpid, tart, palate-staining, long finish. Rather soft and silky.
Reminds me of the 1986 Pichan Comtesse de Lalande (which was a very good vintage that I owned and cellared).
Really captivating nose of a blackberry jam without the jam, dusty minerals and spice notes on the nose, elegantly focused palate with lots of beautiful fruit and spices come through, ripe, yet well integrated tannins, medium acidity and a ping fruit filled finish. Beautifully well made wine
8 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Very dark purple. Savory nose with herbs, violets, dark cassis, blackberries. Red fruited, judicious use of oak, tart cherries, little raspberry, lingonberry, cassis. Nice freshness, nice change from overripe California cabs. Medium+ bodied, complex, structured, primary. Finishes long, complex, with very nice tannins.
4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Pulled the cork on this sucker early as I was lucky enough to get 4 bottles of this allocated, and Ketan the man himself noted this vintage is particularly approachable now/young…. So what the Heck This bottle is popping with fresh blueberries and herbs right away, you can smell the sweetness from the bottle itself. The color is a deep and dark red with a hair of magenta, but not much , looking young and sexy and proper. On the palate a long and juicy high acid structure, the tannins are real silky within the lingering finish. Definitely that Beta trademark taste and style with a lighter touch on the palate , but it’s hella refreshing. Not structure or length sacrificed. Amazing stuff.
7 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
5/1/2024 - KPB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really needs a few hours to open up! But ready to drink if you decant two or three hours before serving.
Dark red, with an exuberant nose centered on blackberry and cherry, plum torte, exotic spices, a hint of musk. Flavorful without seeming heavy, limpid, tart, palate-staining, long finish. Rather soft and silky.
Reminds me of the 1986 Pichan Comtesse de Lalande (which was a very good vintage that I owned and cellared).
7 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (8)
4/7/2024 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 94 Points
Really captivating nose of a blackberry jam without the jam, dusty minerals and spice notes on the nose, elegantly focused palate with lots of beautiful fruit and spices come through, ripe, yet well integrated tannins, medium acidity and a ping fruit filled finish. Beautifully well made wine
8 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
12/31/2023 - dera Likes this wine: 95 Points
Very dark purple. Savory nose with herbs, violets, dark cassis, blackberries.
Red fruited, judicious use of oak, tart cherries, little raspberry, lingonberry, cassis. Nice freshness, nice change from overripe California cabs. Medium+ bodied, complex, structured, primary.
Finishes long, complex, with very nice tannins.
4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
12/2/2023 - Wine G Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pulled the cork on this sucker early as I was lucky enough to get 4 bottles of this allocated, and Ketan the man himself noted this vintage is particularly approachable now/young…. So what the Heck
This bottle is popping with fresh blueberries and herbs right away, you can smell the sweetness from the bottle itself. The color is a deep and dark red with a hair of magenta, but not much , looking young and sexy and proper. On the palate a long and juicy high acid structure, the tannins are real silky within the lingering finish. Definitely that Beta trademark taste and style with a lighter touch on the palate , but it’s hella refreshing. Not structure or length sacrificed. Amazing stuff.
7 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment