2018 Château La Violette

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 95.8 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View CamWheeler's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/20/2021 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points

  SLDS October 2021: Blind. Floral, blackberry, oak, plums and cherry. Stern tannins, the ripe fruit stands up strongly and what you can see is high quality. There is definitely awesome potential lurking in this wine.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Jeff Leve's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 97 Points

  Powerful, full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the wine initially focuses on its floral centric nose with all its black plums, cherries, chocolate, truffle and espresso nuances. Opulent, velvety, sensuous and intense, the non-stop display of voluptuous, ripe, deep fruits in the finish goes on and on. Produced from 100% old vine Merlot and vinified entirely in barrel the total production is only 425 cases.

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Jeff Leve's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/19/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 98 Points

  Almost opaque ruby in color, this rare wine pops with truffles, violets, spice, lilacs, espresso, cherry and plum scented perfume. Exotic, erotic, sensuous, velvety and luxurious beyond belief, the wine combines intensity, complexity and hedonism with an organic flair. Posh and drenched with velvet, this is stunning in every sense of the word. I think 2018 is the best vintage since 2010. Produced from 100% old vine Merlot, the wine reached 14% alcohol. The harvest took place September 24-28. Vinified entirely in barrel, there are only 425 cases in total. Make that 424, as I am buying one! So if you want this decadent stunner in your cellar, you'll need to move quickly. 97-99 Pts

  2 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.