2005 Vérité Le Désir

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 95.1 points

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  2/24/2024 - maaike2 wrote: 94 Points

  Seductive wine with lots of spicy notes, nutmeg, fruit, earthy, beautiful balanced, superb integrated tannins and sufficient though mild acidic backbone. Extreme good wine, lacking tension and perhaps length.

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  5/21/2023 - Rebs in Chicago wrote: 95 Points

  Opened and decanted for a few hours before drinking and it was loaded with earth tones, licorice, dark dark fruit, mocha and a long finish. It just kept getting more complex as the night progressed but tended to stay brooding in nature. The tannins were finely integrated and the wine felt like it still had some time.

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  11/18/2022 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Stayed closed. Was expecting a little more punch. Still very good but....

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  9/25/2022 - Ozen Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Had this twice now. As much as I love certain wines from the US for me I dont understand the hype around the Verite. Its no doubt well made, full bodied and has good fruit, but it lacks sophistication and complexity of the great wines of America. It's good, not great. This is my 2nd bottle in 3 years but no change in opinion and similar experience. For sure not worth the price tag.

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  8/24/2020 - bhrubin Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted 6 hrs before dinner with filets, bouquet really opened in that time, very floral with hints of licorice, earth, and solid minerality. It lacked acidity but had plenty of complexity. Finish was solid 30 seconds. Very nice wine...but a bit disappointing based on its reputation.

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