Dan R
Graphite, cassis, blood/iodine flavors, dense and chewy. Bdx for the long haul. Well made and evocative, if a touch burly.
Graphite, cassis, blood/iodine flavors, dense and chewy. Bdx for the long haul. Well made and evocative, if a touch burly.
9.0Kevin Kaley
I'm like the new guy on the block with a 2014 vintage. Nice dark color with floral nose and deep dark berry flavor. Pretty smooth, easy tannins. Will have to find some more and let it sit for awhile.
I'm like the new guy on the block with a 2014 vintage. Nice dark color with floral nose and deep dark berry flavor. Pretty smooth, easy tannins. Will have to find some more and let it sit for awhile.
8.9Scott Petrus
Young but legal. This youthful wine showed well with an hour in crystal. The 50% merlot, 40% Cab, 8% cab franc, and 2% Petit Verdot assembled nicely for a musk and vibrant wine. Not the most complex but shows what this classic vintage has in store.
Young but legal. This youthful wine showed well with an hour in crystal. The 50% merlot, 40% Cab, 8% cab franc, and 2% Petit Verdot assembled nicely for a musk and vibrant wine. Not the most complex but shows what this classic vintage has in store.
8.9Jeff Hasmann
Wife and I have been locked down for awhile now, so decided to pull out some Bordeaux. We’ll start with some young ones, then raid the cellar for some gems. First wine of the week. This St Estephe is in a good place now. The 2014 vintage is one of the better wines from this estate - the tannins have mellowed. Bouquet of dark fruit, cassis, and pencil. Lots of graphite and cassis is evident on the palate. Mouthfeel is smooth. Good wine - not as concentrated as the more well known St Estephe’s but much more approachable at 6 years old. 2014 vintage on April 17, 2020
Wife and I have been locked down for awhile now, so decided to pull out some Bordeaux. We’ll start with some young ones, then raid the cellar for some gems. First wine of the week. This St Estephe is in a good place now. The 2014 vintage is one of the better wines from this estate - the tannins have mellowed. Bouquet of dark fruit, cassis, and pencil. Lots of graphite and cassis is evident on the palate. Mouthfeel is smooth. Good wine - not as concentrated as the more well known St Estephe’s but much more approachable at 6 years old. 2014 vintage on April 17, 2020
9.0Marco Rodriguez
Hearty wine with earthy, minerals, and dark chocolate. More muted dark fruit for me. Good balance of acid and tannins.
Hearty wine with earthy, minerals, and dark chocolate. More muted dark fruit for me. Good balance of acid and tannins.
9.0Stuart Pollack
Too young to consume. Still fruity and sweet up front. This might be good in 10 years.
Too young to consume. Still fruity and sweet up front. This might be good in 10 years.
8.4John Miller
Nice, light and mineral
Nice, light and mineral
9.0Carlo Maria Rossotto
A nice start of the year with this St. Estephe. Had it with the risotto with crab, mushrooms and truffle, with the special ingredient of my daughter Sarah, who cooked it just for me! It tasted really good!!!
A nice start of the year with this St. Estephe. Had it with the risotto with crab, mushrooms and truffle, with the special ingredient of my daughter Sarah, who cooked it just for me! It tasted really good!!!
9.1John Kanellopoulos
This is a superb left bank Bordeaux, surprised I had never tried it before: tremendous aromas soil, berry, currant dark red-purple, robust body old enough for the tennis to have matured considerably, does not get much better than this It maybe the best value for money I have enjoyed so far :)
This is a superb left bank Bordeaux, surprised I had never tried it before: tremendous aromas soil, berry, currant dark red-purple, robust body old enough for the tennis to have matured considerably, does not get much better than this It maybe the best value for money I have enjoyed so far :)
9.2Ping chen
850ntd. Again pretty standard Bordeaux.
850ntd. Again pretty standard Bordeaux.
8.8Location
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