Saint Julien is perhaps the second most consistent appellation in the 2017 vintage. The wines have character, soft tannins, complexity and early approachability, which is a winning combination.
2015 Paul Jaboulet La Chapelle is a mind blowing bottle of wine! It’s so good, I ran out of points, as well as wine in my glass when tasting it!
2017 Pauillac is the appellation that steals the show this year! From top to bottom, almost every estate produced good wines and a few even came up with great wines that come close to rivaling 2015 and 2016!
2017 Saint Estephe wines are a mixed bag. But if your vineyard was located next to the warming effects of the Gironde estuary, you were able to produce some very strong wines, as you can see.
2017 Bordeaux is going to be known as the year of the frost. But there is more to the story. The wines are mixed, but if you know where to look, there are several very good wines.
Austerity and refinement, stern, regal, powerful, graceful, and tannic, this is what great Pauillac is all about. Plus, for a 22 year old, 1855 Classified Growth from a top vintage, the wine is not going to break the either!