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1990
Château L'Evangile (Pomerol)
Clearly, this has blossomed into a beautiful, sensuous Pomerol. Packed with truffles, dark cocoa, black cherries, plums, herbs, and a hint of tobacco, the wine is elegant, silky, long, and sexy, with a chocolate-covered, cherry finish that hits all the high notes. No decanting needed. Drink from 2024-2035. 196 Views Tasted Jul 17, 2024 |
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2000
Tertre Rôteboeuf (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
This is drinking perfectly today. Splash decanted, from the get-go, it was easy to spot the flowers, black raspberries, herbs, spice, mint, and tobacco in the perfume. The concentrated, lush, palate delivered waves of spicy, black cherries, raspberries, herbs, and espresso that lingered with lift, and energy in the finish. Drink from 2024-2035. 163 Views Tasted Jul 17, 2024 |
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1955
Château Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan)
It was much better than the previous bottle. This was such a treat. Initially, we thought the wine might be worth 20 minutes in the glass. Minute by minute the wine continued improving. Medium-bodied, elegant, and regal, with touches of tobacco leaf, spice, dried flowers, olives, and cherries, there was softness to the fruits, and vibrancy in the finish. What a nice surprise! Drink from 2024-2029. 77 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2024 |
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2009
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Just a fabulous wine from start to finish, the wine opens with nuances of black cherries, blackberries, menthol, burning wood, espresso, scorched earth, barbecue, and spice. The palate is even better with its multiple layers of silk-drenched berries, chalk, black pit fruits, and spice. The wine is opulent, yet, elegant, long, intense, and silky, with a finish that doesn't quit. The oak is fully integrated at this stage. While it is enjoyable to drink today, another few years of aging will add a lot to this gem. Drink from 2027-2059. 149 Views Tasted Jul 10, 2024 |
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2005
Clos Fourtet (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Chocolate, licorice, sea salt, smoke, roasted black cherries, spices, caramel, and dried flower aromatics take little effort to find. The palate is equal to the nose. It’s rich, concentrated, and packed with waves of salt-crusted berries, dark chocolate, chalk, and mint-leaf. The finish holds on with vibrancy, and a wealth of crushed stones that shine on the backend. One hour of decanting is a good idea. Drink from 2024-2050. 191 Views Tasted Jul 9, 2024 |
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2005
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Mint, tobacco, cherries, black raspberries, toffee, and espresso crowd onto the nose. Medium-bodied, fresh, reserved, with a core of bright, crunchy, salty fruit on the backend. Drink from 2024-2040. 172 Views Tasted Jul 9, 2024 |
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2015
Château Saint-Pierre (Pomerol) (Pomerol)
Loads of chocolate, chalky cherries, and plums in the nose and on the palate. Medium bodied, with a dusty edge to the mid-palate and finish, you can enjoy this now and for up to decade from here. Drink from 2024-2034. 179 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2024 |
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2015
Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
A bit oaky, however there is a lot up like in this lush, round, spicy, smoky charmer. Medium-bodied, open, soft, and polished, the wine delivers its licorice, black cherry, dried tobacco, chocolate and black cherries on the nose and palate with ease. I’m not sure the oak will completely integrate, but if a bit of oak doesn’t cause you problems, this is ready to go. Drink from 2024-2036. 305 Views Tasted Jul 7, 2024 |
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2008
Domaine de Chevalier (Pessac-Léognan)
Cedar cigar box, smoked herbs, burnt wood, green, peppery spices, cranberry, currants, and a touch of mocha pop in the perfume. The medium-bodied palate is bright, crisp, and peppery, with loads of crunchy red fruits, herbs, and peppery spice in the finish. This is on the old-school, classic side of the style range. Drink from 2024-2035. 517 Views Tasted Jul 5, 2024 |
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2019
Château Rieussec (Sauternes)
My first taste of Rieussec in the new, controversial bottle. I liked the wine more than the bottle. The nose explodes with honeysuckle, spice, honeyed tropical fruits, white peaches, candied tangerines, and pineapples. Stylistically, the wine is perched in the middle of opulent, sweet, and fresh, with a long, layered, luscious, sweet, fruit, spice, and honeyed finish. Drink from 2024-2055. 298 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2024 |
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2021
Château Clarke Le Merle Blanc (Bordeaux)
Bright, crisp, zesty, fresh yellow citrus with a hint of peach in the background to round everything out. Drink from 2024-2028. 269 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2024 |
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2017
Château Latour Grand Vin (Pauillac)
On the minerality side of the style range, picture crushed rocks, leafy herbs, mint, tobacco, and spice surrounding black currants in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is bright, racy, and energetic. The focus on the bright palate is its core of crispness, cassis, and lingering peppery red currants. The wine is chewy, and fresh, with a minty edge. The wine blends 92.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.8% Merlot, and 0.1% Petit Verdot, reaching 13% ABV. Drink from 2027-2060. 992 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2018
Les Forts de Latour (Pauillac)
With little effort, the wine pops with its salty, blackberries, tobacco leaf, cigar box, smoke, black cherries vanilla, and spearmint-filled perfume. On the palate, the wine is opulent, as well as fresh. There is concentration, and length in the multiple layers of fruit, leaving with spicy currants, dark chocolate, herbs, and crushed rocks in the finish. The wine was produced by blending 65.6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and .04% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2040. 422 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Pichon Comtesse Réserve (Pauillac)
Licorice, black cherries, and smoked aromas get the wine started. But, it is on the palate, where this baby Pichon Comtesse gets going. Forward, soft, medium-bodied, and elegant, you can enjoy this as soon as it hits the stores, or age it for a few years. This was made by blending 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2024-2033. 258 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Pauillac)
Mint, licorice, cigar box, flowers, cherries, currants, brown sugar, and spice fill the aromatic profile. Silky, fresh, vibrant, and minty, the wine is lively, energetic, crisp, chewy, and chalky. You should give this a few years before pulling a cork to allow the wine to soften and fill out. The wine blends 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Merlot. 12.9% ABV. pH 3.75. This is the second-highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the history of the estate. The harvest took place from September 22 - October 5. Yields were incredibly low at only 15 hectoliters per hectare, almost 70% below a normal harvest. Drink from 2027-2055. 331 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux (Bordeaux)
Ginger snaps. white flowers, grapefruit, orange rind, and spice with hints of white peach, and green apples to fill out the perfume. On the palate, the wine is crisp, and lively, blending white peaches, pomelo, and salty, green apples. Lovers of white Bordeaux wine should be all over the gem. It is one of the best vintages of Pavillon Blanc that I have tasted. The wine is produced from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. 13.3% ABV. Drink from 2024-2037. 301 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Pavillon Rouge du Château (Margaux)
Quite floral in nature, the nose exudes white and purple flowers, black cherries, spice, and just a hint of espresso. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, and chalky, with a sweetness to the lifted, chewy red fruits with a touch of citrus in the finish. The wine blends 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc, 13.1% ABV, 13.5 pH. Drink from 2025-2037. 309 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Château (Margaux)
Black cherry, blackberry, spice, violets, and with just a hint of oak which will shortly become fully integrated into the nose. On the palate, the wine is silky, creamy, vibrant, elegant, and fresh. It is the lift to the fruit paired with the refined, creamy tannins that is the signature of this vintage. The wine is on the discreet side and warrants a bit of swirling before you become involved with this beauty. Give it 5 years or so and it will be even better. The wine blends 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.64. The Grand Vin was produced using only 36% of the harvest. Picking took place September 24 - October 13. Drink from 2029-2060. 431 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2016
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc (Pessac-Léognan)
Bright, floral, fruity, and fresh, with a wealth of sweet lemons, honeysuckle, white peach, orange rind, and green apples from start to finish, leaving you with lusciously-textured, sweet fruits with a hit of sea salt in the endnote. This is really drinking great. It's even better straight from the cellar with its cooler temperature. Drink from 2024-2036. 928 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2014
Les Forts de Latour (Pauillac)
A decade in the bottle has added to the wine's character and complexity. Initially, you notice the nose with its truffle, hickory, cigar box, black currants, and lead pencil form the perfume. The palate follows through with soft-textured, sweet, black, and currants that come through with a complex, savory, herbal-tinted finish. Drink from 2025-2040. 535 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2014
Château Latour Grand Vin (Pauillac)
Truffle, cedar, tobacco leaf, lead pencil, cigar wrapper, currants, cassis, blackberries, and forest floor aromatics pop in the nose. The palate delivers its blend of sweet red fruits, paired with spice, herbs, and a hint of peppery spice at the back of the finish. I like how this is showing now. Although, a few more years in the cellar will add even more complexity. It is one of the few Latour's offering character without requiring decades of age. There is finesse, as well as freshness in the currant-packed finish. Drink from 2028-2060. 1,771 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Château Latour Grand Vin (Pauillac)
The red fruits come with freshness, vitality, and leafy, minty, savory herbs. The wine is medium-bodied, racy, vibrant, chewy, and spicy. This is cooler style of Latour. Classic in style, but, in a good way, for Chateau Latour, this will be able to be enjoyed relatively early in life. The wine was made from a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Merlot, 13.1% ABV. The harvest took place September 28, October 8. The Grand Vin was produced from 39.2% of the harvest. Drink from 2029-2060. 247 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Fresh bright, red currants and spice with a savory touch come through easily on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, the wine exchanges concentration for drinkability. You can enjoy this today and over the next 12-15 years. The wine is a blend of 60.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 11.1% Petit Verdot, 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2025-2037. 237 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2021
Les Forts de Latour (Pauillac)
Vibrant, crisp, fresh black raspberries, red currants, pepper, flowers, and tobacco leaves form the core of the wine in the nose, and on the palate. Medium-bodied, with bright, red currants, and herbs, there is brightness and a blast of minty refreshing air to the fruits in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32.6 Merlot, and 6.4% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2045. 233 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
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2019
Pauillac de Latour (Pauillac)
Blackberries, truffle, cigar box, cedar, and leafy herbs form the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, edgy, and loaded with chalky tannins, and cassis. This is ready and delicious now, plus, it is going to continue improving from here. The wine blends 55.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.8% Merlot, and 5.4% Petit Verdot, 14.8% ABV. Drink from 2025-2040. 293 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2024 |
