This wins is at peak right now. As good as it gets. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has cherries, cassis and leather. Complex. Layers of fruit, earth and funk on the palate. Long finish. This is an example of buying great wine and storing it for 15 years in a great vintage in Bordeaux. This was under $30 on release.
Very nice wine that is slowly getting to peak but not there yet. Purple in color. The nose has cassis, pencil lead and spice. On the palate, this is tannic. Tight but unwinds in the glass. Cassis and a nice nimneral undertone. Some oak still showing but given a few years, this should come together nicely. $40 retail. Very nice classic Bordeaux to cellar.
Another nice Bordeaux. The retsail price is, however, $50. Hopefully, it can be found for less. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has cassis, cherries, slight barnyard and a fair amount of green bell pepper. It is better on the palate, with fresher cherries and less bell pepper. It does have drying tannins on the finish.
Purple/ruby in color. The nose has cigar and cherries. Penty of tannins. The fruit seems a bit under ripe. Some people like that style of Bordeaux but it was borderline with me. Certainly a fine enough glass of wine. It will cellar but I don't know that it will improve. There is some complexity. I am probably being a bit harsh but this retails for $30 and I would expect more.
I get excited about finding great bottles and inexpensive prices. One of the best ways to make those discoveries is to look for the inexpensive Bordeaux in great vintages. 2015 is the first great vintage since 2010. This wine retails for about $10. That is a great value. Purple/ruby in color. The nose has black cherries, slight earthiness and bit of tobacco. On the palate, ripe red fruits; cherries, dark cherries and slight cassis. Also a slight earthiness that should become more prominent with age. Yes, I would not hesitiate to aly a few bottles down for 5 to 10 years and it shoul
Opened and allowed to breathe for 10 hours, decanted for sediment and served. That seemed to be about the right amount of air. This was drinking well but still has years left of course. Purple in color. The nose has that traditional funk but a lot blew off quickly when poured into the glass. Also, plenty of cassis, some cigar and a bit of cherry. On the palate, this has nice balance. Cassis, tobacco and earthiness on the palate. Tastes like classic Bordeaux. Has tight layering that unwinds in the glass. Worked with with dinner. Nice finish. Everything it should have been.
A nice wine considering the vintage. Purple in color. The nose has nice cassis, slight tobacco and slight bell pepper. On the palate, this is medium bodied with good cassis fruit. Not a lot of tannins nor depth or complexity. Perhaps with some cellaring it gains weight and complexity. Nevertheless, it is very good right now. Plenty of sinewy cassis fruit with underlying tobacco. Nice acidity. If found at the right price, it might be worth laying a couple of bottles down for a few years to see what develops.
Well, this was disappointing. Sometimes Bordeaux's can go thru a dumb phase and sometimes that is just an excuse. Watched over a couple of days with no improvement. It wasn't bad, it just was... there. And for this kind of money, that isn't really good enough. Purple in color. The nose has cherrie, dust and cedar. On the palate, cherries. Not much depth or complexity. Its fine. Nothing more. Solid B. I hope it improves or perhaps just an off bottle. Or not.
Purple in color. The nose is pretty tight at first but opend to show cassis, slight cedar and a bit of spice. On the palate, nice black cherry fruit with some baking spice. Good finish. Still some firm tannins, this may yet develop more. Another nice value play in good vintages.
This is the second wine of Rauza-Gassies. Very nice showing for this. Purple in color. A very pretty noce of cassis, dark cherries, and baking spice. On the palate, slightly bitter at first but then opens into lovely black cherry fruit with some spice. More elegant and seeming at or close to peak. Mild tannins. Lovely finish. Another value play in Bordeaux (in great vintages anyway).
