Purple in color. The nose is nice enough if a bit under ripe. Cherries, green herbs (tarragon), slight violet notes. On the palate, this is old school CdP. Cherries, dark cherries, slight earthiness. Tight but layered. Medium tannins. Nice finish. Drinking well now and should be good to go for a decade.
A nice throwback wine. Consumed at 20 years from vintage. Purple in color moving to ruby/orange at the rim. Black raspberries and black cherries on the nose which follow thru to the palate. Also some warm earth and dust. This is soft with no tannins. While it seems past prime, there is still fruit left and it drinks nicely. Not as complex as I might have thought but some. Clipped finish. All in all a nice showing at this point.
Inky purple in color. This is very tight (pop and pour). Unlike a lot of 2012's, this needs some air or cellar time. The nose is nice with cassis, graphite, vanilla and spice. Full bodied. Lush and big. On the palate, black currants, black pepper, sandal wood and slight earthy forest floor notes. Good balance. Long finish. Kept improving. Great now, but with upside. Probably anothe 10 years to peak and good for a couple more decades. Prodigious wine.
Purple/brown in color. Not at the edges but the whole color. Interesting and still bright. On the nose, this has some black cherries, roasted fruit (not too much) and spice and vanilla. On the palate, this is tight but opens in the glass with air. Black cherry and black raspberry fruit with some spice. The oak is prevalent here and the tannins, while present are diminishing. I doubt this ever fully sheds the oak before the fruit is gone. That said, there is plenty to like if one is not too oak averse. I would still recommend drinking it sooner than later, say by 2022 which isn't to
Ruby, clear and bright. The nose has nice cherries to it. Slight licorice and char. On the palate, this shows a nice complexity. Certainly outperforming vintage expectations. Tart cherries and cherry juice. Good acidity. nice finish. Food friendly.
Inky purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has spice, oak and dark cherries. On the palate, cherries and chocolate. Seems like a fair amount of Merlot must be in this. A new estate for me. This is drinking well right now at 8 years from vintage. It has a fair amount of oak on it, so if that is an issue, let it cellar for a while. It should integrate in the next five years or so.
Pop and pour. This needs air or cellar time. Inky purple in color. The nose has great black raspberries with black pepper and some roasted meats. Very young. Firm tannins. Great black raspberry fruit. Plenty of depth but hard to see the bottom. It opens slightly in the glass. The last sip three hours later is the best. Plenty of upside for this wine. It is delicious but if drinking it now, open it 12 hours in advance to breathe.
This was opened at a blind tasting and I think the entire table guessed correctly what it was. Certainly a distinctive wine. Purple in color. The nose has black olives, green olives and black cherries. Nice enough. On the palate, this is sweet and almost cloying. Black raspberry fruit. I had not had it in about 4 years and it hasn't held up that well (or it is in a bad spot right now). It is certainly drinkable but given the price... Some liked it more than I.
Ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose has cherries with a minty note. Also some sandalwood. Slight tannins. This is still drinking young. Good cherry fruit. Kept getting better with air. Nice balance. Good finish. Even though this is "just" a village level wine, I would let this cellar for a while longer (or give it some air).
Inky purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has dark cherries, coffee and dust. On the palate, sweet dark fruit. Cassis with a toffee/coffee note. Nice finish. Not showing a lot right now so it is a bit confusing whether its shut down or not. Given its pedigree, one would think so. It is good, but I would have expected great. So, probably hold for now or give it lots of air.
