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Excellent. Light golden in color. There is a lot of tiny bubbles in the mousse. On the nose; selztzer, minerals and slight ginger. This is deep with a lot going on. Great acidity. Lemon/lime on the palate. Long finish that turns a bit earthy in a good way. This is fantastic if very young right now.
At ten years from vintage this seems to be at close to peak. No hurry though. Purple/ruby in color. The nose has some funk along with dark cherries and black pepper. On the palate, there are slight tannins. Black cherry fruit. Layers of complexity of fruit and funk. Nice acidity. Good finish. Fun wine to open something different.
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.
I don't normally recommend drinking a Beaujolais with a year of age on it but this was drinking nicely. The nose has bubble gum and cherries which continue thru to the palate. No depth or complexity but none was expected. Fun, easy drinking. For $6 a bottle, what's not to like?
Very nice wine. Deep ruby in color, bright. The nose has black cherries, dusty, with leather. On the palate, this is a rich,lush wine. Firm tannins. Plenty of dark cherry fruit with a mineral undertone. Nice finish. These are no longer great value plays but for around $50, this is competitive with Chateauneuf du Papes in terms of quality.
Not as good as other vintages of this wine often are. This is usually a stellar value. That said, this is a solid wine and probably drinking at peak right now. Ruby/purple in color. The nose is nice with dark cherries, slight violets and spice. On the palate, this is one dimenstional. But that has nice red fruits. Good finish. A solid wine to be sure.
Light golden in color. The nose has nice minerality with some grapefruit. On the palate, this is a bit flabby and could use more acidity. On the other hand, the minerality carries forward. There is a bit of fruit. Nice finish. Eay sipping. A bit of a different take on Sauvignon Blanc.
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.
