Description
A resounding 96 from RP and some recent cellar trackers!!
11/7/2024 – Jfsiegel wrote:93 Points
Nose Cedar, Rose, spice, and a mix of red and blue fruit.
Palate is cedar driven, with a medium mouth feel that straddles elegance and woody overall sense. Definitely Saint Emilion, but not as sophisticated as other 2005’s I have had (Grand Pontet, Magdelaine being my personal exemplars for the vintage).
Front shows blackberry, and leather notes, baking chocolate and espresso hints. Middle has satiny tannins, and more dark fruit and notes of tobacco and licorice. Finish is chewy with a hint of menthol and fig with an unidentifiable spice.
It is pleasant enough but the amount of sediment from the age made me glad I poured through a filtered decanter.
12/24/2021 – Beatsmith8 Likes this wine:95 Points
Excellent wine, great concentration with wonderfully long finish.
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2/16/2020 – RunarN Likes this wine:94 Points
Very nice wine, somewhat tannic when opened, but after 30 minutes in the glass, perfectly smooth and elegant