More in the mold of the 2014, the 2021 Hermitage is a ripe, polished, beautifully balanced Hermitage that doesn't have the depth and concentration of a great vintage, yet shines for its elegance, balance, and overall sense... Read More
The 2021s here are certainly strong wines in the vintage. The 2021 Saint Joseph is a healthy dense ruby/purple hue and offers textbook Saint Joseph aromas and flavors of black fruit (there's a hint of red fruit as well), graphite,... Read More
Enough wood to comment on setting off the ripe and layered dark berry and earth-suffused nose. There is both impressive richness and mid-palate concentration to the powerful big-bodied flavors that possess real punch and drive... Read More
This too is moderately reduced and hard to evaluate. There is excellent volume and mid-palate density to the punchy and alluringly textured middle weight flavors that culminate in a very firm, delicious and serious finale. This... Read More
Here the nose is firmly reduced and unreadable. Otherwise there is fine verve to the very rich medium-bodied flavors that possess a lovely texture while the youthfully austere finish is sufficiently saline-inflected to remain... Read More
A spicy and sauvage-suffused nose is comprised by notes of notably ripe red and dark raspberry, underbrush and a whiff of newly turned earth. The suave and minerally medium-bodied flavors retain reasonably good detail despite... Read More
As one would reasonably expect, the nose is notably more elegant with its pretty and well-layered aromas of red cherry, violet, earth and a hint of wood. The racy, intense and well-detailed flavors possess a refined texture before... Read More
An exceptionally ripe nose also reflects discreet port and roasted coffee tinged aromas of black cherry, menthol and plum. The super-rich, luscious and suave medium weight flavors possess a highly seductive mid-palate that contrasts... Read More
A more elegant and cooler array features notes of various dark berries, spice, earth and a floral top note. The delicious, intense and well-detailed flavors exude a bracing salinity on the youthfully austere and noticeably firmer... Read More
A complex and nicely broad-ranging nose reflects notes of mostly dark cherry with additional nuances of earth, menthol, oak and red currant. The focused, supple and almost gentle mid-palate of the delicious medium weight flavors... Read More
Ripe black cherries, dried flowers, black olives and cloves on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins and a juicy, flavorful finish. Better from 2023.
This too is firmly reduced and all that can be discerned is a whiff of herbal tea. The bigger, richer and more powerful medium weight plus flavors terminate in an austere, compact and much more complex finale. This appears to... Read More