I good mate of mine brought this over for Thanksgiving but we never got around to it. I am glad in a way as it meant I could devote the proper attention to tasting this well crafted beauty. A quick check of the internet reveals a price of $70- yikes. But damn is this wine good…
Beautiful reddish purple in the glass. A nose of cherries jubilee, spicebox, cedar. On the palate a gorgeous medley of cherries, rhubarb and black berries. Nicely integrated tannins meld well with the acidity and give the mid palate a smooth mouthfeel with notes of cinnamon, more cherry and some espresso. The coffee theme runs into the finish that shows just a touch of acidity and some vanilla. There is a citrus peel component on the finish that leaves it a little tart which is my only concern. Overall a very well made wine which has enough earthiness and an abundance of fruit to pull off many matches, both Burgundian and New World. 92 points from me and 4 stars. I paired it with Lasagne because that was what was for dinner- you can do better with a Coq Au Vin dish, perhaps even a roasted Cornish hen with wild rice. Really delicious. Salut….