mineral notes

I also tasted the 2017 Pingus

the wine opens with nuances of blackcurrant

the 2015 Ausone features a deep garnet-purple color and comes bounding out of the glass with expressive plum preserves

Verité, La Joie, 2005, 75cl 2-set mineral notesThe myth perpetrated by Old World wine proponents is that California wines don't age. Those critics need to taste Verit, because these wines are aging far slower than I imagined. The 2005 La Joie (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec) tips the scales at 14. 7% alcohol. It received the same 18 months in 100% new oak. It is interesting that Pierre Seillan said that he thought the high elevation vineyards