So, two nights after opening this I went back to the bottle that had sat room temperature on my counter, with a simple stopper in the bottle.
My original note is here.
About 70% of the time I do this, I take a taste and pour out the glass and the bottle. 30% of the time, funny things have happened. Some just odd, others very enjoyable.
This was more than enjoyable. The wine had evolved wonderfully, developing some complexity, continuing to give the fruit with both strong and subtle flavors that it showed originally and the tannins had smoothed down beautifully. The finish was long and delightful.
It is so great when the 30% happens like this. It confirms for me that this wine will drink remarkably well for many many years to come.
WR
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
2000 Leoville-Las Cases
"A tour de force in winemaking" no less authority than Robert Parker.
I opened this tonight on a whim. It is a very nice bottle of wine, but I felt like something special, I have a few of these and have not tried one in well more than a year. It is still a long way from being a special wine. But all the elements are there. The fruit is full, with great subtle flavors. I sniff spice and licorice and cherry, and taste the berry coming through still somewhat strong tannins. I am sure that these tannins will mellow over the next few years and I will probably wait at least another year if not longer to break out another one of these.
I have no doubt this will be a great wine, but unlike many much more reasonably priced wines I have been drinking lately, it is not really for drinking now. It requires more time to fully achieve what the winemaker was aiming to deliver.
The winery does not seem to have an online presence, but here is a wikipedia entry.
WR
I opened this tonight on a whim. It is a very nice bottle of wine, but I felt like something special, I have a few of these and have not tried one in well more than a year. It is still a long way from being a special wine. But all the elements are there. The fruit is full, with great subtle flavors. I sniff spice and licorice and cherry, and taste the berry coming through still somewhat strong tannins. I am sure that these tannins will mellow over the next few years and I will probably wait at least another year if not longer to break out another one of these.
I have no doubt this will be a great wine, but unlike many much more reasonably priced wines I have been drinking lately, it is not really for drinking now. It requires more time to fully achieve what the winemaker was aiming to deliver.
The winery does not seem to have an online presence, but here is a wikipedia entry.
WR
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