—Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015)

though I wonder if it is starting to close down

energy and tension to make me think that will come in time

Gérard's 2015 Cote Rotie (tasted from a 375-milliliter bottle) is in a good place right now

sandy soils

Anne-Francoise Gros, Vosne Romanee Clos Fontaine Vintage:2018 —Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December(a monopole of the domaine). There is generous wood toast on the otherwise pretty, spicy and fresh nose of cool red pinot fruit aromas. The delicious and attractively textured medium bodied flavors possess fine mid palate concentration along with fine length on the mouth coating finish. This is a very nice effort in terms of its balance and density but its carrying more wood influence than I can personally warm up to as it sweetens and rounds off the