The 2018 Octagon was a triumph for the difficult vintage. The 2019 is just a triumph, period, one of the finest examples of this benchmark Virginia Bordeaux blend made to date.
Organic/Bio This is probably the single best Bordeaux value in the shop right now, mainly because the vintage is brilliant and the estate sells all they make without participating in the Bordeaux critics’ circus. From a... Read More
A terrific young Bordeaux from St. Estephe’s Ch de Pez. Blending 53% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon plus Petite Verdot and Cab Franc, it opens with lovely aromatics of cedar, tobacco, blackcurrant and dark chocolate. Complex... Read More
This wants some time in decanter now (2 hours seems about right!), but then there's a lot to enjoy about the 2019 edition of the second wine of St. Estephe benchmark Phelan-Segur.
From younger vines at Candlestick Ridge Vyd on the top of Howell Mountain, this blends 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot to deliver plenty of mountainside power in a more lusch, immediately accessible,... Read More
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