2018 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium – Kelly, RJ, Justin and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/7/2018-11/11/2018 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): It was clear at home but cloudy due to travel shock. Nevertheless, beautiful tertiary dominating nose displaying subtle yet rich and sweet red fruit, red cherry, a hint of strawberry jam, leather, cedar, smoke, tobacco, a hint of VA and earth. Fully integrated palate as expected, subtle sweet red fruit, rich, bright acidity, earthy mineral and a long subtle sweet cherry and cedar driven finish. Really nice showing.
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I'm not sure what I liked more, the earthy, spicy, smoke, tobacco, leaf, stone and cherry aromatics, or the slightly strict, but still elegant, earthy fruits in the finish. Lascombes was a much smaller estate in those days, so this beauty was produced from vines planted in what is their best terroir, before the property added various other terroirs to increase its size and production. With this bottle, it was easy to see how this estate was named a Second Growth in 1855.
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Vin-forum offline tasting (Norway, Trondheim): Very light with orange rim. Oxidized leafs on the nose. Over the top…. The first sip showed some promise, but already on the next it falls apart and dries out.
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The brick colored wine was all truffles, forest, earthy, leather and spice with hints of dark fruit. The elegant textures expressed the unique, syrupy patina of age. It is hard to imagine this wine is almost 80 years old.
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11/8/2018 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
2018 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium – Kelly, RJ, Justin and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/7/2018-11/11/2018 (Villa D’este, Lake Como): It was clear at home but cloudy due to travel shock. Nevertheless, beautiful tertiary dominating nose displaying subtle yet rich and sweet red fruit, red cherry, a hint of strawberry jam, leather, cedar, smoke, tobacco, a hint of VA and earth. Fully integrated palate as expected, subtle sweet red fruit, rich, bright acidity, earthy mineral and a long subtle sweet cherry and cedar driven finish. Really nice showing.
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11/10/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
I'm not sure what I liked more, the earthy, spicy, smoke, tobacco, leaf, stone and cherry aromatics, or the slightly strict, but still elegant, earthy fruits in the finish. Lascombes was a much smaller estate in those days, so this beauty was produced from vines planted in what is their best terroir, before the property added various other terroirs to increase its size and production. With this bottle, it was easy to see how this estate was named a Second Growth in 1855.
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4/4/2010 - LWI wrote: flawed
Too far over the hill
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3/26/2010 - ktrh wrote: flawed
Vin-forum offline tasting (Norway, Trondheim): Very light with orange rim. Oxidized leafs on the nose. Over the top…. The first sip showed some promise, but already on the next it falls apart and dries out.
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12/1/2007 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points
The brick colored wine was all truffles, forest, earthy, leather and spice with hints of dark fruit. The elegant textures expressed the unique, syrupy patina of age. It is hard to imagine this wine is almost 80 years old.
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