Another wine in a great vintage ruined by the prevalence of wood and Rolland.
I really don’t know much about this estate and readily admit to buying some based on price and Parker write-up back in 2007. This is my first check-in.
Pretty modern feel to it, roasted coffee, toast, smoke and dark licorice on the nose. Heavy palate presence, dark fruits and massive presence of wood. I would say omnipresence of wood, nearly masking anything worthwhile in this wine. The worst part is, the wood is dry, astringent, new, making the wine feel dried and tired. I cannot see this turning into anything pleasant. The fruit will never outlast the wood.
I hate this wine.
(sub-70 pts.)
