I also tasted the 2017 Pingus

the wine opens with nuances of blackcurrant

and the strong Mediterranean accent that was quite strong early on seems to have calmed down

mineral notes

Verité, La Joie, 2005, 75cl 2-set I also tasted the 2017The myth perpetrated by Old World wine proponents is that California wines don't age. Those critics need to taste Verit, because these wines are aging far slower than I imagined. The 2005 La Joie (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec) tips the scales at 14. 7% alcohol. It received the same 18 months in 100% new oak. It is interesting that Pierre Seillan said that he thought the high elevation vineyards