The Vintage Years Wine Gift Box
For those with a penchant for properly aged claret, here are three vintages with over fifteen years of maturity and finesse.
The Wines:
2010 Château de Camensac, Cru Classé Haut Médoc
"A strong effort from this large estate, Camensac's 2010 offers up classic Bordeaux notes of tobacco leaf, licorice, red and black currants, and some spicy oak. It has light to medium tannin, medium body, and good purity and cleanliness. Anticipated maturity: now-2025."
Wine Advocate
2009 Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Medoc
"Beautiful blueberry, black raspberry and cassis fruit as well as incense and graphite jump from the glass of this inky ruby/purple-colored wine. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, dense and rich, this is one of the stars of Moulis in 2009. Given its low acidity but abundant tannin, I suspect it could close down in a few years and last two decades."
90pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2005 Château Les Ormes de Pez, Saint-Estèphe
Laced with savoury herbs, leather, liquorice, tobacco, dark fruit and expressive earthy undertones. There is good breadth and plenty of personality leading into the grippy finish.
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