Nice bright Tempranillo from the #wallawalla region. — 10 years ago
Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (80%) and Syrah (20%). Walla Walla (Rocks District) fruit. Dark purple color with a ruby rim. Lovely aromas of dried cherries, black plums, Earl Grey tea, iron, cardamom and black pepper. Same fruits on the pallet along with hints of black currant, black olives and that ever present touch of black pepper. Just a hint of mint on the finish. The Syrah really shines through on this one. Mouth drying (but smooth) tannins. Soft texture with a nice balance of acidity and alcohol. Aging beautifully! Revisited in March 2023. Still outstanding! Revisited again in October 2025. Savory notes are more prevalent (fruit more in the background) but still quite good. — 4 years ago
A completely different experience of Gevrey
Fleshier due to the quality of the vineyard, Combottes is next to Latricieres Chamberlin which is a Grand Cru, but in my opinion there a combination of unripe grapes and the mishandled must. It is green in an unpleasant way, a bit too oaky as well
Potentially this could have been a good wine, but expectations have been not satisfied in the end.
Second bottle of the Burgundy Course — 8 years ago
Rich, powerful. Classy. Red currents. Chocolate cream. — 4 years ago
The nose is different than a Cabernet Savignon but the mouth feel is velvet and the finish smooth. There is some cassis with leather and dark fruit. — 4 years ago
I was really impressed with this for such a young En Chamberlin vineyard. Fox fur and raw hot dog aromas rise from the decanter, dark herbaceous flavor profile—black olive, licorice, bay leaf. Thank you for hosting in your gorgeous cellar @Mike R you provided ear to ear smiles in your cellar — 9 years ago
Manj Gunawardane
Mineral and zippy grapefruit and citrus. Medium weight. Serious with some density, mild and pleasant bitter edge. — 3 years ago