KERIN O’KEEFE 11/2014
Ziehharmonika - Syrah 2018 (1
Thierry and his forebears have produced beautifully nuanced Bourgueils with the structure to age for decades in bottle
but should still need 3-4 years of cellaring and have two decades of longevity
concentrated fruit in the nose and flavor
Chapoutier, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barbe Rac 2011 Napa Valley KERIN O’KEEFE 11/201493 Wine Advocate Slightly deeper in color, the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac is a superb success in the vintage. Offering surprising richness and depth, with a medium to full bodied, nicely concentrated feel on the palate, it offers copious black cherry, leather, ground pepper and minerality on the nose. As with the other cuvees, it is a forward, fleshy vintage for the cuvee, yet it possesses fine tannin, terrific mid palate depth and an all