who also made fine traditional Cornas from the family’s ancient Petite Syrah vines
The 1982 Mayacamas cabernet sauvignon is an outstanding wine in the making
an estate blessed with some of the appellation’s finest parcels
The fruit was super clean and quite ripe so there was no need for chaptalization
95 points CellarTracker Member
Certan de May, Pomerol 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon who also made fine traditional95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate This great terroir sandwiched between Vieux Chteau Certan, Petrus and La Fleur Petrus, on the high plateau of Pomerol, has been owned for many years by the Barrau Badar family. Beautiful coffee, cedar wood, Christmas fruitcake, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit jump from the glass of this full bodied, rich, multi layered, and very impressive Certan de May. I dont remember it showing this well in barrel and