This 100% Merlot cuvee from the Decoster family is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sadly, the tiny production in 2011 was only 150 cases. If the 2011 has turned out this well, one wonders what the Decosters might have...
This 100% Merlot cuvee from the Decoster family is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Sadly, the tiny production in 2011 was only 150 cases. If the 2011 has turned out this well, one wonders what the Decosters might have achieved in a great vintage. Beautiful notes of smoky barbecue intermixed with espresso roast, chocolate, ripe black cherries and mocha emerge from this complex, sexy, full-throttle St.-Emilion. The vintage characteristic provides a precocious style, and the Merlot gives the wine beautiful ripeness and headiness. It is a big wine, but is also incredibly well-balanced and fresh. Drink it over the next decade. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.