Lot 186
CLOS ST. JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE SANCTUS SANCTORUM 2007 (1 MAG.) 100 WA
ALBAN VINEYARDS SYRAH SEYMOUR'S VINEYARD 2005 (2) 96+ WA
Lot 186 Details
CLOS ST. JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE SANCTUS SANCTORUM 2007 (1 mag.)Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The largest scaled of the three, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum offers a 2009-like level of decadence, yet is more dense, concentrated and thick, with a massive mid-palate and texture that has nothing out of place. Boasting off-the-chart aromas and flavors of creme de cassis, ground pepper, melted licorice, loamy soil and exotic spice, it’s another desert island wine, in a lineup of desert island wines. Given that there are so few of these to go around, and that it’s bottled only in magnum, I know it’s difficult to open bottles, but don’t wait too long, as all three are insanely good – even today. 100 WA
ALBAN VINEYARDS SYRAH SEYMOUR'S VINEYARD 2005 (2)
Edna Valley.
From a cooler year, the 2005 Syrah Seymour’s Vineyard exhibits a more European personality than the classically Californian 2004. The 2005 reminds me of a broodingly backward, dark purple-colored Hermitage from the northern Rhone. Aromas of scorched earth, creme de cassis, truffles, and graphite emerge from this cuvee. With remarkable density, structure, precision, and freshness as well as sensational equilibrium (despite its weight and intensity), it should be at its finest between 2012-2025+. 96+ WA
2 bts. & 1 mag. per lot $1,900 - $2,200