Mas Doix - 2004 (750ml) Pauillac I was shown verticals of

I was shown verticals of Neo and Neo Punta Esencia

but what a pair these two wines make

the 2005 Harlan Estate performed slightly better than it did last year

along with a vanilla note

and a long

Mas Doix - 2004 (750ml) Pauillac I was shown verticals ofThe 2004 Costers de Vinas Viejas is 50% Carinena, 48% Garnacha, and 2% Merlot aged for 16 months in new French oak. Deep purple, the aromas are other worldly with truffle, tar, graphite, kirsch, and wild blueberry among the array of scents leaping from the glass. Flamboyant and opulent, the wine has remarkable richness and depth of flavor leading to a 60 second finish. Drink this hedonistic effort over the next 10 12 years.