Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

‘While there is a hint of reduction present on the otherwise spicy and somber red berry fruit-suffused nose, there is only a hint of herbal tea and certainly none of the reviled 'green meanie' character. I like the intensity and detail to the delicious middle weight flavors that retain a fine sense of precision along with plenty of minerality on the lingering and well-balanced finale. What is missing, at least at present, relative to my original review is that this has not developed the level of depth that it usually does after 12 years of age. Granted this example is in magnum and thus still young and to that end I would suggest holding this at least another 8 to 10 years. In short, this is a very good 2004 but it's not at its usual level. Tasted twice in the last year from large format with consistent results’ - Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, 92/100 (Jul 2017)

'Good deep red. Ineffable aromas of raspberry, crushed stone and flowers. Like liquid silk on entry, then quite tightly wound in the middle, offering great purity and nerve but hiding more than it's showing in the way of flavor today. This has a nearly frightful intensity and superb stony persistence. Due to hail in late August, the yield here was just 20 hectoliters per hectare, compared to 25 in 2005, according to Millet. A highlight of the vintage. When I asked Millet to compare his 2004s to his 2001s, he told me that the acidity in the spine of the 2004s is barely tasteable, as the minerality of the wine dominates. "In comparison, the 2001s are gaining in sensuality and elegance," he said. "But their fresh fruit flavors are still fighting their acidity."' - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, 95+/100 (Mar 2007)