Verite La Muse
赤ワイン 750ml
[産 地]アメリカ ソノマカウンティ
[評 価]
100点
The 2013 La Muse, like all of the 2013s, comes about one-third from Alexander Valley vineyards, 40-plus percent from Chalk Hill, and the rest Knights Valley and Bennett Valley all high-elevation hillside vineyards. A blend of 89% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec at 14.3% alcohol, the wine is amazingly like a great vintage of Petrus, with mulberry, black cherry, licorice, truffle and unctuous, thick, juicy fruit all present in this full-bodied masterpiece. The tannins are still present. The wine has purity and savory presence and is remarkable. The finish goes on for well past a minute. This wine would probably benefit from 5-8 years of bottle age and last 40-50 years.
221, The Wine Advocate(30th Oct 2015)
[ヴェリテのコメント]
深くて濃い美しいレッドカラー。非常に純粋なアロマの中に、リッチなスパイスの香りが溢れ出し、かすかに森林の土のような香りが漂います。口に含むと、トリュフ、リコリス、ブラックチェリーの風味が深く混ざり合います。完熟フルーツのまろやかでしなやかな口当たり。バランスの取れたタンニンと共に、力強い余韻が長く残ります。エレガントでリッチ、そして複雑な活力を放つワインです。20〜30年熟成可能。