d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, Coppermine Road, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Alsace mineral-dominated effort

mineral-dominated effort

There is excellent persistent and fine balance but it could use a bit more stuffing

yet also weightless and elegant

The same can be said for the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin

and structured

d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, Coppermine Road, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Alsace mineral-dominated effort94 CellarTracker I had a few members of the Tasting Group crew join me in a sort of, "help me drink down my cellar" gathering. Everyone had an opportunity to dig through the cellar and select a bottle of their choosing; the identity of the wine was kept from everyone else and then presented double blind though, since the bottles were being pulled from my cellar, it wasn't a true double blind situation for me. This was poured into a decanter and served