Edmunds St. John Les Côtes Sauvages

Huet-A-Thon (Bay Area Edition) : Anise and licorice, herbs, and menthol on the nose. Elegant and delicate weight on the palate that has sunny California fruit mixed with Rhone-ish herbal complexity. There’s also earthiness, and a touch of smoke mid-palate and a hit of peppery spiciness on the finish. Bravo, this is in a great place right now.

a real beauty. Lovely mature nose of dark fruits, tree bark, coffee, herbs. Ready to go but not tired.

Bought from Steve Edmunds Cellar Sale. Still very much alive. Tannins fully resolved, slight acidity holding on. Nothing but tertiary on the nose. On the sip, met by incredibly light and vibrant berries on the front of the tongue followed by and incredibly complex and enticing finish. Incredible.

I’d double-decanted for sediment. Nice match with the steak- just a bit of tannin, good acids, herby with some meat & leather notes on the warm dark fruit. Fruit is a bit less exuberant than the ‘95, I’ll drink other soon. Very fun. B+