Scarecrow Monsieur �tain

Drinking beautifully. No need to hold further. Subtle, well rounded dark fruit presentation. Tannins completely resolved - melts on the finish. Stylistically could be a 15 yr Graves. (Which may be why the 2009 Lascombes followed it so nicely!)

From the get go a gripper loads of red fruit cherry bomb but with les finess than anticipated. Brilliant wine ofc, but maybe at this price point, a bit high above the waterline!

Splash double decant then consumed over couple of hours. Solid but one of the lesser vintages of MtEtain I�ve had. Fruit no where to be found.

It�s no Scarecrow, but the M. Etain isn�t necessarily trying to be. Next to its big brother, it�s honestly barely worth talking about. But if you can peel yourself away from the notion that it will never be as successful as its super sibling, the M. Etain is a pleasurable sipper that offers up a fun yet just-sophisticated enough array of black-purple-red fruit, gravel, graphite, and licorice notes. Finishes with a medium beam of intensity that keeps everything moving. Juicy …

Need good. But 3rd was better after leaving it in fridge.

Note, I'm not normally a Cab drinker, my taste runs toward Pinot Noir so bear that in mind as I describe this one. after a 30 minute decant decided to take a small sample. The nose is fairly forward with cherry and menthol. Alcohol is evident in the nose. Also has a somewhat dusty hint in the background. I definitely think it needs more time in the air to open up. Probably committing infanticide here. Some legs on the glass …

Lovely soft tannins with a 4 hour decant. Lush and rich on the palate. Great dark red fruit earth with a clean mouth filling finish.

This was PnP into a decanter, then drank over the next couple hours. Really interesting to watch this evolve. Started out very rustic and more old school, with a nose of tobacco leaf, espresso, blackberries, dark licorice and forest floor. The pallet showed a ton of leather and was very herbal, with really silky texture, nice levels of concentration/depth and really exceptional balance. There was a bit of blue and red fruit peaking through, but not much. After I'd say …

Quick double decant then dove right in. Drank over about an hour. For the first time with an M. Etain, I was not elated. It's good juice, just not in line with prior vintages for me. I think I've had every vintage going back to 2009, and pretty much always 94-96 for me (even in their infancy). This fell a little short of the mark. Palate was not as velvety; came across more thin. Couldn't really pick up the typical …