de Negoce OG N.11

Double decanted back into bottle 20 mins prior to serving with steak dinner. Nose: Cassis, black cherry, cigar box and violets, classic Napa Cabernet. Color: Dark and nearly opaque Crimson. Palate: Dark fruits, cassis, some mocha all wrapping around pleasant mouthfeel. 15% alcohol provides plenty of glycerin here. No heat noticeable. Wife kept sipping her glass way to fast on this one. She loved it too. See no reason to cellar this further. 2017 vintage did not provide the aging …

Popped and poured with teriyaki marinated chuck and sirloin steaks. Nose: Cassis- a character I love on Cabernets. Throw in some cigar box here too. This is going to be a winner. Color- dark, dark red. Palate: Cassis, black cherries, some savoriness, wrapped around a base of minerality and glycerin. LONG tannic finish just keeps going. Original write up stated a "Meritage" however wine was labeled as a Cabernet as it now changed 21% Cab Franc to 15% Franc. Think …

This was pretty delicious- well integrated with expressive fruit; I think now is the time

Not much improvement over 6 months. Long finish. Still a bit of tonic to resolve. With after dinner cheeses Day 2. Vacuvin in fridge. Bit more waight but not much better. With Korean rice bowl (fish) and then after dinner. Maybe food mismatch Red meat wine

With hangar steak, smashed potatoes, charred brocolli. After 6 hour decant. Needed that. Sip after 3 hours was quite tonicky Very nice! Huge middle and ending. Dense mouthfeel but with sufficient fruit - not chocolate First of case. Will go into "drink with good food over next few years" pile

This is really good stuff but it still would benefit from more time. Notes of blackberry and blueberry and tobacco with dense, chewy tannins. It is starting to integrate well and is a pleasure to drink but it should improve over the next couple years. 75% Cabernet, 15% Cab Franc, 9% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot 60% new French oak 71% Rutherford, 25% Howell Mountain, 4% Calistoga 15% Alc.

Time is on your side...Deep ruby, black and blue fruits and tobacco on the nose. On the palate high acidity high tannins, blueberries, blackberries, full body, pronounced intensity, long finish. This is very good, and as someone below said, it's powerful and exciting now but the tannins are still up front, not very integrated and I think will benefit from a lot more time. Giving it a 91 with minimal decant but I think with some more air that number …

Iron and black cherry are most prominent. Wall of tannins. Heat on the backend. Monolithic flavors lacking much complexity. Day 3. Whoa. Massive difference. Much more typical Left Bank Bordeaux style flavor notes. Leather, dark fruits, forest floor. This wine needs lots of time or lots of air.

Enjoyed very much! My favorite De Noce so far! Smoothie and tasty! Would definitely buy again!

In a great spot right now; Delicious upon first opening; Mellowed a bit over the course of the evening; Came back to this on day 3 and it was dead; I don't think that age is going to help these - it really needs the initial freshness to liven it up

Big chewy strawberry with strong tannins when first opened; Evolved to a plush semi-ripe phase and eventually settled into a medium/full bodied reasonably balanced solid showing; Pulled together pretty nicely after about 4 hours; Don't skip the first taste though - that was definitely the most exciting