I had high expectations for the new wines from Daphne Glorian

probably longer

blossoming from the glass

I suspect one will emerge from the different lots of Les Bessards that I tasted as 2009 is certainly a year where enough wine can be culled out for the Cathelin without sacrificing the monumental quality of the regular Hermitage

underbrush and a touch of the sauvage that continues onto the supple

Leoville Barton other_regions I had high expectations forThis young, primary wine, expresses an elegant style of Leoville Barton. Blackberry, cassis, earth and tobacco scents open up what seems like an early maturing wine for this chateau. The tannins have more softeners and polish that I usually detect in their wine. Give it another couple of years to develop complexities.