2009 La Vielle Cure has been uncorked.

[JimHow]

A big score from He Who Shall Remain Nameless, 93 points. Let's see what this 14.5 percenter is all about....

[JimHow]

This wine didn't thrill me. It was clearly a wine of depth, and I would buy a case at the $20 price it used to sell at, but not the $34 price in NH. It was high in alcohol but not hot, but I didn't get the sexiness that He Who Shall Remain ameless saw in it. It was pretty internationalized. Great deep purple color, decent bouquet, found it similar to the 2005. Good, not great. A 15 year wine. Buy at under $25. Rating: 90 points.