2018 Vérité Assortimentkist (Joie, Muse, Désir)

This unique Vérité assortment box contains a bottle of 2018 La Muse, a bottle of 2018 La Joie and a bottle of 2018 Le Désir. 98 to 100 points wines with a drinking window of 40+ years. This is a box for the enthusiast (or the investor).

Rating
100

Release Price
AFTER

Drink Date
2025 - 2055

Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
30th Jul 2021
source
End of July 2021, The Wine Advocate

A blend of 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec, the 2018 La Muse was matured 16 months in 100% new French oak barrels. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the nose delivers a powerful perfume of cherry pie, blackberry preserves and baked plums, followed by suggestions of red roses, cast-iron pan, underbrush and unsmoked cigars, plus wafts of licorice and oolong tea. Medium to full-bodied, the black fruit and exotic spice layers flow so gracefully over the palate, textured by plush tannins and lifted with seamless freshness, finishing epically long and achingly fragrant. The intensity and complexity of aromas and flavors—all waltzing in captivating harmony—cannot fail to make your head spin in the best possible way. Electrifying!

Rating
98

Release Price
AFTER

Drink Date
2024 - 2044

Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
30th Jul 2021
source
End of July 2021, The Wine Advocate

Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Malbec, the 2018 La Joie displays an opaque purple-black color, slowly unfurling to offer profound notes of crème de cassis, preserved plums and boysenberries, with hints of rare beef, pencil lead, black olives and lilacs, plus touches of fertile loam and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate has jaw-dropping elegance and poise, featuring a solid backbone of firm, very fine-grained tannins and bold freshness to support the intense mineral-laced black fruit layers, finishing long with loads of savory and floral sparks. Simply breathtaking!

Rating
(97 - 100)

Release Price
$410

Drink Date
AFTER

Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
14th Jan 2021
source
January 2021 Week 2, The Wine Advocate

The 2018 Le Désir was tasted as a final-blend barrel sample, due to be bottled in January 2021. Composed of 82% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot and 6% Malbec, it will have been aged for 16 months in 100% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, the nose is a little shy to begin, offering subtle suggestions of red roses, lilacs and kirsch over a core of blackberry preserves, black raspberries and red currant jelly plus a touch of cinnamon stick. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is captivatingly elegant, featuring layer upon layer of floral and earth accents among the intense black and red fruits, finishing with fantastic length and almost electric tension. Stunning! 2,500 cases were made.