Vérité Winery: Le Désir, La Joie, La Muse – Shipping Now
| Product Name | LCBO# | Region | Score | mL | $/btl. | Qty. Avail. | Qty |
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Vérité La Joie 2016
Vérité La Joie 2016Sonoma County 0523506 (XD) 14% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $649.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : A serious wine in this vintage with excellent tannic hold and clear definition. The fruit is extremely ripe, with smoked raspberry and ripe blackberry notes. It is closed right now but with a silky, if knitted down, structure and a ton of juice running through the palate from beginning to end. Cabernet Sauvignon dominated. Drinking window: 2024-2040. Score - 97. (Jane Anson, decanter.com, Sept. 3, 2020)
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0523506
| California | 97 (DEC) | 750 | $649.00 | 37 |
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Vérité La Joie 2017
Vérité La Joie 2017Sonoma County 0631259 (XD) 14% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $649.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Tasting like a great bottle of Château Lafite, the 2017 La Joie is based largely on Cabernet Sauvignon and brought up, I suspect, in mostly new French oak. Deep ruby/purple, with a heavenly bouquet of crème de cassis, lead pencil, cedarwood, graphite, and tobacco, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, an incredible sense of elegance and purity, building tannins, and a great, great finish. This majestic, regal Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is going to require a decade of cellaring to hit maturity (although it's far from unapproachable today) and will see its 50th birthday in fine form. I followed this bottle for three days and it never showed a hint of oxidation. This is easily my wine of the vintage in 2017. Maturity: 2020-2070. Score - 100. (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, May 21, 2020)
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0631259
| California | 100 (JD) | 750 | $649.00 | 19 |
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Vérité La Muse 2016
Vérité La Muse 2016Sonoma County 0631150 (XD) 14% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $649.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 La Muse is composed of 93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec. Wow-it comes strutting out of the glass with flamboyant crème de cassis, ripe plums and black cherries notes followed by nuances of aniseed, chocolate box, wild thyme, violets and chargrill plus a fragrant suggestion of potpourri. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the densely packed perfumed black fruit layers are beautifully framed by perfectly ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastically knit freshness. It finishes long with the most incredible display of mineral sparks. Drink date: 2022-2055 Score - 100. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)
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0631150
| California | 100 (RP) | 750 | $649.00 | 15 |
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Vérité La Muse 2017
Vérité La Muse 2017Sonoma County 0020342 (XD) 14% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $649.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Composed of 100% Merlot for the first time this year, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2017 La Muse rolls sensuously out of the glass with scents of black raspberries, Black Forest cake, boysenberries and cinnamon toast, followed by nuances of a garrigue, forest floor, beef drippings and clove oil. Medium to full-bodied, the richly fruited palate slowly builds in the mouth to a crescendo of black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, framed by exceptionally ripe, round tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Stylistically, it stands apart from previously vintages, possessing the same magical intensity, but with less weight and more pop. Drink date: 2024-2050. Score - 99. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, May 29, 2020)
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0020342
| California | 99 (RP) | 750 | $649.00 | 16 |
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Vérité Le Désir 2017
Vérité Le Désir 2017Sonoma County 0020341 (XD) 14% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $649.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Lastly, the 2017 Le Desir is 80% Cabernet Franc, with the balance mostly Merlot mixed with a splash of Malbec. It has a wonderful Cabernet Franc floral character as well as awesome black raspberry, cedarwood, forest floor, violets, rose petals, new leather, and who knows what else. Incredibly complex, it takes lots of air to show at its best and is medium to full-bodied, has a bright spine of acidity, fabulous tannins, and a great, great finish. The elegance of this wine paired with its richness and depth is something to behold. It's another damn near perfect wine from this estate, and to see this quality from a challenging vintage like 2017 boggles the mind. Hats off to the father-daughter team of Pierre and Hélène Seillan. Score - 98+-. (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, May 21, 2020)
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0020341
| California | 98+- (JD) | 750 | $649.00 | 29 |
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