Vérité La Muse 2014

Robert Parker

The 2014 La Muse (2,800 cases ) is a legendary effort. The wine offers an opaque purple color and a gorgeous nose of lead pencil shavings, blackberry, incense, Asian spice, cocoa, plum, and a touch of chocolate and barrique. On the palate, more cassis and blackberry come to the forefront. The wine is unctuous, with adequate acidity and a stunning energy underneath the massive fruit and body. This is a spectacularly fragrant and, at the same time, dense wine, with enough structure (somewhat surprising in this vintage) to last 35-45+ years. The final blend was 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec.

Vert de Vin Magazine

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a very slight richness as well as power (perfectly / well controlled). It reveals notes of cassis, wild blackberry and small notes of black cherry, crushed raspberry associated with small touches of wild strawberry, caramelization, small toasted touches as well as discreet hints of tonka bean. The mouth offers a very beautiful fat, a very slight finesse, a beautiful balance, a beautiful definition, a slight tension, a beautiful acidulous frame (in the background), volume, a beautiful aromatic complexity, power (but full of finesse) as well as an explosive side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed cassis and small notes of raspberry, crunchy / juicy red berries associated with small / fine touches of flowers / violet, Zan, tobacco, cocoa as well as very discreet hints of cardamom and an imperceptible touch of Bourbon vanilla. Tannins are fine and slightly mellow. Good length. (2022+)