2009 RdV Vineyards Rendezvous

The 2009 Rendezvous, the second vintage, is mostly a 35/32 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with about a third combined of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. RdV continues to prove that its young-vines Bordeaux-like wines were amazing from the get-go. This is showing maturity now, some cigar box, lead pencil and all those things you want from classic Bordeaux. It is not, of course, really all that old in the grand scheme of things, so it is aging fast. It still has fine structure, but this is further along than the Lost Mountain 2009. Dive into this one first (and probably soon). I don't think, nor does Rutger, that this will improve more, but it should certainly hold well for several more years, especially if you like them more complex than fruity.