Gorgeous open palate, allowing full enjoyment of the wine's many charms. Still plenty of red fruit, with hints of tar behind, along with hedgerow and sweet spices. There are also mushroom notes, along with black olive paste, leather and quite prominent oak notes. Long and complex. It is time to drink this. Right now it is a complete wine but I suspect it will go down hill from here.
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The last of 3 bottles, and it was the best of the lot. Fully mature with secondary and tertiary characteristics, the wine only needs 30 minutes in the decanter, to blow off any funk. Aromas of cherry and tobacco, are prominent on the nose, with hints of menthol. The tannin is fully integrated and the palate is silky smooth, with the finish the only barrier to a higher rating. It is a a little unbalanced and on the shorter side. I am starting to warm towards left bank Bordeaux's, which are consistently approachable and a relatively decent price
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Given the age, this was surprisingly fresh and fully alive. Stand A in the bottle, but cork 85-90% soaked, so maybe good that it was opened today. In the nose a lot of forest soil notes, forest moss, and pine. On the pale a soft texture and surprisingly fresh minerality. Very, very enjoyable. It stayed alive in the glass for hours throughout the evening. Enjoyed along with a 1999 Cheval Blanc and yet both where great wines, the Estournel took the price. P95+
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5/2/2024 - Philip67 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Gorgeous open palate, allowing full enjoyment of the wine's many charms. Still plenty of red fruit, with hints of tar behind, along with hedgerow and sweet spices. There are also mushroom notes, along with black olive paste, leather and quite prominent oak notes. Long and complex. It is time to drink this. Right now it is a complete wine but I suspect it will go down hill from here.
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4/7/2024 - djhammond Likes this wine: 95 Points
The last of 3 bottles, and it was the best of the lot. Fully mature with secondary and tertiary characteristics, the wine only needs 30 minutes in the decanter, to blow off any funk. Aromas of cherry and tobacco, are prominent on the nose, with hints of menthol. The tannin is fully integrated and the palate is silky smooth, with the finish the only barrier to a higher rating. It is a a little unbalanced and on the shorter side. I am starting to warm towards left bank Bordeaux's, which are consistently approachable and a relatively decent price
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1/26/2024 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rating: 4,3/5,0.
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12/31/2023 - Roland67 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Given the age, this was surprisingly fresh and fully alive. Stand A in the bottle, but cork 85-90% soaked, so maybe good that it was opened today. In the nose a lot of forest soil notes, forest moss, and pine. On the pale a soft texture and surprisingly fresh minerality. Very, very enjoyable. It stayed alive in the glass for hours throughout the evening. Enjoyed along with a 1999 Cheval Blanc and yet both where great wines, the Estournel took the price. P95+
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12/23/2023 - klatner@stillcloud.ch wrote:
Yes 👍🏻
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