Two bottles tasted with identical provenance, one double decanted 7 hours before, the other 3. The longer-decanted surprises with the amount of oak still present, the fruit withdrawn. The shorter-decanted more closely resembles the example tasted 5 years ago; nascent but characterful, blue and black berry compote, subtle incense, rich yet not unwieldy. An 05 still demanding time.
Hard to believe this wine is almost 20 years old. Still drinking very big and bold. Tannins are still grippy. drinkable now, but needs a good amount of time in my opinion.
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Fantastic wine with a wonderful bouquet, dark, ripe berries, spices and crushed stones, flowers. Very silky palate, spicy, dark fruited, a bit of chocolate, yet some freshness, leading to long finish with very fine tannins. Ready to drink with a bit of decant. For sure a more exotic, modern wine, but by no means overdone.
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From a 375 and consistent with prior notes. This is just starting to be ready. This is a big wine with a lot of fruit, but is restrained and elegant. There is a wall of fine tannin here that is still breaking down. No doubt, a classic wine that is likely to continue to improve.
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Pre-Labour Day drinks: Such a contrast to the brilliant '96 Calon Segur that came before, clearly a Parkerized, over-extracted wine from a hot vintage. Guessed '05 or ‘09 left-bank modern producer. Agree whole-heartedly with the previous note that said this was soupy and muddled.
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(Chateau Cos d'Estournel) COLOR-dark; NOSE-some black cherry, leather & Asian spice, but quite tight right now; TASTE-great complexity; bright cherries are coming through; the polish is intense; I still taste the lingering finish on this classic Bordeaux; the back-end tannins completely convince me that this wine has the potential age for 50+ years; an amazing freshness; as this wine develops, I'm looking forward to the 2nd tier flavors on the mid-palate; dark fruits dominate this wine (black cherries & black fruit); the finish is staggeringly long; this is textbook & classic Bordeaux; great effort; GV-98+
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5/19/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:
Two bottles tasted with identical provenance, one double decanted 7 hours before, the other 3. The longer-decanted surprises with the amount of oak still present, the fruit withdrawn. The shorter-decanted more closely resembles the example tasted 5 years ago; nascent but characterful, blue and black berry compote, subtle incense, rich yet not unwieldy. An 05 still demanding time.
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5/4/2024 - catowne1 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Hard to believe this wine is almost 20 years old. Still drinking very big and bold. Tannins are still grippy. drinkable now, but needs a good amount of time in my opinion.
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5/4/2024 - Édifice wrote: 97 Points
Fantastic wine with a wonderful bouquet, dark, ripe berries, spices and crushed stones, flowers. Very silky palate, spicy, dark fruited, a bit of chocolate, yet some freshness, leading to long finish with very fine tannins. Ready to drink with a bit of decant. For sure a more exotic, modern wine, but by no means overdone.
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5/1/2024 - Matt T wrote: 95 Points
From a 375 and consistent with prior notes. This is just starting to be ready. This is a big wine with a lot of fruit, but is restrained and elegant. There is a wall of fine tannin here that is still breaking down. No doubt, a classic wine that is likely to continue to improve.
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4/30/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 86 Points
Pre-Labour Day drinks: Such a contrast to the brilliant '96 Calon Segur that came before, clearly a Parkerized, over-extracted wine from a hot vintage. Guessed '05 or ‘09 left-bank modern producer. Agree whole-heartedly with the previous note that said this was soupy and muddled.
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