Tasting Notes 32 found

an outstanding bottle that required four hours to open up. Lots of earth and leather, well balanced. Fruit is diminished but still in harmony. (451 views)

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starting to fade. Drink up. (1074 views)

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This has evolved into a real gem. Wonderful fruity nose and a complex focused finish. Fun and serious at the same time. Drinking beautifully. (1170 views)

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Still drinking nicely. Tannins calmed down and fruit still barely there. Leather. Cedar. (1283 views)

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Was past it's prime for sure in 2017. Weak in the palate. (2909 views)

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Dark garnet, clear complexion. Slighty muted at first but opened up to reveal a faint hint of tobacco leaf and cassis. Nothing bad about the wine, but not terribly exciting either. A perfectly acceptable midweek wine. (3102 views)

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- Crimsom color. (2693 views)

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Nice '2004'bouquet (bit severe, but very cabernet), also a bit severe in the taste, but nice to drink. (3628 views)

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This wine is past its prime as the fruit is largely gone (3600 views)

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Drank over two days and the wine improves considerably. Day two: The bouquet is a bit dusty with cassis, plum and earthy flavors. On the palate cassis, some sweet spices a touch of bell pepper, some chocolate, good acidity and pleasant tannin. The wine is mature now and offers really pleasant drinking after some air time. Will definitely still be ok in 2017. (2705 views)

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- Crimsom color - Well balanced (2624 views)

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As others have said this is a wine with bright fruit - A standard bordeaux, with nice nose of red berries, and a hint of minerals. Great food wine - wish I had more! (3850 views)

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Medium bodied with flavors of bright fruit, pencil shavings and lively acidity. Paired well with ravioli in bolognese sauce, but was a bit lacking when drank on its own. (2967 views)

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Decanted about an hour before tasting at a dinner party. The wine has some structure layering fig, plum, spice, oak and black cherry. A bit high on acidity with nice tannins. (2875 views)

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In fact about the same as my previous notes. Not a bad wine, but overall a bit green with firm acidity and tannin which has softened a bit. Can last for several years more, but will never be really subtle. (3681 views)

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A classic bordeaux, with nice nose of red berries, cedar, minerals. Palate does not the refinement or smoothness of others, but a solid refreshing food wine with strong red fruit profile. A bit thin and green, but finish is pleasant. (4668 views)

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Black as well as red fruits. Firm acidity and tannin. Straight forward wine. A bit green. The tannin will soften a bit more with more ageing, but there is no real finesse. (3596 views)

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Russk Simone brought to CB. A agood stage right now. A Tal wine $20. 91- (3647 views)

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This was a fine Bordeaux of medium body. Went well with some grilled sausages. (3747 views)

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Previous notes apply (3966 views)

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Dissapointing wine. Smell of burned fruit. Doesn't open op after decanting. Disjointed. Probably drunk to young. 2001 was much better. (3131 views)

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Don't know what the negative fuss is all about. First Bordeaux, well this probably wasn't the right wine to taste. This wines vineyards are adjacent to Cos d'Estournel and has similar properties to the great CD. Hoever, it certainly is no match. Deep dark rich color to a slightly brick rim. Legs were somewhat light. Nose was filled with terroir, vanilla cream, mocha, espresso, white pepper, some leather, shoe polish, black berries and nice dark fruit. Pepper, dill, dark chocolate, mocha, licorice, vanilla on the palate with mild acidity and tannins. Somewhat astringent on the finish with drying tannins. Truly an interesting wine and at 24.00/btl it is a steal. (3376 views)

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I am a relatively new wine drinker and this was my first French Bordeaux. I must say this was a big dissapointment. I had recently been on a Cali Pinot noir/Cab binge and the lack of depth in this wine was stunning. The nose was floral but reserved and the wine appeared very thin in the glass. On first sip I had to really concentrate to even know when this thin wine was hitting my lips. I even wondered if perhaps I had a corked bottle. Overall this was nothing to write home about. I dont think ive ever had a pinot noir this thin. I even decanted for 2 hours with no improvement. I hope my next venture into bordeaux is more fruitful, literally. (4710 views)

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First day red fruits in the bouquet and taste and a lot of acidity on the palate. The second day the acidity was a little less overruling. It is a rustic wine with unripe raspberries, cherries and some cassis and still youthful tannin. Not really impressive, but certainly ok. Will probably soften a bit more over the next 4 - 5 years. (4234 views)

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Clean, cherry fruit with an earthy and herbal background that adds a bit of complexity, but doesn't dominate; nice, medium-bodied Bordeaux. Ready now with just a bit of air time in the glass. (4278 views)

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Red and slighty darker fruit notes, fig on the finish. Some earth and broadness. Enjoyed this. (3468 views)

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I thought this was a very wine and I pair this with a Hungarian beef stew (sweet Paprika) this was a great pairing. It was recommended by a person at the local wine store. (3202 views)

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Had side by side with the '03. Less body, structure and overall a lesser wine. Very obvious in comparison that this was an inferior vintage. (4793 views)

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Somewhat disjointed. Reticent nose some cherries and flowers. Thin mouth feel with very young primary black fruit flavors. Acidity a little off balance and finish a little hot. (5907 views)

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Young. Some cherries. Juicy and ok bitterness, but not the real thing. A bit edgy. (5610 views)

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Very smooth taste. Have not much to compare with but like it .
Will buy again. (6490 views)

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Opened just after purchase to test. Well at this moment it is just an OK wine. Too young definately. It is not particularly thick, but more of a loose knit structure with a lot of acidity. Not a very impressive wine. I tasted better from this chateau. I decided not to buy more even though the price was well below 10 USD.
In case anyone notices; I changed mij score. This a wine which is ok, but just a little above average. (In general I think many people score too high.) (6479 views)

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