Tasting Notes 161 found

Youthful, but in a perfect spot, the nose expresses blackberries, smoke, charcoal, wild herbs and espresso with little effort. Full-bodied, lush, firm, and filled with salty black cherries, blackberries, chocolate, licorice, and plums, the minerality becomes more apparent as the finish lingers. Pop and pour, or decant for 1 hour, either way this is singing. Drink from 2024-2040. (1390 views)

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Salty plums, oceanic nuances, licorice, truffle, mint, cocoa and cherries create the nose. Rich, lush, layers of vibrant, black and red fruits, salt, spice and herbs taste as good as they feel. Popped and poured, the wine hit all the right notes the moment it splashed into the glass. Drink from 2023-2035. (3167 views)

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Pretty good although not as vibrant as last bottle. Wine was a tad sour (1633 views)

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Big nose of earth, tobacco On palette, lots of green pepper but not overly vegetal. Tons of cassis on finish with a hint of cherry and just a peak of oak. Great mouthfeel , velvety, unctuous. Long, long finish. Quite delightful. Would drink up over next 3-5 years, probably at peak. (1745 views)

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Lots of green pepper on nose. Lots of black fruit on palette, some cherry notes. A touch of moss, mushrooms. Nice finish. Definitely at peak (or slightly past). Definitely drink now. (1915 views)

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This is going to drink week for many more years (1706 views)

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WB DC Offline - Mostly Napa (Bistrot Lepic): Deep ruby, pronounced tobacco and eucalyptus on the nose. On the palate high acidity high tannin, still drinking young. Cherries and blackberries. Outstanding but will improve. Wait. (1980 views)

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Decanted for 7 hours. It needed it, a couple of weeks ago I decanted a bottle for 5 hours and that was insufficient. Delightful nose of berries and clean lingering finish. I would not ask for more from this wine. It met my expectations of a full bodied right bank wine. (2033 views)

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Popped and poured due to circumstance, otherwise would have decanted for several hours.

With the tremendous 2000 vintage coming into its prime now, expectations were high for this one. Nose - Bright red fruit, strawberries, forest floor, oregano and some subtle floral notes. Very promising. Mouth started off a bit light and mute, but after 30 minutes in the glass started to come around, displaying big bold fruit, medium to full bodied structure, soft velvety tannins and superb balance and depth. A harmonious, elegant wine with big presence, at its prime now.

91 points on the night. Drink now through 2035.

* If it weren't for unfortunate circumstance, the wine would have been opened several hours ahead of dinner and decanted, which I feel would have yielded a much stronger performance, so will revisit if I get a chance, and expecting a 92-93 point performance under the right conditions. (2280 views)

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Lovely wine on first opening. Very deep red to garnet. Dark violets. Good balance with a brightness and enough tannin to last. Acid and tannin diminished after an hour decant. Violets and some earthiness on the palate and in the aroma, but I don’t taste any licorice, leather, or berry. Medium finish. Would I pay $110 for it now? No. (2192 views)

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Interesting nose, terrarium with some deep red fruit notes. Lots of cassis, earth, strong finish. None of the salinity of the last bottle. Drinking very well. Seems to be at peak, imo. (2466 views)

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Showing just great, no decanting needed before getting to all the juicy, sweet, dark plums, blackberries, 80% cacao chocolate, and oceanic notes. There is a distinctive crushed rock and salty essence on the palate that adds loads of nuances to the lush textures. Drink from 2022-2030. (3622 views)

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Rich blackberry; leather; concentrated and balanced; long sweet finish. (2823 views)

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Bordeaux masterclass at Summa 2022 (Weingut Alois Lageder, Margreid, South Tyrol): A decadent nose, riper and more intense than the preceding wines with sweet dark fruits bordering on rum pot, accompanied by some rusty iron. In the mouth the wine is surprisingly civilized with good freshness and more red fruits. Rounded mouthfeel with a very good texture and fine tannin. However, it feels not as dense as the Gruaud Larose and not as complex and refined as the La Petite Eglise. At or maybe slightly past peak. (3371 views)

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Lovely wine. (2786 views)

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Horse, barn, grass, and salt water on nose. Nose oddly subdued though. On palette, green pepper, earth, minerals, mushroom. Perhaps a bit one dimensional , not enough fruit showing through. Decanted for about a half hour, would pnp next time. Drink up (2720 views)

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Perfect drinking window (2630 views)

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I splashed and cleaned out the bottle...short decant...a bit of venturi while refilling the bottle. Still A bit blocky and structured throughout the 2 hour dinner....young? or just not elegant... (2444 views)

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Dinner at Audrey with Steve and Sherry. Served alongside a 2000 Leoville Barton. Great nose of flowers, black cherry and leather. Medium bodied with great concentration and balance. Red and black fruits with nice freshness and minerality. I agree with Eric's note from June. "Textbook right bank wine. If you have a few, now a REALLY good time to try one." Purchased as futures and store at 55 degrees since release. 95 points. (2165 views)

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Definitely ready to go, all the flowers, licorice, crushed rock, cherries, plums, smoke, earth and tobacco make the right impression on the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, round, slightly polished and loaded with sweet, deep red fruits with a touch of salty cocoa in the end note. Decanted about 45 minutes, this is a nice time to be drinking it. (4396 views)

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Great night of over indulgence- and then cap’d off with great Signet scotch. 2000 Pavie Macquin, 2019 Tor VHR Pure Magic, 2018 Del Dotto Single Cluster, 2016 Abreu Las Posadas (killer even now with 4x decant and then 1.5 hours in decanter- stupid young but WOTN) and 2016 Kinsman Anjea (runner up) and 2019 La Pelle (best QPR delicious). Zero notes only simple impressions.

2000 Pavie Macquin is still youthful even 21 years in. Lots of life left, higher toned red fruits with full secondary flavors. (3404 views)

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opened and decanted this with grilled spatchcocked chicken after reading Neal Martin's tastings of the 2000 and 2001 from a number of chateaux. He did not love this wine and I can see why, particularly to his more precise and classic palate. The wine is quite ripe ripe and hardly a classic, even for the right bank. That said, perfectly pleasant to drink and I don't get VA or other signs of excess. I think the wine is better at lower termps, but perfectly good drink (2595 views)

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Double decanted for an hour, deep ruby, dark fruit with some leather, med. tannins, med/long finish; delicious, drink or hold (2602 views)

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Totally delicious. Decanted for sediment and evidently in great form based on the aroma given off during that process. Sweetish strawberry fruit on the nose, but this wasn't at all confected: just dense, perfectly-mature fruit with hints of truffle and coffee. This impression continued onto the palate, with sweet cherry, minted lamb, white pepper, burnt ends and black tea. Still some tannin to give it structure and chew. Wonderful with some Scottish sirloin steak. (3003 views)

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Big fruit but integrated with leather, earth notes. Nice round mouthfeel. Min tannins . Came in 2nd place of 8 wines from St Emilion & Pessac-Leognan, 2000 vintage showed well. (2454 views)

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Tasting beautifully. Wonderfully balanced with dark fruit, cocoa, licorice and cedar. Really strong tannins. Still a lot of life in this but delicious now. (2309 views)

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I should have taken a more detailed tasting note, but alas I didn't. Consumed across two nights, first via Coravin and then popping the cork. In a nutshell, this was outstanding, still quite vigorous but also getting to a wonderful point of maturity. This has a long way to go, but it is utterly delicious and on point right now. Textbook right bank wine. If you have a few, now a REALLY good time to try one. (3146 views)

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After 2 hours perfect; clay, smooth and layered; soft round plum like fruit; coarse; long balanced finished. (2485 views)

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COVID-19 in the Rear-View Mirror...with Lots of Dom Perignon (Park Ridge Country Club): I have dipped my toes in the 2000 Bordeaux pool a few times in the past few years with very exciting results. Once gain, the fruit concentration doesn't surprise, but lots of grace and balance coming through already. Very good now. (3230 views)

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10 Years Tasting (The same wines 10 years ago and now) (Martins House): Bacon, lactic, red berries, blueberry yogurt, tar and herbs. This has developed incredibly well. A beauty (2859 views)

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Lush dark fruit, chocolate. Silky smooth and drinking well, but still a bit too much oak and extraction to reach greatness, at least for me. (2462 views)

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great tasting spot...showed nice concentration and complexity with a long finish (2991 views)

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Ripe red berries, tomato sauce, and white pepper with fine tannins. Drinking well now and should last at least another 5 years (2634 views)

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Großer Stoff, großer Spaß! (2655 views)

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This pours medium garnet in the glass, with medium minus bricking. The nose is a recognizable and fairly classic expression of right bank bordeaux. Complex and maturing aromas of dark chocolate, wet hay, dried mint, dried cherry, and plum all powerfully waft from the glass. The palate is lovely entering on sweet dried dark cherries and optimally ripened plum. Tannins are velvety and medium minus, with great medium plus acid. The finish lingers impressively showing dried cherry, plum, and a lovely tea-like note. Very, very impressed with this. (3225 views)

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This is outstanding Saint Emilion from northern neighbor of famous Chateau Pavie!! Took 30 min to open up. Dark purple with classic nose of dark fruits: cherries, plums, currant jelly, figs, leather, licorice and truffles. Roach and profound, palate is medium to full body with prominent black fruit and truffles, with notes of licorice and mocha. Tannins nearly resolved and integrated, juicy acidity. Long finish. 94 pts but begging for even higher rating! (2531 views)

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Opened this on our first cold(ish) evening for this winter season here in HK. (Dunno about the rest of you, but I find cold weather a better match for red wine than even roast beef...) As for the wine, it's a real surprise. I remember opening a bottle years ago: it was such dark inky blue/black stuff you could stick a quill in it and compose a prelude and fugue. But now, at 20 years old, it's turned dark ruby, with a faint orange rim and whiff of tawny. Medium bodied, with a perfumed nose, vibrant layers of fruit and a finish that rolls on like the movie credits in Lords of the Ring, it is a delight to drink on a cold dry night. Terrific! (2367 views)

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Peaking right now. Fully resolve tannin integrate to the fruit. A little bit sweet fruit-new world style right bank. Long finish. (2670 views)

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Superb example of fully realized Bordeaux. Double decanted and one glass poured for an hour. Shared with Cousin Mark, who has extensive Bordeaux experience. He found it Very Fine.

Carefully cellared bought at release bottle
Has all the elements. One bottle left ! (3140 views)

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Mittleres rubinrot mit 2 mm Wasserrand; intensives Bouquet von roter Beerenfrucht, Tabak, Bitterschoko, leicht mit rauchigen Noten unterlegt und etwas Graphit; mittlerer Körper, ausgewogen, elegant und mit guter Länge; lecker, nicht allzu komplex. (3352 views)

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On the nose, red berry fruit, camphor, and earth. On the palate, currants, blackberry, and bitter tobacco/charcoal, with notes of red berries and something herbal on the medium to long finish, with light tannins and good acidity. The tobacco/charcoal flavor was unusually strong, presumably from oak, and although it faded over several hours it remained strong enough to be distracting. This is better on the nose than on the palate. As other notes here say, this seems to be at the beginning of its drinking window, not in the middle: the Cellartracker window is too early. Five more years should help this integrate more of the oak, and decanting helps at this stage. This was an average value at about $80. (3393 views)

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brick red, in color. black cherry, black currant, plum, tobacco, leather, spice, savory. rich and layered. long finish. (2531 views)

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New style right bank, delicious, long life ahead of it. (3030 views)

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Black fruited with tobacco and leather notes. Lush concentrated fruit kept in check with firm balanced acidity. Long with smooth tannins. Very good now entering its drinking zone with a long life ahead. (3017 views)

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Beautiful dark berry , well balanced and drinking very well. Hint of charcoal, currant with a long finish (2833 views)

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Académie des Cinquante Saint-Emilion Tasting (Restaurant Bolenius *, Amsterdam, NL): Tasted blind (wine 7): cherries, earth, evolution, well-matured, tight, sturdy, lovely nose, 91. Tasted semi-blind: mature, flowing, energetic, cool and mineral, beautifully developed, spices, elegant, firm but finely grained tannins, balanced and long, 93. (3548 views)

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Unlike other right bank wines from the vintage, which in the main have entered their prime drinking window, this is lagging behind in its development. It probably needs another year or two to be at its best. However, that said it is a very impressive wine and should be outperforming the excellent 1998 in the future. The nose is is deep and opulent with blackcurrant and red berry fruits dominant. The palate is still in primary stage but has great depth and balance with excellent acidity. There is a distinctive smokiness which is very appealing, but the tannin is still a distraction, even after time in the decanter and in the glass. It has a decent finish and once this hits its peak I can see myself scouring this a point or two higher. (2953 views)

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Medium garnet, surprisingly opaque. Nose of cassis, red currant, fecund soil, mocha, meaty tones. Layers of red currant, loads of beef blood, smoky plum, and soy on the palate with an elegant turn. Freshening acidity and filed off tannin. Last sips were best, with deepening concentration and grip. Long finish of red currant fruit, rock, and grip. Very young but good. Will try again in 5 years. (2650 views)

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The fill was into the neck and the cork was sound; popped and poured. notes of ripe plums, blackberry, mocha, and hints of campfire. Medium to full bodied, with a lush texture, great concentration, and a long finish. (2139 views)

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Crimson in color with some bricking at the edge of the glass. 13.5% ABV. Breathtaking nose of black fruits, smoke, leather and roasted herbs. Medium to full bodied, rich, deep and concentrated. Sweet and lush fruit graces the palate. Flavors of black currants, cassis, plum and minerals. The finish is exceptionally long with pronounced, silky tannins. The wine is just now entering what should be a long drinking window. Just a wonderful reflection of the '00 vintage with beautiful fruit and incredible structure. Drink over the next 6-10 years. (2858 views)

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Loved it. Very complex, yet very smooth and balanced. Lots of tapenade in the aroma profile, with touches of jalapeño and barbecue smoke. (3073 views)

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Excellent! This wine has a delicious complexity that I suspect is a product of the Merlot grapes along with proper age. Very dark, smokey/tobacco taste, but dark fruits still dominate. Only needed the decant for sediment purposes. Was good from the first sip to the last glass. No need to wait on this, in a great spot now. Tannins fully integrated. (2638 views)

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Un nez envoûtant. Tout à fait prêt à être bu et pour quelques années. (3086 views)

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“inky/purple-hued St.-Emilion. Tannic, with lots of pure black raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a notion of charcoal “ according to Robert Parker who scores 95. Big , deep red that is moving into a wonderful window for drinking. Hints of graphite if not leather (3014 views)

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Auf dem Höhepunkt! (3223 views)

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Bottle was pristine; popped, poured and consumed over the course of 3 hours. Deep garnet core with no bricking. A bit shy on the nose and lacking in complexity, offering up notes of blackberry, tobacco, and crushed stones; hints of plums and flowers. Medium bodied, good concentration, structure is a bit more stern than I would have expected, texture is round but no velvet. A perplexing showing; it's a solid wine, but did not meet my expectations. (3309 views)

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Garnet edge with a deep ruby core.
Beautiful red fruit, blueberry, and mineral one the nose.
Silky texture, medium body, integrated tannin, and moderate acidity. Everything is well balanced but it is not as striking on the palate as on the nose. There is a touch of bitterness on the back end that takes away from the finish.
All in all, a solid wine that might just be in a weird zone. (3330 views)

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Nicely aged Bordeaux. Muted nose. Mineral, tobacco, graphite shifting to dark fruit for the finish.
Good acid. Lovely with London broil. (3073 views)

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This is a brilliant wine and squarely in its drinking window. Slow-ox'd for several hours, decanted before consuming. Thick and dark in the glass with a dark garnet/purple core and some lightening and garnet on the rim. Huge nose of lead pencil, black fruits, cassis, chocolate and graphite. Thick on the palate and ultra silky, with a very long finish. Only slight detractor is a slightly bitter finish. Drink now and over the next decade. (3248 views)

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Blake Tasting - Guessed right bank early 90's with pencil lead/graphite throughout - beautiful wine - surprised i thought it was so old. loved it A (2940 views)

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Fantastisch! (3057 views)

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Surprisingly reticent, an hour in the decanter would help. Concentrated, deep and fleshy, the fruit shows its minerality essence with ease. The berries are ripe, sweet and offer good flesh, but the wine seems to be stubbornly holding on to its youth. (4019 views)

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Solid P-M. Great fruit which is still shiny bright. Not as much plum as in some other Merlot, but dark and red cherry, blackberries and some cocoa and vanilla from the oak. Tannins have resolved but a touch of bitterness that isn’t necessarily bad on the finish.

This could hold another 5 without changing a lot. Nowhere as great as the Pavie-Decesse from 2000, as it was much more weighty, but P-M always seems more of a middleweight wine compared to its neighbors. (3253 views)

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Deep purple color with no brown on the rim. The twin of the last bottle tasted, with similar bouquet and flavor of cassis and beef bouillon with balance marred by somewhat harsh tannins in the finish. Limited depth and nuance with a moderate finish. Nevertheless, drinkable enough. This wine went through Hurricane Katrina and may have suffered as a consequence, but my rating is in the range of other drinkers so I have kept it. (4542 views)

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Deep purple color with no brown in the rim. Bouquet and flavor of cassis and plums, with some beef bouillon notes in the ending. Tannins still not fully integrated, marring the balance. Drinkable but not evoking any excitement. Fair balance with limited nuance and a moderate finish. This wine went through Hurricane Katrina which may have degraded it, but my rating was within the range of other tasters so I have left it. (4071 views)

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Une vraie personnalité olfactive, un comportement équilibré en bouche. Ouvrir 2 heures à l'avance. (4151 views)

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Very nice wine, no hurry to open the next one. (3996 views)

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Decanted for an hour then back in the bottle, deep ruby, dark fruit with a touch of vanilla, mod. tannins, med/long finish; delicious, drink or hold (4925 views)

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조여주는 타닌감은 약하였지만 아주 긴 피니쉬와 겹겹이 잘 짜여진 구조감... 멋진 그레잇 와인 (4214 views)

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Garnet color, opaque, hint of brick at the edge. Smells are dill, cedar, cherry, plum, floral notes, and dark chocolate. Tastes are cedar, dark chocolate, peppery notes, earth, cherry, plum, and herbs. The tannins are present, dry, and satin like but strong. (4360 views)

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Fan tas tisch (4349 views)

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Tasted blind. Friday late night at Tim's place. Aired in decanter for 2 hours already. From magnum bottle.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, garnet colour. Lges.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of grilled bell peppers, earth, black cherries, sweet cedar. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol, fine integrated medium tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensirty, with flavours of black cherries, blackcurrant, blackberries, earth, sweet licorice, peppery spices. Long finish.
Very good quality. Still going strong in magnum format. (5112 views)

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Saint Emilion 2000 vintage: 15 years in bottle (Grill Room at the Rosewood): I found wine #22 to be a bit too hefty and rich, and not as juicy as, say Pavie. Overall it was a modern style that was more evident to me. Still, not a bad wine by any stretch of the imagination – and score higher if you like the style. (6200 views)

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Very nice after 3 hour decant. Tannins have resolved with some air and the fruit is very alive - black cherry and mineral flavors - long finish. Tight when opened and restrained on the nose. At 2 hrs it was a different wine. Quite enjoyable. Bottle in perfect condition. (4385 views)

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Comprehensive 2000 St Emilion Blind Tasting (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Wine 22 - Expressive nose displaying black cherry, milk chocolate, mocha and cedar. Excellent concentration, nicely layered, silky and polished, nicely integrated tannins and a long sweet black fruit driven finish. This big scale wine has reached the youthful peak but will improve for another decade or two. (5318 views)

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I drank too soon after removing from cellar, give it two hours to open up and enjoy all of it. This is not ethereal but it is way better than most bordeaux, very smooth, well balanced fruit, some leather at the beginning and slightly dry at the end. (5563 views)

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Very extracted and overly flamboyant at this stage vs. the excellent 98. Very, very young, will recommend not touching for a few more years. (4842 views)

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I took this to an offline in Greensboro. This was very aromatic. It was both floral and fruity with some cassis notes and a long finish. The host of the party liked it a lot; his wife not so much. (4295 views)

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To Anil and Naga (4694 views)

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Modern style Bordeaux with lots, and lots of highly extracted fruit. Intense blackcurrant, bell pepper pyrazines and a bit of oak spices. Dry with a high volume, but impeccably balanced, palate. Inky intensity and a long finish. All in all a tasty wine but lacks a bit of complexity on the nose, and shows no signs of maturity to get med really excited. (5284 views)

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Clear, dense ruby color.

Youthful nose with pronounced intensity. Massive nose with cassis jam, cedar wood, grass, menthol, coffee and expensive oak. Super clean and polished.

Full bodied with medium(+) tannins and medium acidity. Pronounced intensity, heavily extracted with truckloads of dense black fruit. Really long finish.

Crazy high quality but I can't help to find this wine utterly boring. Not a sign of development even after 16 years of age. Hold forever. (3905 views)

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Tät mörk färg med vissa mognadstoner

Lite gröna toner, svarta vinbär, kaffe, ceder, typisk bdx näsa

Strävt, härlig längd, bra komplexitet

Sammanfattningsvis en mycket bra bdx (4208 views)

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Two magnums, with roast beef and the Brora fishing party at Struan Lodge. Excellent wine for such an occasion. Travelled well from the cellar in Yorkshire, lovely limpid colour, expressive nose, well rounded fruit, quite full, some secondary flavours, satisfying and reasonably long. Mild tannins did not intrude. Pretty good QPR. (4311 views)

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Decanted for 2.5 hours. Black cherry nose, with forest floor, spice and bell pepper. Smooth on the palate with cherry, leather, mint, and mineral notes evident. Mid to long finish. Drinking so beautifully now. (4624 views)

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Very good wine, hour decant, but think this one was breaking down a bit. More brickish in color, still great nose, but just not as concentrated as prior bottles. Can't imagine it turning this quick from last bottle, still have six more, so hoping that one might have just been slightly off (5035 views)

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With a nose that smells like you walked into a flower shop, with fresh dirt all over the floor, the smoky, caramel notes and sweet plums add on to the bouquet. Fresh, young, ripe and full bodied, there is good intensity and length in the finish. This is great now, and it's only going to get better. (5691 views)

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A slightly disappointing bottle given my expectations. Upon opening, a concentrated nose of black fruits, pencil shavings, graphite, and a nickel-like minerality with a hint of raw maduro tobacco. On the palate, a little bit of brett-with a somewhat unpleasant barnyard aftertaste that overpowered the fruit. Better with a juicy and fatty burger.

Softened the next day but I still couldn't get past the funk on the palate. Looking forward to the next bottle--this wasn't bad, but it felt as though a great deal was lingering under the funk and unable to get out.

EDIT: Polished the last half glass after 24 hours. Beautiful blue and black fruit finally emerging. At this stage, it's a 95+ point stunner of a Right Bank Bordeaux. (5386 views)

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truly enjoy this wine. Beautiful nose, garnet color, well integrated mouth/feel, medium to long finish. Hour decant, in a very good place and still plenty of room left to go (5603 views)

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Dropped by at Jenn's bday at BK ES. Tasted blind. From magnum bottle. Aired for 2 hours in decanter already.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with a lovely bouquet of floral violets, sweet black cherries, earth, slight meatiness and hints of soy sauce. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, very soft and smooth medium tannins, medium+ body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sweet licorice, blueberries, blackberries, black cherries, earth, slight meat, and hints of savoury soy sauce. Long finish.
Nice ripeness and no bell peppers here. So I was guessing an Italian Bordeaux blend.
Very good quality. Has improved slightly from the last blind tasting of this 1 year ago. Has developed well. Fruit is nice but acidity not bright enough. Will improve slightly over the next 5 years and could last well up till 8 years even, especially in magnum format. (5845 views)

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Rubber blackberry nose; light depth and lightly concentrated; raspberry; decent finish. (5073 views)

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Not fully mature, but in a very nice place with its nose of flowers, boysenberry,black cherry, bitter chocolate, licorice, truffle and a sprig of mint. Even better, the silky, soft, mineral driven wine finished with sweet and tart, stony, dark, red fruits. The wine improved in the glass after an hour of air. This is drinking quite well today. It's going to develop more complexities, but at close to 16 years of age, you should start drinking it. I am. (5799 views)

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drank over two nights, not that great a bottle of wine, but would say the nose was outstanding, big big nose of cherry and apricot pits, both nights it was powerful, palate was devoid of fruit on night one, some graphite, some leather, some hint of bell pepper, on night two it was dulled down, low acid / soft, again no fruit to speak of, not a rebuy for me at all... was a totally diff bottle than Texanoblues experienced (4708 views)

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Pretty enjoyable but not as developed as I expected. (4296 views)

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Very dark, youthful purple colour. Expressive nose of dark plums, chocolate, sweet spices like vanilla and cinnamon. Still intense sweet oak. Medium to full-bodied, soft but needs time to integrate the oak further. Medium acidity and good length. Would improve with further cellaring. (4896 views)

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Cork in good condition. Decanted. Quite a lot of fine sediment which was easy to remove. Intense, deep red in the glass with no orange or violet hues. Black cherry nose, with forest floor, spice and bell pepper. Smooth and velvety on the palate with cherry, leather, mint, and mineral notes. Intense and concentrated without any heaviness. Lively, with ample acidity and appropriate alcohol. Really nice bottle, full of life. Still youthful, but coming of age.

This, after four hours in decanter. It did take time to open. (4334 views)

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An opulent wine with a strong black cherry flavor along with notes of graphite and minerals. Sleek and rich but felt somewhat disjointed to me versus the other wines. Improved in the glass so maybe just needs more time. Tasted blind at North, Armonk, NY 91+ (4815 views)

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Double Decanted for 2 hours. Limited impact in the development of wine.
Ripe, juicy and still with a bit of oak still. Black fruits, light raisin at times. Maybe its still young and needs time to develop but it felt a bit monotonous to us. Nothing was wrong or in a way overdone (ok maybe the ripeness) but the wine was not singing and was a bit blunt. Not sure what to make of it but maybe the attempt to make a Napa wine here went wrong. 91 still (5166 views)

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Great nose but didn't develop or taste as well as the last bottle. Disappointing. (5195 views)

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Was unimpressed. Thought a nice wine with some elegant notes but nothing special.

Need to open another bottle to compare.

Did not think this was flawed bottle, just nothing spectacular. (6549 views)

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Beautiful wine! Wonderful fruit, very smooth and silky tannins. After a two hour decant this bottle was humming. In my opinion definitely ready to drink although I imagine this could last another 5-10 easily. Great stuff. (6524 views)

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Rubber; supple plum; fruit loaded; needs time to develop balance and texture; leave it alone. (6600 views)

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“Merlot from a Bordeaux-perspective”-Tasting in June 2014, Flight 6, Wine 2 (blind). The wine was medium to dark garnet in colour and threw some sediment. It offered blackberry, plum, bell pepper, vegetal notes, leather, horse sweat and a touch of mint on the sweet-scented nose. On the sweetish palate the wine showed blackberry, plum, leather and a hint of chocolate, paired with medium-level acidity, medium-level ripe, smooth tannin and superb length. A medium-bodied, supple and very balanced Bordeaux that drank very well. Great wine! 92+ (6162 views)

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This opened up over 3 hours. The tannins are mild and the fruit is full. There is a nice dose of acid to balance everything. Dark fruit, cool and long. This is still early maturity. Enjoy over the next 10 years. (6096 views)

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Merlot Madness (Extra Space): Tasted blind. From magnum bottle. Aired in decanter over 2 hours.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, garnet colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with lovely aromas of roses, violets, raspberry, dark cherries, and soy sauce. Developing.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium- alcohol, soft feather-light medium- tannins, medium+ body. Pronounced flavor intensity, initially only a deep intense core of sweet licorice, but more fruit flavours showed up with more air in the decanter. Raspberry, dark cherries, blueberries, and a soy sauce umami savouriness. Long finish.
Very good quality. Can drink now with proper decant, and will continue to improve with further ageing over the next 6-8 years. (6280 views)

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No decant, but could have used an hour. Earthy, black fruits, baking spices, and completely balanced. (5312 views)

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Decant, and drink over three hours. Smooth, silky and very well balanced. French magic - drink it with steak. (5754 views)

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Really surprised me, very silky with a lot of fruit, leather and Tabak, great lenght, just starting to open up, (6450 views)

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drink side by side with haut brion 95.pop n pour.initially tis is tight.revisit 30 minutes later.tis more open.nice integration.beautiful silky tannins.veri evolving.time to time different palate.veri elegance body.everything seems to b in the rite spot.I wud like tis bttl to have a bit more structure. I reckon tis bttl has yet reach its peak.may b nd another 5 years (7703 views)

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Visit at Château Pavie Macquin (Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux): Nose with red and some dark berries, some sweetness, spice, some barnyard notes, clearly developed notes. Palate with ripe red berries and some cranberries, sweetness of fruit, powerful concentration, polished medium+ tannins, spice, aftertaste with fruit, sweet berries and some tannins. Modern style with a lot of sweet and red berries, fully developed, definitely a nice wine.
Well, in this case I didn't note a score. I would guess that the number I didn't write down would be something like 91-92. (6522 views)

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Nice. No formal notes. One knock is too much butter on the finish. (8389 views)

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Extraordinary wine - well structured and balanced. Very expressive nose. Fruit, licorice, tobacco. Long. (8034 views)

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Chinese Dinner in L.A. (Elite Chinese Restaurant - Los Angeles, CA): Had about three hours of air before dinner. Nose had lots of blackberries, mocha, spice, tobacco, and earth. Palate was pretty nice already. Firm, but expressive it had a dark fruit profile with some floral notes, earth, mineral and berries. Nice stuff! (8909 views)

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Exquisite nose, vibrant, fruity and perfumed with earthy hints.Medium bodied, round, really approachable. (8144 views)

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Deep ruby color, strong aroma of red & black fruits plus oak influenced toasted flavor, texture very soft & elegant, medium tannin, acidity & body but good balance, long & beautiful finish, getting better & better after decanting for 3 hrs+, great wine, paired with beef & pasta. (7692 views)

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LEATHER, BLACKBERRIES, AND CURRANTS IN THE NOSE WITH A TOUCH OF EARTHINESS. BLACKCURRANTS AND BLACK CHERRIES IN THE FLAVOR. NICE COMPLEXITY AND A LONG FINISH. (2648 views)

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Deep garnet color. Aromas of black currants, cherries, plum and cigar box. Nicely balanced with softened tannins and plenty of fruit. Red currants, plum, and black currants, spice and forest floor qualities on the palate. Nice finish. Drink now-2018. (6862 views)

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Breeders' Cup XXIX; 11/2/2012-11/3/2012: Decanted 7 hours. From opening this had a very expressive nose, plenty of Merlot character, deep red fruit, raspberry, red cherry, with a creamy texture to the nose. The nose carries well to front palate, picking up some herbal aspects, but the fruit concentration closes down in midpalate. Like the 2000 Lynch Bages drank alongside, this is very closed. Showing promise but needs 5+ years. 92+ (8032 views)

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Beautiful wine, deep full bodied and drinking well. (7592 views)

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Fruity bouquet, dark and rich, full bodied feel on the palette, nicely rounded with still some ways to go. A superb wine - drank over three days and better each day (7611 views)

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Owocowe - taniny.
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With its blackberry, dark cherry, fennel and mineral filled perfume was rich, round and full bodied. The wine needs at least another 5 years to develop and express all its character. (11398 views)

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quite a decent wine.but its nt a fantastic wine incomparison to Gruaud Larose 00.price r quite close to 1 another,but tis bttl of wine again is a over price bttl.i paid $190 sing dollars.i wud actuaaly tink tat it worth onli $120.gues the langoa barton 08 is almost on the same par with tis bttl but yet it cost so much more cheaper.overall remarks:a decent wine but nt a fantastic wine bcoz of the price (9322 views)

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Slightly more mature than a year and half ago... Much more raspberry, smoke and olive... Edges smoothing out a bit... Gorgeous wine. (9572 views)

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Plumy with rich jammy blackberry-cherry; sweet and smooth; supple; long smooth soft jammy sweet finish. (10122 views)

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Lovely wine, but not a textbook example of the region. Deep ruby color. Aroma includes black currant, cassis, black plum, baking spices. Lacks the earthy notes and barnyard to signal a Bordeaux, or other old-world wine. Palate matches the nose. Medium-plus length. This wine is delicious, but I would almost certainly assess it incorrectly if tasting it blind. It comes across more as an ultra-high-end Napa cab or meritage than as a Bordeaux. But it's delicious, so I can't really knock it. (10248 views)

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Truffles. Deeply fragranced and beautiful. Retail purchase held 3 years, decanted 3 hours. Sediment. Dark center, red rim. Blackberry, tar, hot rocks, but truffles above all of that. Very long. Limestone plateau, clay soils. 80% Merlot. Structured, polished, and soaring. Best PM I have had, and a fabulous St Emilion by any standard. No wonder PM was elevated in 2006. Now through 2025. (10221 views)

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wow! this is really hitting its stride now. fantastic dark fruit on the nose after having been decanted for 5 hours. fantastic fruit extraction balanced by tannins which are softening nicely. succulent blackberry/tobacco mid palate and a seriously long aftertaste. it will probably carry on improving for 4/5 years but it is already drinking brilliantly (9949 views)

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A little stink blew off with some air. A lush, deep, long, sweet, grogeous wine that is starting to drink now but will last for many years. Very hedonistic. (10368 views)

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Rich, unctuous in fact. Dark colour, long legs and strawberry jam nose. Still young - strong backbone which will keep it aging well for a number of years yet. (10392 views)

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this is improving all the time. lovely brambly flavours and tannins which are now beginning to mintegrate. still needs a year or two (10348 views)

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Richness, balance, blackberry and some minerality maybe even a hint of charcoal.
Great example of the fabled 2000 vintage in Bordeaux. Why pay up for 2009 or 2010 futures if you can pick this up and drink now or over the next 20 years? (10867 views)

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2 hour decant. 12 months on from last TN this has started to resolve but still has a way to go. Very rich, very supple merlot-dominated blend. Very dry. This is a very grown up merlot - you certainly couldn't call it a jelly baby. Previously overt acidity has integrated well, but tannins are still pretty broody and will need time to soften. Extremey smooth and rounded on the palate with plenty of oak making its presence felt. I get the feeling this is in a transition phase. The baby fat of youth has gone but the tannins are still a little brawny and need time to mature. Overall a big, concentrated and well-made right bank that just about stays on the right side of the caricature line. Very enjoyable now but hopefully those tannin will work themselves through in another 2 or 3 years. A real winter warmer!

EDIT : +24 hours in decanter. Just a little sweetness and a lick of licorice creeping in but those tannins are still powerfully evident on the finish. Extremely nice right now but as long as those tannins softer it can improve significantly. Plenty of fruit here so it has a great chance to get there. (11421 views)

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Chateau Lynch Bages & Chateau Pavie Macquin Testing (Wine Route Tel Aviv): Exquisite and powerful nose with still a lot of fruit and smoke. Excelent in the palate, full bodied, still very tannic and excellent acidity. Round, well balanced. Excellent wine (135$) (12125 views)

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Chateau Lynch-Bages & Chateau Pavie-Macquin vertical tasting (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): round velvety balanced rich aroma;
rich in taste, heavy, fruity, tannic, harmonious. (12490 views)

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Occasional tasting group (@ PZ Only Magnums): Beautiful bouquet with some butter and a little pleasant barnyard. Soft tannin and plenty of good acidity. Mouth filling wine which is already quite approachable. (10611 views)

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10 Years Tasting (The same wines now and in 10 years) (Martin Rickenbach): Sweet corn, almond paste, Maggi (a Swiss condiment), tons of herbs and spices, banana, really interesting wine. I guessed this to come from South Africa (would have been one of the best ever from there). I was really surprised to see Bordeaux here (12113 views)

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Took one bottle to Bibendum BYO 2000 tasting and dinner at Le Cafe Anglais. Still too young, but a gorgeous and intense nose of black fruits gives on to a rich palate of blackberries, elderberries, black cherries, blackcurrants, redcurrants & raspberries. Tannin and acidity in balance, but not yet resolved fully. Bold, but not overextracted. Could deserve a significantly higher rating in a few years. Try again in 2012. Rated more highly than the other 2000s on the night (Cos & La Lagune were corked, Ducru & Montrose were v. good indeed, Haut Bailly was lovely but quite forward, Batailley was good, Hosanna was disappointingly flat). (11889 views)

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Light nose; opulent raisen blackberry; dense and structured; long finish but heated. (12029 views)

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hard to judge this wine. still quite tannic but lots of lovely brambly fruit. slightly curtailed aftertaste and a lack of integration suggest there is more to come from this wine in 3 or 4 years. this could be outstanding. (11816 views)

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perfect pairing with a steak off my new weber. no formal note, but nearly silky texture with an abundance of dark fruit, pencil lead, minerals, soy sauce (thanks to a note below), and earth. really terrific as pop and pour, however i'd image even more complexity to emerge in several years time. worth a look now if you have some to spare. (12129 views)

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great bottle of wine- dark purple, concentrated- needed a little coaxing to get the aromas going but this was basically pop and pour. pencil lead and minerality but thick in texture- black and blue fruit with a little soy sauce mixed in and an ultralong finish- clearly maturing nicely but with a long like ahead of it too. great stuff. (12458 views)

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Thiis has morphed into a decadent, sultry wine. The complex perfume is intoxicating. Deep, full bodied and concentrated. Pure silk, velvet and lush, ripe fruit coat your palate. This Bordeaux wine is packed with polished, ripe dark berries, licorice, spice and minerals. Still young, over the last year, this has really started to come around. (12817 views)

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Drank along with a 2000 Lynch Moussas, and a 2000 Ch. Dauzac. All were outstanding and ready to drink. Glad we waited. (12373 views)

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This bottle would not give anything up on the nose, even after a 3 hour decant. Just a trace of oak and alcohol. But in the mounth, dark fruit, cream, vanillia and cassis with a long finish on sweet tannins (still very dry).
The question of will this, with additional aging, turn out to be outstanding, I don't know. If the nose opens and more fruit come forward, watch out. It's still a pleasure to drink, but what potential. (12011 views)

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Eldon Dumps His Bordeaux (Wine Cellar Club, Irvine, CA): Woody nose with some notes of char and red cherry. Rich and broad palate with very woody tannin. This was put into a decanter which only seem to bring out some excessive ripeness and weaken the palate. Wines by IKEA. (12631 views)

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Bordeaux 2000 - blind tasting: To me, this seemed a lot lighter bodied than the other 4 (see Bordeaux 2000-blind tasting) . I did not pick up on many descriptors, noticeable acidity & light, but the group liked it a lot. My #5 , Groups #2. (11494 views)

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Regular dinner group (@ CdW Bordeaux 2000 vs 2001.): Creamy and some butter in the bouquet. Black and red fruits as well. All comes back in the very juicy taste. Also some chocolate, which is very special in Bordeaux wines. The wine is holding back at the moment. Needs at least another 3 - 4 years, probably longer. 91 for the enjoyment now, but future holds 1, 2 or 3 points more in store. (10530 views)

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Tentative look at this one to see where it is. 1 hour decant. Very dark garnet, virtually opaque. Nose is extremely ripe with masses of plum and dark chocolate with a strong floral lift of violets. Full bodied, and the ripeness continues with the plum conserve notes evident OTN being joined by a real slug of strong dark licorice and a little hint of charcoal. Very rich, very concentrated - big extraction here. Sumptuous and supple merlot character strong through the mid-palate, and a little oak-and-cigar box flourish on the finish which is of good length. Tannins still to fully resolve but fine. Main concern at the moment is the acidity - there is a a heap of it in here. Having said that there's plenty of fruit to help it along. A well-made powerful and rather "international" St Emillion but excellent. Coming along well but really needs another 3-5 years. If the acidity works itself through then this could be a real stunner with a long life ahead of it. From 2010 but if you've only got a couple hold off for 3 or 4 if you can. 93+

EDIT : +24 hours after decant and this has clamped down pretty hard. Acidity now dominating the fruit which has curled up like an armadillo, leaving it a little tart (the fruit, not the armadillo. I mean honestly..). Will be interesting to watch this develop (and hope it resolves to full potential). Hold 3 years+ (10051 views)

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Wait another 2-3 years and this wine will continue to get better. I was torn between a 91 or 92, but the one thing that was holding me back was the slightly muted fruit -- but maybe that's just a Bordeaux thing. (9999 views)

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Served with T-bones.
Decanted 3 hours and consumed over an additional 2.
An inviting nose of RIPE blue and black fruit, violets, tobacco, and subtle oak.
Smooth attack. Good depth of flavor and lovely texture. Medium-full bodied. Perceptible acidity keeps it from being heavy.
Good underlying structure. Persistent finish.
Nice showing for this young wine that is sure to improve with bottle age. (10418 views)

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Nice cassis aromas but very thin, muted flavors and mouthfeel, short finish. It seemed tired which should not be the case. I could not identify any specific defect but judging by others' tasting notes, I suspect something was wrong. I'll withhold a rating for now. (10419 views)

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Dark and brooding, with notes of dark chocolate and red plums. Very nice acidity on the palate which keeps it fresh and light on its feet, though it has substantial weight and texture. Would love to sample one a few years down the line, though it is perfectly nice now if you like your Right Bank clarets younger. (10335 views)

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Tasted during C.W.C. dinner in Athens with Stephane Derenoncourt.
A tour de force. Still youthful but all components for great aging are here. Impressive purity of blueberry and blackberry fruit on the nose. Mid-full bodied with everything in perfect harmony. Elegant, with great structure and balance. Very long finish. From 20011. (11067 views)

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Medium toasted oak, wonderful complex nose of Merlot, amazing and charming, seductive too.

Ummmm.....great texture, a little bit modern but very very beautiful.

Aftertaste is deep and spread...long long finished...very attactive...

This is much better than Masseto 2000. (11234 views)

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Caramel, licorice, fresh herbs, jammy blackberry and plum liqueur with hints of mint. Rich, sexy, concentrated, but in a more classic style of sex appeal. Dense layers of ripe, spicy black fruit with hints of Persian Mullberries and cherry fill your palate. The long finish builds and continues for over forty seconds. (8009 views)

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Tasted double blind. Deep garnet color. Aromas of coffee, dark fruit and tar. Chewy tannins grip the palate, with flavors of dark fruit and herbs. Long finish. (11424 views)

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Well, finally had temptation get the best of me, I opened this tonight. While maturing, this is has alot of tannins and should be cellared for 3-5 years.

This is kind of an old school St. Emilion, with some mulberry, red fruit character, very chewy and pretty dense, good flavor, some maturity here, long finish, drying tannins. This should get better with more time, it is a heck of a right bank wine, this would be great with a nice steak! The finish lasts a lonnng time, this has very nice concentration. (11661 views)

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Consumed at Danno's with the 2000 Pavie and the 2000 Gaja Contesia. Popped and poured with no decanting. Extremely tight on the nose, giving hints of cassis and tobacco, much more traditional Bordeaux nose compared to the Pavie. Very youthful with ripe firm tannins and a thinner mouthfeel compared to the lush, velvety Pavie. Long and pleasing finish with a currant and blueberry aftertaste. Try again after 2010. (12262 views)

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My first 2000 Bordeaux, and my first serious infanticide. To celebrate my entree into child-killing, we consumed it with broiled filet mignon, mushrooms, and caramelized onions, and in an attempt to make the slaughter a learning experience, I took more detailed notes than usual.

The wine was decanted at 5:00pm. I hit the first strands of fine, sandy sediment with about an inch of wine left in the bottle, with the punt just breaking the surface. The wine was red with a very slight tinge of purple at the edge of the decanter, fading almost immediately to impenetrable blackness. Telltale aromas of ripe cassis and tobacco on the nose, but these were muted. I thought I might wait an hour or two before giving it a try, but curiosity and/or thirst got the better of me at 5:30, and so I tried a sip. Some ripe fruit, just enough to counter the minerals and tobacco, but all of this was muted on the palate as well. At 6pm, another sip. Still muted on the nose, but the palate was beginning to widen out a bit, with more cassis and hints of blackberry, and deeper minerality, with a moderately persistent finish delivering echoes of tobacco. At this point, I thought that if the wine ever opened up, it was going to be a beauty. I'm also left to wonder about a hobby that presents me with the choices of waiting two hours or ten years to realize pleasure, and how, after choosing two hours, it seems like ten years anyway. I know, I know, a true hedonist would take this opportunity to go open another bottle...

Dinner at 7:30. The nose is surprising, given what was showing before...it's baked fruit cobbler. Blackberries and blueberries, and I want to be clear: no blueberry milkshakes here. It's dark fruit, but with the added character that cooking imparts, as well as hints of tobacco in the background. The palate has now filled out nicely, with cassis, minerals, and tobacco in harmony, and a persistent tobacco-laden finish, perhaps 20 seconds. A rib-eye might have been a better dinner companion, as the wine has enough stuffing to stand up to heartier flavors. By around 8:15 or so, no more analysis from me, just sitting back enjoying a really nice wine with my wife, chuckling at her purple-stained teeth, knowing mine are probably worse. Bottom line: whether you're a two-hour or ten-year personality, you won't be disappointed. (12984 views)

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Heritage: Soft, rich int. nose of shrooms, earth, wet leather, w/hint of soft berry frt.; med. bod, good amt of cherry-pie a’s; grt character, nose, but mth is a bit weak. Big Merlot flavors with classic style. (5486 views)

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Sampled at a dinner sponsored by Sam's featuring Robert Parker. WOW! Great nose. Ripe fruit and concentration. I loved this one, and wound up purchasing a few. Parker commented: “An up and coming superstar. Delicate, but with an inner core of great strength and intensity. Tremendous persistence on the finish. A serious wine.” IMO, this surprisingly outclassed the next wine, the Monbousquet. A show of hands at the tasting also affirmed it. (13750 views)

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