Tasting Notes 35 found

A ghost of a wine - fruit has disappeared.
Decent balance, but hollow mid-palate and skanky finish.
May have been great in its day, but.................. (401 views)

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Pleassure engowns the brave hoarder!

…just WHERE does CT's super strange drinking windows come from?

IMHO, this is just early-stage opening up and will run strong for at least 10 more years and after that fade beautifully for another 30 or so years…

…and this is a humbly priced jem!

Mogen Pomerol går det inte rimligen att få för mycket av. Denna ambrosias källa schlurpar jag alldeles för sällan ur. Note to self:
**DRICK MER MOGEN POMEROL!**

Det här är precis allt (och lite mer) av vad jag längtar efter i mogen Bdx och alltid trånar efter utan att ssk ofta bli tillfredställd. Detta är sjukt bra! I näsan kommer krutrök, muskedunder och dofter av krigsföring från en svunnen epok. Även avföring från kor och hästar. Brett är alltså stark i denna padawan. Bdx-jord likaså. Sedan har detta vin en uttalad bokföring av en uttalat rökig whiskeykomponent.: Doften domineras av grillkol, rökighet, torv, sot och … helt enkelt en rökig Islay Whiskey. Denna whiskykomponent återkommer med all älskad och önskvärd tydlighet i smakens både attack och finish.
Komplex NANNTING!

Långt, hårigt, spännande, välgjort blygsamt Pomerolslott från en knepig årgång. Men, fasicken! Det här är himmelskt vackert! Kan säkerligen utvecklas mer inom en 10-årsperiod. (1101 views)

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Mineral notes with hints of blueberries, blackberries, toasted star anise and licorice on the earthy nose. Very good balance and depth on the palate. Need an hour in the glass to open up the wine. Still energetic and fresh but it is not forward and bold. It retains a certain degree of elegance in the structure. The mid-palate is full and layering, leading to a flavorful and harmonious finish. Ready to drink now and will continue to age for another 3 to 5 years. (2683 views)

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A very well crafted wine and immensely dark in colour, the nose is quite mineral and minty, also a touch of caramel, some scorched earth! Rich palate, minerals, saltiness and along with some sweetness, quite complex at this point! Drink now or within the next few years! (3613 views)

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Round lush, black plum with a Graves-like tobacco note and some cedar. Easy drinking and ready to go. B/B+ (3676 views)

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Beautifully preserved, in 56 degree cellar since release. Challenging nose: wet wall paint, salt caramel, crushed blackberries, stems. Mature, rich, bold but integrated tannic structure, a hint of lilac in the mostly beef bone broth flavor profile. Long finish, just enough acidic brightness, and still 20 years of life ahead. Perfect for pot roast and blood sausages. A bargain, but not for beginners. (3713 views)

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11th of 12. Very little on the nose and initially the palate was quite vegetal and dry. However, opened up and developed some lovely earthy, animal flavours with warm plummy fruit. Hints of chocolate and leather. 4/5 (4182 views)

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Medium ruby color. This had some pretty strong barnyard manure aromas that took some time to taper off. When they did, the nose yielded red cherry, leather, cinnamon, and faint nail polish remover (?ethyl acetate). Average weight on the palate. Medium finish. Still has noticeable tannins. Hard to say how much time is left with this wine, as everything seemed a bit off. Perhaps this was on off-bottle; I can only hope. (3432 views)

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Westchester Wine School - The Right Bank (Red Bordeaux) (White Plains, NY): Drank blind at WWS right bank Bordeaux tasting vs. 1999 Ferrand Lartigue (St. Emilion). Somewhat cloudy ruby color, age apparent from the browning at edges. Nose of mushrooms & earth. Dark fruits on the palate, along with various tertiary elements, particularly leather & coffee. Some spice here too. Good length. Overall, a very pleasant, fine example of a mature bordeaux still drinking well that I had never before experienced. (3970 views)

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Round full, plumy, chocolaty. Very pleasant, nicely balanced but not special. 3+/5 (86-89) (3907 views)

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very good color nose and flavors (4061 views)

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4/5 (3697 views)

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One meaty bordeaux. This is carnal. Cecina like flavors in this beautiful bottling. Nose is revealing but age is not that evident in color however. This is a wine to think about. (3505 views)

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Fully mature Bordeaux. Savory, with soy, iodine, and beef jerky as the primary impressions. Slightly bitter in the longish finish. Punches well above its weight. Clearly a cellar-worthy Bordeaux, I enjoyed this wine as much as many similarly constituted wines that cost considerably more. If I could only predict which ones would wind up like this one . . . . Wish I had bought a case instead of a few. This will make for delicious drinking over the next 3 or 4 years at least. (3283 views)

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Medium deep with red brown rim. Warm plum, red and black berry fruits some animal hints on nose. Medium intensity on palate with more mineraly flavours with some bitter notes on finish. Tannins well developed. 3+/5 (86-89) (2834 views)

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Decanted 1 hour. Ready to go - old world style with deep dark fruit, dark cherries, plums and earth flavors followed by smokey and leather tastes. Tannins are well behaved and nicely balanced, mouthfeel is very nice, medium to full bodied, long finish with touches of camphor/menthol at end. (3538 views)

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Really shut down. Was tight with no fruit for the first hour or so the bottle was open. Then it started to open up into a bit of stone fruit, but still very disappointing. Will wait awhile to open the next one. (3406 views)

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Soft and smooth. Nice stone fruit and subtle secondary flavors of chocolate and coffee. (3428 views)

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Drinking perfect. Layers of plums, cherries, and currants. Finishes smoothly with a hint of chocolate. Flavors just linger in the mouth. (3402 views)

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Bit of stewed fruit, not a bad wine but not great (3612 views)

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Christmas lunch (At Home, Hong Kong): This had more body than expected and was well integrated. Not outstanding but very good. (4394 views)

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Pomerol funk, and muted fruit flavors. This showed better balance and was drinkable, just not memorable. Not worth the wait. (3723 views)

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Not decanted.

Medium weight claret colour, with perhaps the last vestiges of purple being shaken off. A little age showing at the rim, but not out of line for a 14 year old wine.

Very attractive nose with quite sweet black fruits, a floral element and tobacco. Also a touch of background meatiness.

Less forthcoming on the palate, with both tannin and acidity conspiring against the other flavours. There's a slight green edge to the blackcurrant fruit, but it's not underweight.

As a drink tonight, it's somewhat underwhelming, however on the strength of the nose, I suspect there may be more joy to come from this in 2015-2020. Though somewhat shrouded now, I do think the fruit seems in good shape to emerge more mature when the tannins fade. (3544 views)

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very good color nose and finish (3803 views)

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Fruit has faded a bit, but opens up to some nice berries and cherries. Bit of tobacco and earth on the finish. (3746 views)

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Started out with a bit of an off note, spoiled fruit. Once that blew off it has a nice full of cherries and berries. (3841 views)

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Bit of menthol up front but opened up into cherries and berries. Not much on the finish (3858 views)

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Beautiful wine. Velvety currants, plums and blackberries with a bit of chocolate and cassias underneath. (4102 views)

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mature but unremarkable (4241 views)

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Pickle juice, volitile acidity (nail polish), nothing good to recommend the nose upon opening. After 1.5 hours in the decanter, most of this blew off and wine was palatable. Not a repeat purchase for me. (4428 views)

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Decanted one hour. Has fairly classic Pomerol flavors of leather, currants, and smoke. However, it has a thin midpalate. Medium bodied with acidity in check and a medium length finish, it is a good, but not outstanding, Bordeaux. (4230 views)

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Spicy fruit on the palate, acidity and structure good. Nose a bit faint, otherwise it'd be in the low 90's. (4347 views)

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Spicy fruit nose. Medium-bodied palate, with a leathery gaminess. Acidity and some remaining structure. Food wine. Poured remainder into a 375 and drank a couple of days later. Held up very well, perhaps a pt or two stronger. Suggests decanting for a bit next time around. (4347 views)

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One of the most complex wines I have ever consumed. Berries, vanilla and earth jockey for position, with a subtle beautiful finish. Maybe I just got a good bottle. (3771 views)

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Clear, medium ruby with medium garnet rim. Clean, medium + intensity nose, soft red fruit (strawberry, plums), some vanilla and a little earthiness. Well integrated, showing maturity. On the palate this has medium acidity, with low/medium tannins. Medium boidied with good intensity - plums, damsons, some strawberry -a typical, sweet, round palate. Good length finish with medium alcohol. Overall excellent quality, drinking very well. (3760 views)

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