1998 Right Bank Bordeaux Dinner

Rockville, Maryland
Tasted Saturday, February 20, 2010 by Kevin_C with 958 views

Flight 1 - Starter (3 Notes)

Flight 2 - Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Bellisle Mondotte 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    A lighter, translucent red-violet. Bouquet of rust, chocolate and plum. Smooth, simple palate. Simple, sugary finish. This has vibrant acidity which went unnoticed until tasting it with the first course. It’s drinking nice right now. [90-91]

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  • 1998 Château L'Hermitage 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    A deeper purple-red color. Horseradish in the bouquet. A note of chlorine too. Smooth (not grippy like the Rol) mid-palate of plum, minerals and a few hints of high-toned red fruit. More minerals in the finish. This has an excellent yet firm tannic structure that is built to last. I think if the fruit holds up, this is one to watch. [92-93]

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  • 1998 Château Rol Valentin 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Deep purple color. Sexy chocolate and cherries, perfume and pencil lead in the bouquet. Very seductive and very well structured. Fat, complex mid-palate supported by fine, grainy tannins. The finish is very long and dry with ending notes of espresso and dark chocolate. [94]

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Flight 3 - Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Monbousquet 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Dark purple, the darkest of the flight. Plum, perfume, iodine and band aid. Simpler palate (compared to the 2000) but not as simple as the Bellisle. Medium finish with a little heat.

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  • 1998 Château Magdelaine Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    The color is the most red of the flight with a good fade. Buttery, strange, ginger and band aid in the bouquet. This is flawed.

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  • 1998 Château Clos St. Martin 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Deep purple core. Tight, stalky bouquet with a hint of celery. The palate tastes fine though. I just don’t find the bouquet appealing.

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Flight 4 - Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Pavie 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Very tight, a touch of plum sauce, a smoother more even palate from mid- to finish. This needs time to reveal more. [94]

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  • 1998 Château Pavie Decesse 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Restrained nose, a very full mid-palate and a long finish with a rubbery complexity to it. The finish is much deeper and complex than the Pavie. [94-95]

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  • 1998 Château Pavie Macquin 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Very restrained, only showing a peppery bbq sauce note in the bouquet. There is a noticeable style difference here. This is good. [93]

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Flight 5 - Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Valandraud 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Even sexier than the Rol Valentin. This offers up chocolate, cherries, deep espresso and charred wood in the bouquet. Later on it became ‘milky’ which I found irresistable. Fluent mid-palate. Notes of espresso beans in the finish. A little short on length though. This has precise delineation which the Rol lacks. This also needs more time. [94-95]

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  • 1998 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Sweeter, simple, not the most complex but drinking quite well. [89-90]

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  • 1998 Château Le Bon Pasteur 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Served blind. Notes of ginger in the bouquet. [91]

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Flight 6 - Dessert (2 Notes)

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