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Tasted Friday, August 20, 2010 by LWI with 916 views
Served blind. Content of fligts except ringer was known, the identity of the flight were not initially known.
Dark; some oak and dark berries; noticeable tannins, quite long, some forest floor, a bit weak mid-palate, slightly thin.
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Fresh nose with wild strawberries (!), some cinnamon; good length, dries out at the end. Fresh and appealing
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Nose is wonderful: flowers, underbrush and perfume – a rather developed nose; more full in the mouth with spices and old wood, still plenty of dark fruit, long and complex.
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Deep fruit; long and lovely, plenty of fruit, some tannins. Does fade a bit in the glass. A little sweet – in a not too pleasant way.
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Very fresh and lovely with spices and forest floor; tight and young, deep dark fruit, good future.
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. Rather anonymous, some smoke and dark berries, moderate length. Lacks complexity.
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Fill: 4.5 cm below cork. Some smoke and earth on the nose; fruit is lacking, and not particularly interesting. In fact, I did find it a tad oxidized.
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Quite dark with some definite browning; good power, and length. Spicy and even has some finesse. Most developed.
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The Barton and Calon-Segure inadvertedly exchanged flights.
Gorgeous mature nose, some acidity and graphite; long and soft, but with some tannins at the end. It is long and intense, dry. Wonderful drinking claret!
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Very little fruit on the nose, thin and smells oxidized; lovely acidity, leather and old drawer, but – to me – quite far over the hill. A very disjointed wine quality wise. With some time in the glass it comes together and becomes a bit more interesting, this is mainly due to some complexity emerging.
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A thin and somewhat oxidized nose; Good acidity/freshness, some pencil shaves. Thus, better in the mouth. Not bad for 35 year old petit chateau! When released I wondered whether the fruit would die out before the tannins resided. They somehow survived the tannins. Another example of successful 75’s.
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Lovely length and good concentration. However, it lacks complexity.
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Lovely, long and intense mouth, a lot of old drawer and still some dark fruit. All in all a very good claret.
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Sweetness and dark fruit, but a little hollow – albeit still charming. A hint of New World and prunes. A tad too short.
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Corked
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Obviously quite young. A lot of power, black currant; not particularity elegant, noticeable tannins. OK wine – but doubt whether it will turn into something really interesting.
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Long and quite intense. Some brett? A little awkward finish, a bit “milky”.
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Dark fruit with some old drawer; lovely and long with still some fruit, fresh, forest floor. Complex and intense. A contestant for WOTN.
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A tad oxidized. What a shame!
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Lovely dark fruit, complex and long, fresh and at the same time powerful.
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From magnum. Dark fruit, some figs and prunes, however still more Bordeaux like than many other Musars. Long and powerful. No volatile acidity.
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From magnum. Had lost most of its fruit. Good acidity, but some slight murkiness. Not an optimal bottle? The nose was cleaner the day after, but had declined in the mouth.
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A bit bitter, lacks some acidity to keep it on the really fresh side. Definite botrytis and on the dry side for sauternes. Medium long.
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Some volatile acidity, caramel, nuts; may be a bit short, and is wanting in both length and complexity. But with spices and adequate fullness.
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Caramel, a little restrained nose; marzipan and pickled orange peel. Lovely, but could do with some additional acidity.
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The cork was very loose and disappeared into the bottle at the first attempt to insert an opener. Signs of seepage. Dark golden, rather evolved color; Some volatile acidity. Burned sugar in a pleasant way, some almond drops (a slightly synthetic smell); Shortish and lacks complexity and refinement. Probably stored in a way (too warm?) that made the cork contract.
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