Well, well, well, I do usually like this wine, but we had a lively discussion and we all agreed that this was the wine and it wasn't a ault in the bottle (opened a second one just to be sure) and it was just disjointed with unripe cab notes and disjointed tanin structure.
The score is actually a 86-94. This can become fantastic, but it can also fall apart completely. So I give it a benefit of the doubt and give it a mid-way score. The point is that now it ha a huge acidity but also a niceand interesting sweetness with amaretto like notes.
Not a charming wine, massive tannins, massive acidity. Feels disjointed. Maybe this is the stuff that great wines are made of 30 years down the road, but maybe also not.
Extremely round, this is the roundest and most approachable Pontet Canet that I have ever tasted, which is weird, as I was expecting an even more closed down monster than the 2009 but no... But then again the tanin structure promises a long long life ahead
Nice, very approachable and inviting, not so long lived I guess though. Phelan used to be a great value, but recent price increases make this wine a mid-range Bordeaux that performs according to its price
This is a very very modern wine, round, oaky and fat. Really much more a Napa Cab then a Bordeaux, but is this so bad? Not for my taste, because I love wines like this.
Always a safe bet, Leoville Barton performs also in this vintage. Elgeant and balanced this is truly bordeaux and it's fans will continue to buy this wine...
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Going already down the hill?
Really?
Can't believe this so try another bottle, and understand that these are perfectly stored ones. The second one was also a bit better but also clearly downhill, needs to be drunk...
2010 Château Charmail 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
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2010 Château Moulin Haut-Laroque 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Fronsac
Very modern and pleasant, approachable now
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2010 Château Poujeaux 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
A solid wine but by no means what you would expect from a Poujeaux... slight green and unripe cabarnet notes
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2010 Château Sociando-Mallet 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Quite good, lots of oak, might be overoaked with a risk of drying out with bottle age
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2010 Château Pavie Macquin 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Massive acidity, dense tannin structure, nice sweetness, this has a great potential
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2010 Château de Sales 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Nice sweetness with a bit of chestnut purée in the nose but a tad disjointed in the palate
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2010 Château Rouget 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Nice, dense, classic Pomerol nose. Reasonable value
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2010 Château Le Gay Pomerol 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Very noble and balanced, this has the potential to be very long lived but will never be a massive wine but with the potential to be a great Bordeaux
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2010 Château Malartic-Lagravière 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
nice, round opulent and balanced
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2010 Château Pape Clément 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
silky texture, nice roasted oak in the nose. This is really, really a nice wine. Already now but with great future potential. What an amazing wine!
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2010 Château Paveil de Luze 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Interesting play between acidity and sweetness, unfortunately the sweetness feels somehow artificial. Time might help
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2010 Château Ferrière 81 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Well, well, well, I do usually like this wine, but we had a lively discussion and we all agreed that this was the wine and it wasn't a ault in the bottle (opened a second one just to be sure) and it was just disjointed with unripe cab notes and disjointed tanin structure.
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2010 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The score is actually a 86-94. This can become fantastic, but it can also fall apart completely. So I give it a benefit of the doubt and give it a mid-way score. The point is that now it ha a huge acidity but also a niceand interesting sweetness with amaretto like notes.
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2010 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Elegant with a great longevity promise
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2010 Château Lynch-Bages 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Not a charming wine, massive tannins, massive acidity. Feels disjointed. Maybe this is the stuff that great wines are made of 30 years down the road, but maybe also not.
I'm pessimistic
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2010 Château Pontet-Canet 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Extremely round, this is the roundest and most approachable Pontet Canet that I have ever tasted, which is weird, as I was expecting an even more closed down monster than the 2009 but no...
But then again the tanin structure promises a long long life ahead
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2010 Château Phélan Ségur 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Nice, very approachable and inviting, not so long lived I guess though. Phelan used to be a great value, but recent price increases make this wine a mid-range Bordeaux that performs according to its price
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2010 Château Ormes de Pez 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Soft and round with sunday roast notes. Solid but not interesting
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2010 Château Saint-Pierre 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
This is a very very modern wine, round, oaky and fat. Really much more a Napa Cab then a Bordeaux, but is this so bad? Not for my taste, because I love wines like this.
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2010 Château Léoville Barton 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Always a safe bet, Leoville Barton performs also in this vintage. Elgeant and balanced this is truly bordeaux and it's fans will continue to buy this wine...
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