Harwood Arms

Harwood Arms, London
Tasted Tuesday, September 10, 2013 by SimonG with 430 views

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  • 1978 Château Léoville Barton 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Blind. Mature claret. A touch of tobacco. Mid to early 70s Graves? No, but not sure what. After a while 78 starts to show itself with. Freshness tinged with green. Some meat and spice. Mellow and satisfying and refreshing. ****

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  • 1994 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890 93 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

    Blind. Quite lush on the nose with creamy vanilla and coconut. Modern Rioja? Actually, the colour is no more than full to mid garnet with good acidity on the attack. A younger trad Rioja. Dark red fruit and fireside spice. Long and comforting. Just drinking, bu years ahead of this.impressive and hugely enjoyable. Fresh and vibrant. Top ****

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  • 1994 Château Pontet-Canet 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Blind. Spicy, red fruited, slightly tobacco nose that reminds me of 01DDC. Hugely fat and seemingly alcoholic in the glass though. Quite a lot up front but drying a little through the finish. Impressive for the vintage and I can see why this first attracted RP to the estate. ****

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  • 1961 Château Haut-Bages Monpelou 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Blind. Quite cloudy. Sweet fruit and acid led. Late 70s Burgundy? Oops! 61 comes through in the sweetness of fruit - goes through a phase of being really sweet before starting to get a little more compact. Very impressive for what it is. ***1/2

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  • 2000 Château La Chenade 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lalande de Pomerol

    Blind. Younger. Mid ruby. Guess 95 left bank but out on both. Still quite nicely structured. Quite savoury with fleshy fruit covering it. Medium length. ***1/2 possibly some upside.

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  • 2001 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    A touch more garnet than the Chenade alongside. Some VA on the nose initially though this seems to blow off. Similar on the palate with a soft sweetness. Mid ruby. Sweet fruit with a classical edge. Guess 85 St Julien and then revise vintage to 89 and 96. At least a guess of Ducru is correct. This is very mellow and sweet-fruited and pretty much ready. Lovely. ****

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  • NV Equipo Navazos La Bota de Palo Cortado 41 "Bota NO" 93 Points

    Spain, Andalucía, Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Blind but an easy guess. Gorgeous nose. Rich caramel, a sense of sweetness on the top notes coupled with a more mellow, nutty bottom note. Huge thwack of acidity on the attack and through the finish though. Really painfully intense. More acidity than I remembered here. Beautiful colour, golden copper with green tinged. Impressive but at this stage of the evening I'd rather sniff than sip. ****

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