mature Bordeaux wine evening
Spices delicatessen
Tasted Monday, March 17, 2014 by Yagil with 311 views
Introduction
few wine-lovers friends gathered to enjoy these great wines: Yoram, Hanan, EliR, Adina, Michal & Arie Lindner, Yigal, Alon, RaniSm, myself
2000 Château Langoa Barton 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
dark red-ruby,
classic powerful, masculine, tannic, St. Julien wine
dark fruit, leather, cigar box, earth, creme de cassis and blackberry aromas
full bodied, chewy, still youthful, concentrated, traditional style wine.
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2000 Château Léoville Barton 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
dark red-black
classical Barton flavour profile, smoky, camp fire,
elegant, beautiful grilled green pepper, blackberry, smooth and long finish. quite young, but develops gradually.
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2000 Château Le Bon Pasteur 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
dark ruby red.
feminine nose of jammy blackberry, plums, dark cherries, coffee, earth, mocha, violets, blackberries and a hint of sweet vanilla.
med-full bodied, supple, round, soft textured wine with big, opulent plummy fruit, supple texture and good refinement.
warm long and smooth finish, with black cherries, spice and still considerable tannins that make their presence known quite late .
ends in a long, silky, black cherry, plum and espresso filled finish. it can live another 15-20 years.
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2000 Château Troplong Mondot 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
dark red-purple
lovely right bank aromas of liquorice, chocolate, truffle, smoke, earth and black cherry liqueur
full bodied, firm tannins, rich, opulent, concentrated, structured, layers of chocolate covered black cherries, blueberry, spice and fennel.
ready now and can age few yard further.
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1996 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
dark red-ruby
classic nose, very old school, spice, pepper, cedar, coffee & tobacco notes
full bodied, dry fruit, mineral, grip tannin, med complexity, lean structure, med length finish
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1998 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
dark red-purple-black.
classic good St. Julien aroma of leather, floral earthiness with red & black forest fruits.
Med-full bodied, pleasant mid palate, dark red fruits and cassis, good acidity, slightly mineral, soft & gentle tannins, med-long finish.
Very enjoyable but low value for money.
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