Special dinner - post Oct-2015 Bordeaux wine tour

at Ety & Hanan Shahaf, Lehavim
Tasted Thursday, January 14, 2016 by Yagil with 256 views

Introduction

This has become an annual ritual event
We all took the 19;00 train from TLV, and Hanan met us at Lehavim station
Ety prepared an excellent 20-dishes buffet, including 3 main course (fish, chicken & beef), many tapas & salad dishes, 4 dessert dishes, and fruit platter... endless amount of very tasty food

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 2000 Château Léoville Poyferré 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    dark opaque lively red-purple
    high quality ripe dark fruits aroma with earthy-leather-tobacco notes
    full bodied, soft round firm integrated tannins, excellent acidity level, outstanding structure and complexity, rich dark fruity flavours, liquorice, earthy-chocolate, graphite, mouth-filling, lingering aftertaste, a seductive finish!

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 1998 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Dark red purple with brown rim
    Dark fruits tertiary aroma with leather notes
    Full bodied, excellent balance, lean structured, rich dark roasted fruits flavors, medium length aftertaste.

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  • 1995 Château Clinet 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Dark opaque red purple black
    Dark ripe fruits tertiary aroma with coffee notes
    Medium bodied, soft integrated tannins, bitter chocolate notes, excellent balance and harmony, medium complexity, long bitter aftertaste.

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Château Fleur Cardinale 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Dark opaque red black
    Rich ripe roasted dark fruits smoky aroma
    Full bodied, firm tannins, excellent balance & harmony, lean structured, medium complexity, harsh tannic aftertaste.

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Flight 8 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Château Rieussec 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Rich golden yellow
    Apricot, pineapple, spicy, acacia honey and sweet pear.
    Full-bodied, round, balanced, good power and good acidity, excellent harmony and balance.
    Very long finish. Excellent and very enjoyable to drink and certainly great ageing potential.

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Closing

The minibus took us back to TLV - an hour of sleep
Last but not least - the wine were all excellent. A great event!

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