Internet forum group Bordeaux blends tasting no. 1
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Tasted Sunday, March 19, 2006 by Zweder with 177 views
Introduction
Everybody brought a bottle. I added a few extra.
All wines were tasted blind, but not by me.
@ Klap
Tasted Sunday, March 19, 2006 by Zweder with 177 views
Everybody brought a bottle. I added a few extra.
All wines were tasted blind, but not by me.
2003 Bonassia L'excellence de Bonassia 81 Points
Morocco, Meknès-Fès, Beni M'Tir
Fruitbomb, cherries, sweet. Almost like a Beaujolais. A lot of young red fruits. Also spicy. Full bodied. Not a bad wine, but no reason for me to buy it again.
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1998 Château Mazeyres 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Beautiful bouquet with ripe red and dark berries. On the palate the same ripe fruits, a bit creamy, good acidity and bitterness. Very pleasant and elegant wine.
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2003 Château Haut-Bages Averous 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Full bodied. A good amount of bitterness of young tannins. A lot of black currant juice. Vanilla. The aftertaste is sweet and long. A very good wine which needs a few more years.
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2003 Quinta de Chocapalha Cabernet Sauvignon Vinho Regional Lisboa 85 Points
Portugal, Lisboa, Vinho Regional Lisboa
A very interesting wine. Black fruits like blackberries in the bouquet. A little cigar box smell as well. In the taste a lot of black currants, a bit liquorice. Full bodied/fat. A straight forward wine, which might gain some complexity after ageing. (And reach a higher score.) At this moment I give it the benefit of the doubt, but score on the safe side.
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2002 Primo Estate Joseph Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Moda 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Creamy, juicy, more than enough oak, black currants, bitterness. A very good wine, but lacks a some complexity.
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2002 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Beautiful deep bouquet with toasted wood. Fancy wine. A lot of body and complexity. The oak in this wine is almost overwhelming, but is well integrated. Good firm tannins in the long aftertaste. Enormous concentration, especially for the vintage. Too young now.
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2002 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
Complex bouquet of oak and red fruits. The wine is still very young, but the wood is already very well integrated. Also a hint of sweetness. Beautiful complex wine which needs a few more years.
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2001 Schubert Cabernet-Merlot 76 Points
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough
(Tasting it blind): Odd bouquet with sharp vegetal soup smells. In the taste as odd as in the bouquet. Some eucalyptus. Weird wine. I do not like it. (And the friends I was with had the same idea.) I never tasted anything like this before. Hope this was just an off bottle. I will buy this wine again (from another vintage) to find out. (If/when I see it.)
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2001 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Beautiful deep bouquet with wood, black currants etc. Full bodied, complex, black currants, coffee, vanilla, soft bitter tannins. A textbook Bordeaux with a lot of finesse and a good future.
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2001 Firriato Sicilia Camelot 85 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Black/purple. Distinctive caramel in the bouquet. In the taste sweet liquorice, leather, cigar box, very soft tannins and something like straw. This wine is made to get an as much concentrated wine as possible. Maybe a bit overdone, but nevertheless a very good wine.
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2001 Château Léoville Poyferré 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Slim wine, nice complex, fresh young fruits like cherries. Very enjoyable wine which has a medium long aftertaste.
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2001 Perelada Empordà Gran Claustro 89 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Empordà
Ruby with a carmine edge. A lot of bitterness and some glue in the bouquet, all in a good way. Full bodied, fat, fruity, good wood, a little sweet. An excellent wine, more of the blockbuster type than the elegant type.
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1983 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
This wine is far past its peak. Only tertiary aroma’s. Not undrinkable, but this bottle (of which I don’t know the history) is too old. No score
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2002 Carmel Limited Edition 86 Points
Israel, Galilee, Upper Galilee
Carmine blood red. Juicy, fruits and wood very well balanced, soft tannins, a hint of sweetness. A little paprika. A bit alcohol in the fairly short aftertaste. Nice wine; could very well be mistaken for a Bordeaux.
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2001 Château Latour à Pomerol 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Round creamy berry fruit. Fair amount of soft tannins, enough to store the wine for some more years. But this wine is supple already. Très Pomerol.
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1999 Buitenverwachting Christine 84 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Cape Peninsula, Constantia
Fairly light carmine/blood red. First old cheese in the taste, but immediately followed by soft juice and soft acidity. The aftertaste is not so long and the acidity comes back. A good, but not impressive wine. (I expected more complexity.)
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2000 Errazuriz Viñedo Chadwick 92 Points
Chile, Maipo Valley
A pleaser! Concentrated, soft, full bodied, black cherries, a little black currants, some chocolate, well integrated wood, a little sweet. What an opulent wine!!
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2000 Vergelegen Vergelegen 93 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
This wine has a lot of everything, including finesse. Sweet, concentrated black fruit juice, some barnyard and perfect soft tannins. A beauty!
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2000 Château Prieuré-Lichine 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Full bodied, round, elegancy, everything is there. A lot of fruit, acidity, vanilla, little paprika, pencil, a lot of good soft tannins. Luxurious oak. Delicious!
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1998 Château Troplong Mondot 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Light but fairly complex bouquet, a little backward. Juicy, berries esp. black currant. A bit harsh, but easy at the same time. Plenty of tannins. I think, this wine is in its closed stage now. It doesn’t give itself away yet. Give it at least 2 more years.
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1997 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted the wine blind. An outstanding wine, that's for sure. First the sweetness meets the taste, then the concentration. It has a long complex aftertaste. Impressive wine but….. compared to a few better Bordeaux it lacked finesse and I scored it not as high as most of you here. Probably tells you more about me than about the wine. But since I make these notes mainly for myself I write it down anyway. After seeing which wine it was I was a bit disappointed.
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1997 Viña Almaviva S.A. Almaviva 91 Points
Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
Carmine. Beautiful complex bouquet with wood and barnyard. Both come back in the taste. Juicy and good tannins in good balance. The wine is at its peak now. Don’t wait too long.
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1996 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny Le Bourg 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
Iodine, a bit rusty, elegant bouquet. Good tannins. The high acidity in the aftertaste tells me this wine is completely mature. Top Loire!
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1996 Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Tikal Vineyard 89 Points
Argentina, Mendoza
Full bodied, concentrated, good amount of tannins. Complex wine.
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1996 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Not so many notes. Complex, beautiful, good firm tannins, juicy. An excellent, but not extremely impressive bottle.
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1998 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Dark carmine. The bouquet is already somewhat evolved, but so beautiful. Ripe black fruits, luxury wood. In the taste some tea, soft black currants, good soft tannins and perfect integrated wood. I bought a few extra bottles.
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1995 Château Léoville Las Cases 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Juicy, full bodied, dark fruits, lead pencil, perfect integrated wood. A very complete wine. Power and elegance, everything is there. To drink young now or to keep for many more years.
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