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88 Bordeaux @ La T
La Trompette, London
Tasted Thursday, June 7, 2018 by SimonG with 291 views
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1988 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Lovely traditional nose, all cedar and cigar. A hint of richness to the fruit too. Classic 88 — thedrynesd quite prominent on the finish. Bare ****
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1988 Château La Lagune Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Corked. Swimming pool nose but pretty corky palate.
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1988 Château Calon-Ségur 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Interesting nose. Quite savoury, a touch of tomato leaf. Sweet-fruited attack ahead of 88 profile, but more rounded and sweeter fruited than the Cos. A touch less complex but more harmonious and fun****
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1988 Château La Pointe 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Stewed, evolved nose. The merlot comes through on the attack but overall a bit dry and lacking stamina. (*)**
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1988 Château Talbot 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Reassuringly Cordier. Some warm terracotta too. A sweet red fruit element too at its core. Drops of a little
On the finish but the attack is sound, decent even. A relative crowd pleaser. Quite rounded with balance. ****Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
1988 Château Léoville Barton 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Darker fruited. Quite bright. Dry, fairly austere and uncompromising. A touch lactic. Not showy but very harmonious. ****
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1988 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Relatively mute on the nose. A richness, rather than sweetness to the attack. Lots of interest here. Complexity. ****
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1988 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Corked.
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1988 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Last from a half case and by far the richest. Darker and denser than the other wines this evening. Dense mulberry fruit. Very dense and svelte. Far richer than the other wines. A touch of mocha towards the finish. Lovely and really quite plush. ****
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1988 Château Mouton Rothschild 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Cleaner and brighter than previous bottle in 2006. Dense but slightly dull dark red fruit nose. Quite dark fruited A savoury fragrant lingering scent. A touch of pepper too. Lots of nuance. Opens up nicely. Less obvious gras than the Baron but a touch more sophisticated. Lots here. Lovely. ****1/2
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1988 Château Climens 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Half 1. Pretty much as it should be. Quite lush and lifted with coconut and tropical fruit. ****
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1988 Château Climens 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
2nd half. Darker and more evolved. Flatter on the nose, far less rich, tropical or lifted. More creme caramel than creme brûlée. Bare ****
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1988 Château Coutet Barsac 84 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Leaner, lighter, fresher. Far less sweet. Somewhat lean. More food gras than pudding. Medicinal on the finish. Bitter even. A touch of resin too. I’ve found Coutet 88 pretty variable, but this one is an outlier. **
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2006 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque 92 Points
France, Champagne
Pale mid straw. A touch of bread. Lovely balance. Still quite fresh but starting to round out a little on the mid palate. Slightly richer than I expected. Nose opening nicely with a finely chalky minerality. ****
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