VEO Bordeaux Right Bank 1998, 2000 and 2001

Restaurant Zoldering Amsterdam
Tasted Saturday, August 24, 2019 by Ary with 260 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Figeac 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Modern style, charming Figeac. Soft and generous. Thick ripe cherries and earth notes in the nose. Long but bit drying in the end. Drink now or hold another 5 years.

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  • 2000 Château Figeac 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Well matured classic Bordeaux. Attractive, elegant and harmonious Figeac. Metallic, pencil, dust and a green herbaceous note in the nose. Medium to full-bodied .

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1998 Château Troplong Mondot 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Earth, dark fruits and a herbaceous note in the attractive nose. Full bodied on the palate with licorice, thick dark fruits to chew on. Good acidity and well balanced. Better integrated tannin than the 2000 TM in the same flight. Fully mature and should last well another 5+ years.

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  • 2000 Château Troplong Mondot 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted next to TM 1998. Modern style Right-Bank, thick dark fruits and licorice in the nose but somewhat monolithic. Concentrated and powerful on the palate but (dry) tannins taking 1st place above fruit. This won't improve anymore.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Clos l'Église (Pomerol) 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    I liked this a lot, very attractive with further ageing potential. Lush perfume with earth, iron and herb notes. Concentrated and rounded palate with dark fruits, tobacco and good freshness. Well integrated tannin. Well made and balanced wine.

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  • 2001 Château Angélus 98 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    What a beauty! Elegant and sexy wine, lush and refined. Earth, iron, tobacco and coconut in the nose. Thick and powerful on the full-bodied palate with fresh ripe fruits, earth and chocolate. Robust well-integrated silky tannins. Drinks well now but will continue to improve further.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Tertre Rôteboeuf 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Well structured and quite classic styled for Right Bank 1998. Tar, earth, pencil and black fruits in the attractive nose. Concentrated on the medium-bodied palate with kirsch liquor and dark fruits. Good acidity and freshness but some dryness in the finish. Not super delineated. Drink up in the coming 5 years.

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  • 2001 Tertre Rôteboeuf 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Another great Right-Bank 2001. Blood, earth, cream and kirsch-liquor notes in the nose. Compact, concentrated and sexy on the palate. Long lingering with earth, red fruits and Asian spices. Fully mature and should keep well for some more years.

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  • 2000 Tertre Rôteboeuf 98 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Still the spectacular, sensual and sexy wine since we first opened this in 2005. Coffee, melted chocolate and liquor as well as earth and cream notes in the nose. Super elegant on the palate with iron, blood, black cherries, and great freshness. Remarkably well integrated tannin. Significant step up from the 1998 TR beside.

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 2000 Château Hosanna Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Green and herbaceous. Wrong bottle.

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  • 2000 Château Latour à Pomerol 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    In tough competition tonight but still standing. Earth, iron, iodine and dark fruits in the nose. Full bodied, concentrated and true-to-type. Classic and delicious Pomerol.

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  • 2000 Château Trotanoy 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Trotanoy needs more time. Luscious, full-bodied, thick and concentrated with good acidity and enough fruit and (firm) tannins for the next 20 years or more. EARTH, blood, dust, black cherries and spices - but still reserved. Will get better and gain more points, 96+ for now.

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