9 Bordeaux Tasted
Walnut Creek, Ca.
Tasted Thursday, February 11, 1999 by bestdamncab with 91 views
Introduction
Wine Group Get Together
Flight 1 - Bordeaux 1983 to 1986 (9 Notes)
1983 showing great today.
Closing
Interesting Wines, Fun Time, Chateau Gruaud Larose showed well today.
1983 Château Gruaud Larose 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Gorgeous, rich, fruity, nose tobacco, dust, meat and more, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, great legs in the glass, small fine tannins on the long finish. My #1 of 9, Group #2.
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1989 Château Beychevelle 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nose of chocolate, oak, vanilla, barnyard, and sweet dust-forest floor, nice, lovely, rich fruit, Cabernet Sauvignon style, medium tannins on a long finish. My #2 of 9, Group #1.
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1986 Château Talbot 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Great, long legs in the glass, nose of smoke, nice rich fruit, and dust, same on the palate, rich but slightly hot taste, very thick fruit, needs 3 years, lovely and long finish. My #3 of 9, Group #3 tied.
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1983 Château Léoville Barton 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nice dusty nose, lots of barnyard, slightly subdued fruit on the nose, on thepalate, young fruit, rich fruit, nice, young, simple tannins on the long finish. My #4 of 9, Group #8.
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1986 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nose of tobacco, leather, rich, fruity, needs time, nice, rich, smokey, fruity taste, bi body, tasty, medium soft tannins on long finish, great legs in the glass. My #5 of 9, Group #3 tied.
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1986 Château Léoville Barton 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nice fruity nose, black berry, touch of alcohol and barnyard, same on the palate, opened to terrific over time, medium amount of soft tannins on a medium/long finish. My #6 tied of 9, Group #7.
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1985 Château Léoville Barton 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Very nice, fruity, dusty nose, lots of dust, vanilla, simple fruit, soft tannins on a nice, medium finish. My #6 tied of 9, Group #5.
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1983 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Nic fruity nose, touch of meat, vanilla, and oak, same on the palate, medium/bi body, nice, rich, fruit, touch simple, soft tannins on a medium/long finish. My #8 tied of 9, Group #6.
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1988 Château de Rayne-Vigneau 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Dusty Terroir, light botrytis, nice medium body, simple tasting, short finish. My #8 tied of 9, Group #9.
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