Jason’s 85 Claret @ Noizé, table 2

Noizé, London
Tasted Thursday, February 2, 2023 by SimonG with 132 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1985 Domaine de Chevalier 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Beautiful full garnet. Bright. Tobacco and a floral note o I g through on the nose. Mellow, absolutely resolved and so smooth. Possibly on a gentle decline and lacking some stuffing but a really lovely drink. ****

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  • 1985 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Magnum. A huge step up from a previous bottle. Full garnet, still a hint of ruby. Richer on the nose. Palate too. Dark red fruit. A touch floral. With air a little leaner and a nicely fresh finish. Just a bit more oomph upfront cf the DDC, but shown up as more simple cf the next flights. Open and drink as the evolution in glass doesn’t suit it. ****

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  • 1985 Château Marquis de Terme Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Somewhat cloudy. Either really quite austere and clipped despite a rich texture, or corked. Apparently this revives, but no benefit of the doubt given. No.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1985 Château Rausan-Ségla 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Light mid-garnet. Savoury, really quite meaty. Robust with a sweet-fruited core. There’s quite a lot here. Sweetens and becomes more elegant with air. A clear step up from a couple of bottles a decade ago. ****

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  • 1985 Château Palmer 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Mid, slightly cloudy garnet. Beautifully rich and floral on the nose. Rich on the palate too, but perhaps less precision than the best bottles of this. A touch of spearmint. Rich and attractive but lacking some definition. Bottle ten, and it’s a middling showing. ****

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1985 Château Lynch-Bages 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Fuller, almost ruby. Quite dense. Blackcurrant leaf. Quintessential Pauillac. Dense and vibrant. Lots of cassis. There’s a lot here but it does flirt with a sense of being all teeth and trousers. Grows on me though and this is a big step up from a previous bottle. Close to the 89 and comfortably ahead of the 90. ****1/2

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  • 1985 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Slightly cloudy, dense. Blackcurrant and. Touch of mint. A big step up in density cf previous flights. Lots here. A lovely blend of the slightly brutish Bages and the extra lift and energy of the LLC. Best bottle of this yet. *****

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  • 1985 Château Léoville Las Cases 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Slightly cloudy, full garnet. Stands out from the crowd on the nose, a bit spicier, a whiff of smoke, more energy and brighter dark red fruit. Vibrant, fat and leggy in the glass. Density but energy and line. Glorious. A freshness too. This remains a consistent class act. *****

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 1983 Château Suduiraut 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Mid amber. Nicely restrained botrytis nose of saffron, barley sugar and crème brûlée. Sweetness, line and a touch of custard. Lovely. ****

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 1985 Château Meyney 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Blind. Gloriously elegant, floral, Margaux nose and St Julian elegance and completeness. But no, further north apparently. It’s not Pauillac, so Montrose? That produced a lighter 85. No. Gosh, Meyney. This wouldn’t have been out of its depth in the last red flight, certainly the previous one. Elegant, good body, a sweetness of fruit with some sandlewood and cedar. Really very good and punching well above its weight. ****

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