1998 Bordeaux horizontal POURED BLIND

• 1998 Château Angélus

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  A bit tight, juicy purple, dense and a bit sweet. Long acidic tannic finish. Complex with chewy beautiful core.
  B+/A-

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• 1998 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Sweet, round fruit. Deep, purple and dense.
  B/B+

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• 1998 Château La Fleur-Pétrus

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Gobs of sweet fruit, warm, lush black fruit. A bit on the sweet side.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Bourgneuf

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Lighter than the previous wines of the evening. Smooth and silky with a real dark note. Complex and layered. Very nice, integrated with some green herbs. Light midpalate but very nice finish. Classy.
  A-

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• 1998 Château L'Evangile

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Deep and tight with acidic tannins and a dark bitter finish. A little thin and closed fruit. Nice herbal aspect.
  B++

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• 1998 Clos Fourtet

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  A bit strange and stiff. Not giving up much. Angular and acidic. Possibly closed?
  B/B-

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• 1998 Château Troplong Mondot

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Soft. Lush fruit with a a slightly acidic finish, some coffee and espresso.
  B

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• 1998 Clos l'Église (Pomerol)

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Sweet core, tropical. No structure. Overly extracted and gooey. Some green pepper.
  B--

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• 1998 Château Pavie Decesse

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Very nice. Good complexity. Drinking well.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Pavie

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Round, thick. Lots of purple fruit. Nice.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Pavie Macquin

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Ready to drink. Round. Some nice fruit with an acidic backbone.
  B-

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• 1998 Château Quinault L'Enclos

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Soft, sweet, lush. Some nice herbs. Good integrated fruit with a long finish.
  B+

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• 1998 Roc de Cambes

  France, Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg

  Broad, sweet and extracted with an acidic base. Not much complexity. Juicy and simple.
  B-

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WOTN (voted by the group):
1 Clos L'Eglise
2 Quinault
3 tie Bourneuf, L'Evangile, Pavie