Tasted Thursday, January 25, 2024 by MRichman with 60 views
Black fruit, tar, earth. heavy toast, a bit of floral lift. Savory. Dark and a bit juicy.
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Solid. Toasty tannins, dried herbs, menthol. This is very good with excellent future potential.
Very nice. Calm. Dark fruit, herbal. Well built, relatively open. Very good.
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Purple fruit. Not a huge wine, stays within itself and is balanced, if a bit tight.
High toned citric acid. Fruit is pretty, but lacks weight. Not a good showing.
Dried herb, not huge fruit. Subtle compared to some others of the vintage. Good, but not one of the better wines of the day.
Good herb, somewhat dark, menthol. Not a huge wine. Has a nice dense core. Very good.
Good round, smooth fruit. Smoky. Not overdone. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
Dark with mint. Fruit a bit flat, but the wine has balance. Ok, not one of the better wines of the day.
Very nice fruit. Round and easy to drink with good complexity, herbs. Good finish. Fairly open at this point. Very good.
Light, purple, violet. Pretty, a bit sweet. Nice now, but not sure about its future. Good.
On the lighter side, even for this vintage. A bit flat and lacking fruit. Does have a pretty side, but there is not enough to this wine. So so.
Purple fruit. Smooth, silky feel. Very good, surprisingly good. One of the few wines of the vintage with a price/quality ratio that would lead me to purchase.
A bit green and lacking weight, with chalky tannins. Not a good showing.
Light weight with some pretty notes, mint, herb. Good.
Very good. This has a really nice, pretty, floral side. Good restrained fruit. A top choice and one of the better wines of the day.
Good. Not a wow, but not out of joint.
Tar and dark fruit. Easy to drink. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
Solid, earthy, integrated. Good, one of the better wines of the day.
A bit on the light side. Some tar and mud, and a bit burnt. Not one of the better wines at the tasting.
Excellent. Warm, round and not overdone. Probably my favorite wine of the day.
High toned tannins. Minty and almost lush fruit. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
Round and juicy with dark fruit. Overly modern style.
Juicy with dark fruit, toasted oak. Nice finish. Perhaps a bit overdone, but very good overall.
A bit green with high acid. Not a good showing.
Very good. Good balance and pretty.
A bit juicy, but very good. Warm and round.
Well built, good complexity without being overdone. Dark and smoky. Very good.
Light red fruit. A bit simple but pleasant.
A bit thick on the finish, but otherwise not out of balance. Very nice.
Not a huge wine. Decent fruit and good balance. Good.
Sweetish and a bit overdone. Just ok.
Good fruit. Not very complex, but not out of whack either. Very good.
A bit flat , not a lot of flesh. Just ok.
Very pretty, really nice floral streak. Excellent, one of the best wines of the vintage.
Very good. One of the better wines of the day.
Quite sweet and simple. This can age for decades, but at this point it lacks complexity and I don't think it will be much better than good.
Silky. Good flavors and complexity developing. Very good. I think this will turn into something excellent.
A bit on the simple side, but this is ok and could develop well.
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2021 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Black fruit, tar, earth. heavy toast, a bit of floral lift. Savory. Dark and a bit juicy.
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2021 Château Pape Clément
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Solid. Toasty tannins, dried herbs, menthol. This is very good with excellent future potential.
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2021 Domaine de Chevalier
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very nice. Calm. Dark fruit, herbal. Well built, relatively open. Very good.
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2021 Château La Dominique
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Purple fruit. Not a huge wine, stays within itself and is balanced, if a bit tight.
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2021 Château Grand Mayne
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
High toned citric acid. Fruit is pretty, but lacks weight. Not a good showing.
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2021 Château Rauzan-Ségla
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Dried herb, not huge fruit. Subtle compared to some others of the vintage. Good, but not one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Lynch-Bages
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Good herb, somewhat dark, menthol. Not a huge wine. Has a nice dense core. Very good.
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2021 Château Duhart-Milon
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Good round, smooth fruit. Smoky. Not overdone. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château d'Armailhac
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Dark with mint. Fruit a bit flat, but the wine has balance. Ok, not one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Le Bon Pasteur
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Very nice fruit. Round and easy to drink with good complexity, herbs. Good finish. Fairly open at this point. Very good.
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2021 Château Le Gay Pomerol
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Light, purple, violet. Pretty, a bit sweet. Nice now, but not sure about its future. Good.
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2021 Château Cantemerle
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
On the lighter side, even for this vintage. A bit flat and lacking fruit. Does have a pretty side, but there is not enough to this wine. So so.
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2021 Château La Lagune
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Purple fruit. Smooth, silky feel. Very good, surprisingly good. One of the few wines of the vintage with a price/quality ratio that would lead me to purchase.
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2021 Château Giscours
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A bit green and lacking weight, with chalky tannins. Not a good showing.
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2021 Château Lascombes
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Light weight with some pretty notes, mint, herb. Good.
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2021 Château Malescot St. Exupéry
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very good. This has a really nice, pretty, floral side. Good restrained fruit. A top choice and one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Prieuré-Lichine
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Good. Not a wow, but not out of joint.
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2021 Château du Tertre
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Tar and dark fruit. Easy to drink. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Solid, earthy, integrated. Good, one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Branaire-Ducru
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
A bit on the light side. Some tar and mud, and a bit burnt. Not one of the better wines at the tasting.
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2021 Château Léoville Poyferré
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Excellent. Warm, round and not overdone. Probably my favorite wine of the day.
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2021 Château Léoville Barton
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
High toned tannins. Minty and almost lush fruit. Very good, one of the better wines of the day.
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2021 Château Pavie Macquin
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Round and juicy with dark fruit. Overly modern style.
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2021 Château Valandraud
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Juicy with dark fruit, toasted oak. Nice finish. Perhaps a bit overdone, but very good overall.
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2021 Château Clerc Milon
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A bit green with high acid. Not a good showing.
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2021 Château Talbot
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Very good. Good balance and pretty.
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2021 Château Saint-Pierre
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
A bit juicy, but very good. Warm and round.
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2021 Château Gloria
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Well built, good complexity without being overdone. Dark and smoky. Very good.
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2021 Château Langoa Barton
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Light red fruit. A bit simple but pleasant.
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2021 Château Rauzan-Gassies
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A bit thick on the finish, but otherwise not out of balance. Very nice.
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2021 Château Kirwan
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Not a huge wine. Decent fruit and good balance. Good.
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2021 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Sweetish and a bit overdone. Just ok.
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2021 Château Larcis Ducasse
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Good fruit. Not very complex, but not out of whack either. Very good.
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2021 Château Batailley
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A bit flat , not a lot of flesh. Just ok.
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2021 Château Pape Clément Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very pretty, really nice floral streak. Excellent, one of the best wines of the vintage.
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2021 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very good. One of the better wines of the day.
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2016 Château Sigalas Rabaud
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Quite sweet and simple. This can age for decades, but at this point it lacks complexity and I don't think it will be much better than good.
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2016 Château Guiraud
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Silky. Good flavors and complexity developing. Very good. I think this will turn into something excellent.
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2018 Château Doisy-Védrines
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
A bit on the simple side, but this is ok and could develop well.
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