Tasted Sunday, November 20, 2005 by Ben Andersen with 1,925 views
Most of the wines were served double blind, in flights of six. Some of us knew a few specific wines were included, but none of us knew where in the flights to expect either the wines we personally brought or those we happened to know someone else had brought...
1995 Château Haut-Brion
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Tasted BLIND. TN: tight. Dark fruit . Structured. Tobacco. A bit closed. Good potential for long-term development. I liked this wine quite a bit, but preferred both the '95 an '90 Pichon Lalande blind in this flight...
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1995 Château Meyney
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Tasted BLIND. Sweet oak. Rough around the edges. Not very exciting. New world?? My least favorite wine of the flight.
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1995 Château Prieuré-Lichine
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Tasted BLIND. From magnum. A little lean on the nose. Tannic. Black / red fruit. Firm structure. Opened and improved greatly with air. Very nice. My fourth favorite wine of the flight.
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1995 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Tasted BLIND. My favorite wine of the flight. Similar aromatic components as #6 ('90 Pichon Lalande, also served blind), but denser, with more fruit. Seems younger than #6. Lush, but good structure. Chocolatey. Excellent.
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1995 Château Bellegrave (Pomerol)
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Served BLIND. My second to last favorite of the flight. Not much on the nose. Smells a little volatile. Better on the palate than on the nose. Dark fruit. Tight / firm.
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1990 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Served BLIND. My second favorite wine of the flight (after the '95 Pichon Lalande). Earthy, fairly wide open and expressive. Reddish fruit, tobacco, dirt, spice. Long finish. Nice balance. This seems older than 1995 (the "theme" for the tasting)...
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