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2016 Château d'Issan

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9/8/2023 - trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 94 points

Almost a year since my last review of this wine - I need to keep my hands off of these for a while, but they are just so good... See my last review for details. This bottle showed the same as the one last year - prototypical elegance and balance. The tannins are still very present, but are ripe and don't dry things out too much. Hold if you have the patience, otherwise enjoy.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/27/2023 12:58:00 AM - do you mind telling me how much time you let it breathe before drinking please?
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2015 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

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9/22/2023 - kelvinkyng Likes this wine: 96 points

aired for 5 hours before drinking, and it would open up nicely with primary and secondary notes. last time a 2 hour decant was too tight. SHL is an amazing winery that brings joy to the world.
as an aside, i reckon a long breathing time is necessary for young bordeaux, esp left bank ones. i wouldn't mind at all to try all these young bordeaux, as most of them are better made in recent years with a less heftier price tag.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/26/2023 1:13:00 AM - what a privilege to be able to stay there, i could only imagine...
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2020 La Dame de Montrose

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3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 points

Earthy, blackberries, herbs, licorice and roses are found in the nose. On the palate, the wine is packed with layers of dark red and black fruits, round, creamy tannins and a touch of roasted, leafy herbs in the mid-palate and in the finish. This baby Montrose is perfect to enjoy while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2023-2038.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/5/2023 6:32:00 PM - did you breathe the wine and for how long pls?

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 6:53:00 PM - Noted. Thank you for your advice.
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2004 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

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7/16/2023 - the player Likes this wine: 93 points

Amazing how the wine continues to evolve ever so slowly in bottle. Same dark ruby red color, nose of cassis, coffee, rocks, pencil lead and spice. On the palate structure remains the same, nice mid palate acidity, very terroir driven, almost like a Les Forts de Latour with more character. Superb balance, finishes slightly short with melting tannins. Still very enjoyable to drink today as it was the first time I sampled this with Oz Clarke in 2010!

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/27/2023 7:39:00 PM - could you share how much decanting is necessary for this bottle please?
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2008 Château Pontet-Canet

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9/14/2023 - kelvinkyng Likes this wine: 93 points

The key is to decant this 08 PC at least 5 to 6 hours for it to start opening up.
The wine looks ruby colored. It smells like blackberry and oak. Elegant.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/15/2023 9:13:00 PM - thanks for your comment. re breathing, it's intriguing to me. i had a bottle 18 months ago, 2 hour decant was good enough. but recently i tried 3 bottles and found out 5 hours was needed. i'm new to this wine appreciation thing. i think a guideline to how much time is required to air each wine would be helpful. (if there is one, pls let me know)

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/18/2023 2:45:00 AM - Mark, thanks for enlightening me. bordeaux red is indeed complex, and frankly quite complicated to handle, esp. risk of bad corked issue with old vintage, as well as articulating its breathing time needed to fit into dinner time. quite stressful lol. so i kind of prefer the younger vintages.
    would you have a young bordeaux favourite to recommend? fyi i recently tried a Durfort Vivens 18, needed 5 hrs air time, exceptional.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/19/2023 1:23:00 AM - interesting to see your comment on young Bordeaux.
    i ain't an experienced drinker like you guys, but i find the quality in recent vintages (say 15-19) quite remarkable, and priced lower. and if breathing them longer could bring out their inherent attributes, i think people should try them young as well (and be happy with them! this i cannot agree more)
    having said that, i still have a long way to go in this wine journey. maybe one day i would only prefer older vintages. thanks for your insight.
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2018 Château d'Issan

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9/6/2022 - Brendel Likes this wine: 94 points

Coravin’d and blind tasted alongside a Troplong Mondot 2019 and Chateau Giscours 2019. The wine won.

Lovely nose of sweet fruit—almost like a St Emilion. Very nice on the palate. Needs a long decant if drunk now. Too young certainly.

Should get more of this. At $70 or so this is very good value.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/2/2023 12:16:00 AM - how much time did you breathe the wine please?
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2019 Château La Mission Haut-Brion La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion

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10/20/2023 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 95 points

This was way too good for a second wine, certainly
Above any other second wine I have tasted so far. Notes of Smokey dark berries, dark bitter chocolate, crushed violets, cigar box and sandalwood. The palate showed a wonderful purity of fruit, yet compared to to SHL there were additional layers of cedar, florals and crushed stones. The mid palate felt both layered yet structured in nature, fine tannins with a slightly spicy and long finish. I can only imagine what the Grand Vin is like. Refined

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    4/24/2024 7:44:00 PM - Thanks for sharing. How long did you breathe this wine? I'm looking forward to try it esp when you said it may be above SHL.
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2018 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence

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12/30/2023 - Whitman wrote: 94 points

Delicious nose on the elegant side for Pegau, with garrique and black cherries. Medium to full bodied, opulent and rich and really with some punch. A long peppery and intense finish with chewy tannins. This is fine to drink today.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    4/9/2024 9:09:00 PM - do we need to breathe this wine and for how long please?

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    4/11/2024 9:01:00 PM - thanks. very powerful indeed, and complex.
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2010 Château Branaire-Ducru

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10/9/2022 - PMJak11 wrote: 90 points

Double Blind Wine Tasting. #4 ranked wine of the day. Disappointed as I love this producer and it was such a great vintage. I guessed right on the varietal but though it was an off vintage from a lower quality producer. Great nose, but stringy and medium minus depth. Fades quickly too. Maybe an off bottle?

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/9/2022 7:39:00 PM - had similar experience, it opened up after 3 hours, but started fading after 4.5 hours
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2017 Chevalier de Lascombes

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1/24/2020 - Gabriel Geller Likes this wine: 92 points

Château Lascombes, Chevalier de Lascombes, Margaux, 2017: Deep purple in color. On the nose, ripe blackberries and blueberries evolving towards red fruit, cedar box, vanilla with loads of toasted oak that thankfully integrates with substantial air time. Full-bodied, concentrated, with notes of ripe black and blue fruits going red with air time, nutmeg, green foliage, pipe tobacco, medium-plus acidity, with tart red fruit, powdery tannins and hints of dirt on the long and elegant finish. Needs a lot of decanting to come into its own. Drink 2024-2032. 13% Abv. 92

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/5/2023 6:17:00 PM - how long did you breathe the wine please?
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2019 Château Petit-Figeac

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3/12/2023 - Marquis du Vin Likes this wine: 93 points

Someone had mentioned this was the best Petite Figeac ever - it very well may be! Definitely more going on than the 2016. More succulent than the 2015, have not had the 2018 so ... This is clearly ahead of the class for me too! Why? Well, it's very well structured, but with more depth and fitness. Everything is distinctly Figeac, the taste, the darker currant side of the fruit, the sweetness, and silky texture in the mouth. Nothing acidic or harsh here at all, all flowing nicely. I bet the gran vin is amazing! Good QPR $60. I have the 2018 which was $70. May get another case of this one before it rises.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 12:57:00 AM - how long did you breathe the wine please?
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2015 Château Latour-Martillac

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10/28/2023 - kidsmurf2000 wrote: 95 points

This was fantastic, ready to drink now, could get even better with age

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 1:27:00 AM - how long did you breathe the wine pls?
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2019 Château Petit-Figeac

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3/12/2023 - Marquis du Vin Likes this wine: 93 points

Someone had mentioned this was the best Petite Figeac ever - it very well may be! Definitely more going on than the 2016. More succulent than the 2015, have not had the 2018 so ... This is clearly ahead of the class for me too! Why? Well, it's very well structured, but with more depth and fitness. Everything is distinctly Figeac, the taste, the darker currant side of the fruit, the sweetness, and silky texture in the mouth. Nothing acidic or harsh here at all, all flowing nicely. I bet the gran vin is amazing! Good QPR $60. I have the 2018 which was $70. May get another case of this one before it rises.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 6:44:00 PM - Thanks for sharing. So you like drinking Bordeaux young? i thot you need to give them young ones ample air in general, no? i also find bordeaux in recent years very enjoyable and high quality, so why the wait considering high QPR.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/9/2023 12:11:00 AM - Thank you for your recommendations on the right bank 2nds. I like those too.
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2018 Château Petit-Figeac

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5/23/2023 - 40ozProphet Likes this wine: 93 points

Second label by an excellent vineyard, this vintage stood out. Absolute fruit jam: raspberries, plum, blackberries, and blackcurrant. This one shows so much life beyond a heavy fruit structure, you’ve got a lot of oak, mineral, and graphite to back it up. Vanilla flavored cigar and pepper to follow it up - 65% Cabernet, 30% merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc - healthy tannins to balance this out.

Quite the production and well structured for a $50 price point. So dark in color, heavy on the nose, and a velvety finish to wrap up a great glass.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/26/2023 7:21:00 PM - thanks for your comment. did you breathe the wine at all? and how did you find out the composition% of this vintage as they vary from year to year? thanks.
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1996 Château Lafite Rothschild

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7/9/2023 - Jonny Cash Likes this wine: 96 points

perfect storage, since 98 in my cellar, perfect wine, classic cabernet, wonderful, ready fortunatly two bottles left for the next 10 years.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/18/2023 7:44:00 PM - Could you please let me know how much time you breathe this wine, and is there an optimum time for the taste to evolve during the course?

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    9/20/2023 4:26:00 AM - thanks for sharing. will use as reference.
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2016 Château Petit-Figeac

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3/2/2023 - Purple Tooth wrote: 91 points

A unique wine that confused me into thinking it was a Cabernet. Showing the herbaceous side of wine, with hints of peppercorn and cedar. Had me thinking Pauillac or maybe a young St. Julien. How wrong I was...Feels young with good energy. Ready to drink but can hold and probably improve a couple of notches depending on your profile preference for Bordeaux. Drink or Hold

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 12:55:00 AM - how long did you breathe the wine please?

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/7/2023 6:49:00 PM - No worries. Thanks.
    When i try i'll start with a 60min aeration and see how it goes. figeac certainly has its distinctive character.
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2014 Les Pagodes de Cos

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3/29/2024 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 94 points

Yes, a delicious juice it is. Forget about ratings and enjoy the ride. Creamy, silky smooth nectar with tomato leaf, cassis, black cherry, wet earth, smoke and dark chocolate covered red cherries. Tobacco as well.
Long finish, great balance. Lovely stuff. The wine is at its peak now, delivering primary, secondary and tertiary aromas and flavours. Go get some!

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    4/15/2024 9:49:00 PM - tks sharing. do we need to breathe the wine and for how long please?
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2015 Trinity Hill Homage

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1/21/2022 - ETT95 wrote: 92 points

Purplish. Seductive nose of dark red fruits and spices. Resemble those from Northern Rhone. Fresh and clean on palate. Dark chocolate, vanilla, mineral. Fine tannin, good acidity. Not a boomer, good to enjoy on its own. A lovely Syrah.

  • Comment posted by kelvinkyng:

    11/9/2023 8:50:00 PM - did u breathe the wine pls?

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