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2000 Château Chasse-SpleenMoulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/18/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine: 82 pointsPnP. Initially nice, but, after 30 minutes, this completely fell apart and became a watery, diluted drink, which was unbelievable. We could not finish even half the bottle. After having yet another disappointing 2000 Bordeaux, I would say that the vintage did not live up to the hype after all. |
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2000 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/11/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine: 83 pointsFor me, consistent with my earlier disappointing experiences with Leoville Poyferre (97, 04 and 07) and in line with my modest expectations. The nose is good, but the palate does not offer much. To me, there were more similarities between this and the 2000 Terrey Gros Cailloux (fellow Saint Julien wine with a price tag of $30) than differences. Furthermore, I do not think that this wine will go anywhere as it appears to be already going on a downward slope. At $160, there could be few wines that have a worse QPR than this one. I would go with the 2000 Talbot (at $80) rather than this even at the same price every time. The only bright spot for me is that, now, I have one less Chateau to worry about.
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1996 Pauillac de LatourRed Bordeaux Blend more |
10/26/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine: 82 pointsMy notes from 2014. This is a total rip-off at $90. I regret my purchases of two bottles to this day. It is agonizing to think of the huge differences it would have made had I spent the same or less dollars on decent vintages of Pichon Lalande (87 or 94) or Pichon Baron (07) instead. Prices (especially for wines) are set according to the perceived quality (and supply and demand, of course) that does not remotely reflect the actual quality on too many occasions.
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2000 Château TalbotSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/24/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine: 92 pointsAs advertised. I just echo THOMASKEIL’s superb review for details. This is drinking so beautifully right now that I see no reason to wait. I am including this in my wish list.
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2004 Château FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/4/2015 - Indybond wrote: 85 pointsBeing a Figeac lover (88 was charming and 07 is good for the vintage), I could hardly find anything to like about this 2004 vintage. Austere (as ALION noted), grippy (as XAVIER AUERBACH described) and rough around the edges (as MACKER100 wrote). No wonder this was once selling for $60 (way below the average price for this venerable Chateau) on K&L and is now selling at around the same price on a Belgium site.
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2001 Château La Tour Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/28/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 93 pointsSeventh #sip of our Full Moon #Bordeaux Blend BBQ. Life sucks 😎.
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2008 Château Calon-SégurSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/28/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine: 89 pointsGood, but a little simple (as WIHONG noted) and underwhelming for its brand value and hype. I have to say that at least this vintage is way overpriced at $75. After tasting its 07 and 08 vintages, I am beginning to wonder whether Calon Segur really is the third best Chateau in Saint-Estephe behind Cos d'Estournel and Montrose as perceived by the general public. At a minimum, this Chateau is definitely on my list of gravely overrated Bordeaux (headed by Leoville Poyferre and Pontet Canet).
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2011 Château TalbotSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/22/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine: 89 pointsMy second time drinking this. As an avid Talbot fan, I actually liked it. Clearly better than 2008. Young, but approachable. A good QPR. It will be interesting to watch how this evolves with time. 2011 Bordeaux may turn out to be a sleeper.
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2006 Château Gruaud LaroseSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/15/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine: 83 pointsThin and not charming. In my opinion, each of 2002, 2004 and 2007 GL is much better than 2006 (2002 being the best among them). A big disappointment for this great Chateau which is one of my favorites.
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2000 Château Beau-Séjour BécotSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/14/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine: 80 pointsWhat a disappointment! This bottle makes it 0 for 4 for this so-called Premier St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe (2000 & 2003 twice each). I am compelled to have a serious doubt in the St. Emilion Classification System which is supposed to be more accurate than its outdated counterpart in Medoc.
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Comment posted by Indybond:
12/19/2015 4:40:00 PM - Thank you for your interest and comments. My disappointing 2000 Bordeaux experience includes Leoville Poyferre, Pontet Canet, Maucaillou, Beau-Sejour Becot, L’Arrosee, Fonplegade, Grand Corbin-Despagne, Laroque, Haut Chaigneau and, of course, Chasse Spleen. On the other hand, Talbot was marvelous and Tour St Bonnet, Paloumey, Charmail, Moulin de Tricot and Cote de Baleau were satisfactory. I hope my 2000 CS was an off bottle as I have one more left. Thanks.
Comment posted by Indybond:
12/23/2015 1:05:00 AM - Thank you for the good news. I'm very curious to open my other bottle☺