Community Tasting Note

• watcheslover Likes this wine: 96 points

  August 31, 2023 - Little vertical from Durfort-Vivens yesterday with my colleagues: 2022 in sample, 2021 untasted.
  1) 2020 98.2/100
  2) 2019 98/100
  3) 2018 97.4/100
  4) 2022 97.1/100
  5) 2015 95.8/100
  6) 2016 95.2/100
  7) 2017 93.4/100

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5 Comments

• Skotto commented:

  9/14/23, 10:35 PM - Thanks for the note. Do you believe the increasing scores show improvements in wine making (or refining of style) or does this wine just show better young?

• watcheslover commented:

  9/14/23, 11:28 PM - Good morning,
  For Durfort Vivens there is a simple explanation. In recent years all the facilities have been modernized and above all, since 2016 the wine has switched to biodynamics and has gained extraordinarily in finesse, length and vibration. More and more connoisseurs think like me that Durfort is now (especially since 2018) in the top trio of Margaux with Ch Margaux and Palmer but with a fabulous quality/price ratio.

• Skotto commented:

  9/15/23, 12:50 AM - Really appreciate the insights. Tempted as I am, you’ve convinced me these should rest.

• watcheslover commented:

  9/15/23, 12:59 AM - It's rare that I buy bottles in quantity (given what I drink at work) But I really fell for the 2020 and 2019 which are, in my humble opinion, at the level of Palmer and Margaux (or better? future will tell) and also for another wine from 2022 that I strongly recommend, given its exceptional price, Ch Tronquoy (ex-Lalande)

• Skotto commented:

  9/15/23, 5:34 AM - I’ve only bought ‘19 & ‘20. Appreciate the tip on the Tronquoy, completely missed it at en Primeur. At that price, it’s worth a punt.
  
  I’ve got very limited home storage, so I try not to pull a box out of bond unless I expect to consume most of it within ~2 years.

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