Community Tasting Note
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englishman's claret wrote: 96 points
April 21, 2012 - 750, good cork. Mature disc, ruby robe. What an emphatically classical nose - loads of cedar & pencil, svelte red fruits, a touch of tobacco. Simply put, archetypical. The palate is classic Barton, too, in a way that reminds me of the '88. Tannic, good acid, a little lean, similar in quality to the nose but more charcoal here. A milk chocolate finish. This is lovely - a true Englishman's Claret. This was beautiful right out of the gate, but after 45 minutes (closed decanter) this does put on weight. Changes a bit - more sweet tobacco on both the nose and palate. Less austere on the palate.
I love this style. I can see why modernists are maybe a little underwhelmed. Less of the 1990 richness than other wines of the vintage, but certainly very Barton in character during the first hour.
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