Community Tasting Note
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valedeniro wrote: 98 points
August 16, 2021 - Wonderful expressive exotic nose of black cherry,crème de cassis,graphite,fresh cut flowers,baking spices and sandalwood.Terrific ! What strikes you about this wine immediately,is the power of the fruit and it's concentration.Full-bodied and decadent,the palate is really impressive,with very complex flavors built around a core of concentrated,head-spinning ripe fruit,at the same time elegant,with incredible depth,focus and length.Just an amazing wine and a real pleasure to sit down and follow ower some time.Will it be better in 10-20 years ? My answer is clearly .. NO ! I don't need secondary and tertiary notes.This is magical ... NOW ! This is a perfect example how the climate change has also changed the style of Bordeaux wines.
* A famous wine critic has rated it 92 pts ?????? Well, I think time of professional wine critics is definetely over !11 people found this helpful 12,147 views
5 Comments
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MJP Hou TX commented:
9/29/21, 5:58 AM - Neil Martin at Vinous got this one wrong but then again he's a traditionalist. Also, I totally agree this is more of a "new world" take on the BDX but then again it's nice to have an approachable young BDX in the cellar. Great take Valedeniro.
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valedeniro commented:
10/12/21, 7:09 AM - Thanks a lot for your comment !
I'm drinking Bordeaux wines since almost 40 years and I must say that Calon-Ségur 2018 is one of the most exciting young Bordeaux that I have ever tasted.Next bottle in a few month...... Afterwards it's a matter of personal taste if you prefer the wines in their exuberant youth or with secondary or tertiary notes.My cellar is full of old Bordeaux,and you know what (apart from a few exceptions),they bore me to death ! Secondary and tertiary notes tire me more and more.Thats why I drink them quite young. -
LiteItOnFire commented:
10/30/21, 6:20 PM - Val- haven’t had the ‘18 yet but did struggle with the ‘15 (would have thought more approachable but not without a decant apparently).
I struggle with the super old wines as well as they all start to taste similar and lose the pop of its youth ~<20 years. Exceptions abound of course but my two cents. -
10xM commented:
11/5/21, 3:17 PM - Why not just drink Cali cabs or bdx blends that is made in New World fashion? Sounds like it's right up all the commenters' alley.
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LiteItOnFire commented:
11/5/21, 3:22 PM - 10XM- what makes you say that? I personally love both new and old world but tend to prefer one style over another. Right now I prefer Bordeaux over Napa and that will change back. I love all wines except the classically thinner green offerings- to each his/her own which is what makes wine great- there is something for everyone.