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Introduction to Bordeaux

The Wine Country, Signal Hill, CA

Tasted March 25, 2011 by PIntag with 615 views

Introduction

Nice lineup for this tasting. I believe all of the wines were opened beforehand, but they were not decanted.

Flight 1 (10 notes)

White
2008 Château des Gravières Bordeaux Supérieur Blanc France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
84 points
I had this same wine a couple of months ago and it showed completely different from this bottle. Gorgeous nose of lemon and honeysuckle. On the palate, very tart and acidic loaded with lemon. Rather short finish. Was practically undrinkable (due to the harsh acidity) on its own but was more than OK with hard cheese.
Red
2008 Château Moulin La Bergère France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Georges-St. Émilion
86 points
Expansive rich savory nose of roast beef and violets. Palate showed a generous amount of plum and cassis. Good acidic balance with a lot of fine tannins on the finish.
Red
2005 Château Saint Ahon France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
86 points
This didn't show as well as the last time I tasted this about 2 months ago. Nose was quite nice, showing some classic Bordeaux cement dust and cassis. On the palate, nice flavors but seemed quite thin and finished rather short with tons of fine tannins.
Red
2004 Château Saint-Pierre France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
91 points
Fabulous nose showing blackberry and caramel. Gorgeous palate of dark profiled fruit, well-integrated oak, with great balance and firm tannins. Very long finish. This one needs more time to soften the tannins, but is very good right now. My favorite wine of the tasting.
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Red
2006 Château Lafon-Rochet France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
87 points
Very tight nose - wasn't showing much. Very earthy and tannic on the palate - perhaps shut down right now. Fairly short finish. Not ready yet.
Red
2006 Château Prieuré-Lichine France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
90 points
Very fragrant classic Bordeaux nose. On the palate, very soft with classic Bordeaux flavors, some oak, balanced, and finishing with a copious amount of very fine tannins. This one could use more time in the cellar, but quite nice right now.
Red
2006 Château Malartic-Lagravière France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
89 points
Not much going on with the nose - some wood perhaps. On the palate, dust and savory roasted meat with good depth. Excellent balance, but finished very tannic. Should improve with some time in the cellar.
Red
2006 Château Larcis Ducasse France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
88 points
Quite oaky but with fresh fruit bowl on the nose. Some nice cassis fruit on the attack, but the very chalky tannins asserted themselves from the mid-palate on. This should improve a lot with some time in the cellar.
Red
2004 Château Lynch-Bages France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
88 points
Unremarkable nose - A little earthiness perhaps. The palate seemed shut down at first, but showed some nice classic Bordeaux flavors after about 10 minutes of swirling in the glass. This one needs to rest a few more years at least.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2005 Château Doisy-Védrines France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
On the nose, apricots up the yingwazoo. Rich and sweet on the palate. I don't really drink very many dessert wines, so I don't really know how to evaluate these. No score.

Closing

I think all of the reds needed either more time or long decants.

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