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1998 Right Bank Red Bordeaux with Richard Brazier
Handford Wines, London
Tasted May 26, 2011 by Papies with 755 views
Introduction
Richard Brazier of Ancient and Modern wines presented a long flight of St Emilion and Pomerol wines from the famed 1998 Vintage
For Left Bank fanatics like us this was an excellent opportunity to compare.
Unfortunately London traffic meant that we arrived late and rushed throught he St Emilion flight hence the notes are short and we also decided not to provide ratings.
Flight 1 (10 notes)
Red
1998 Château Monbousquet
A good surprise and a usually underrated maybe less well known wine that most at the tasting loved and voted 2nd after conseillante
Some rotten leaves, earth and although light on the finish very enjoyable. Drink now and quickly as this is not a longevity wine
Some rotten leaves, earth and although light on the finish very enjoyable. Drink now and quickly as this is not a longevity wine
Red
1998 Château Troplong Mondot
3rd favourite and a very nice overall wine, fresh , citrusy, lots of structure and although it is a bit plain to start it feels it has the stuff to go a long way. Wait 5yrs
Red
1998 Château Pavie
Mild rotten leaves, some sour tannin, but otherwise very classic wine for it's style. Shame had to try it in a rush
Red
1998 Château Angélus
Rich dense nose, very nice. Again just like the pavie tried it in a rush and thus incomplete tn. More appealing to left bank lovers like us have to say
Red
1998 Château Le Bon Pasteur
92 points
Dark red, dense , lots of red sweet fruit and very enjoyable at the moment. Very pleasant nose. Lots of palate presence and length. 92
Red
1998 Château Clinet
90 points
Deep red, some caramel notes. Hard tannins and in gen feels very young at the moment. Sour. Wait a few years. Like 5 and hope.90
Red
1998 Château La Conseillante
91 points
WOTN for the group but not for the papies. Deep red, mild almost muted nose to start but kept opening and improving all the way. Decant pls! Still some vinegary notes and feels a bit leafy 91
Red
1998 Vieux Château Certan
94 points
Deep red, with lots of flowers on the nose. Good balance and length . Well made and the oak here complements the wine and adds richness. Mild yet beautiful 94
Red
1998 Château La Fleur-Pétrus
87 points
Did not get this wine. Again deep red as expected and with mild floral nose. An ok wine but not the wine we expected especially from such a year. A non event. 87