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2004 Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

8/6/2009 - richard.stevens wrote:

88 points

Apple and blackberry on the nose immediately after opening. Decanted and left for an hour. Strong cassis with undertones of meat, leather and then some chocolate coming through. A little too dominated by the blackcurrant throughout, hiding the "Pauillac nose", and it felt much younger than the previous bottle we had. That had been lying quietly under the stairs for more than a year whereas this bottle was part of a recently delivered case - will leave the others for a few months and then go back to them.

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9/15/13, 11:08 AM - Perhaps some Samsung, LG and Sony too??

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2005 Marqués de Riscal Rioja Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo

6/29/2013 - carlkallen Likes this wine:

89 points

Feels like the vintage Has Come Of Age. All Very good and Enjoyable

carlkallen commented:

6/30/13, 12:00 PM - not at all... The wine is ready now and I would not hold off another year. Drink latest in 2014. Mature Riojas tend to disappoint.
carlkallen commented:

7/5/13, 1:45 PM - Cheers to you as well. My experience tells me that the peak is reached at 10 years and the decline begins. Tell me what I am missing and what producers actually go beyond a decade before they fade away
carlkallen commented:

7/11/13, 1:15 PM - Hello Harley,
Don't disagree... We are talking the same language - I only have reservas (Find the GR's a bit over-bearing and Crianzas a bit thin) Personal taste has a lot to do with it and I have tended to see things closer to your point of view but in recent years found that the vitality can be lost in older Riojas.
I had a Conde de Valdemar from 1990 and it should have kept up nicely but turned out to be very faded and a shadow of its illustrious mid-life.
Drank a Reserva 1994 Pomal a few months ago that was also equally faded and toothless. Enjoyable... but not what it could have been 5-6 years ago.
I am looking at my current stock of 1990-2005 Riojas and will likely go bottoms-up this year with exception of my '96 Gaudium and '95 Enea
What do you think?
carlkallen commented:

7/24/13, 1:26 PM - Haha - I enjoyed your views on my cellar selection and will take some of your advise on-board. Contrary to your recommendation, I just had the 2004 Riscal and must say, it was wonderful and here is where our views part. It could be kept for longer but the risk is the fading effect that I referred to earlier - 10 years (+/-3 for quality) being the optimal sweet-spot. Salud!

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2003 Château Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

1/9/2013 - carlkallen Likes this wine:

90 points

A much improved effort. We have held on to this case for over 5 years since buying it and as time has evolved, so has the wine, rather nicely!
Dark garnet with intense tearing. A strong aroma of earth, berries, leather-sack, with a hint of clove-spice alongside a miniscule toast hint. The taste evolves nicely in the mouth with some added peppered undertone, a 20-second lingering bouquet of jam and floral berries (contributed by the Cabernet Franc). Impressive!

carlkallen commented:

2/17/13, 5:53 PM - yes - get your hands on more of this if you can! At USD59 for a magnum, it sounds like a good purchase!
carlkallen commented:

2/22/13, 1:11 PM - I could not agree with you more Cantemerle, Lanessan, and La Tour de Mons (Margaux) all provide a respectable value for money and with Lanessan you know you can keep it for multiple decades (in fact it should not be touched for 20 years). I will be on the lookout for Ch. Olivier in Graves and Haut Bergey. I am enjoying a rather young specimen right now - Chateau Fleur de Bouard 2005 - a true gem and a bit unusual for a Bordeaux - get your hands on the 2005, 2008 or 2009 for a sumptuous delight.

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