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Red
1990 Château Magdelaine
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 44
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rawdealbuffy Likes this wine:
February 14, 2024 - So much fruit and acid and would not have guessed 1990. Definitely has a long life ahead of it. I was almost anguished tasting so much primary fruit but as it opened up I got a nice lick of graphite, some sous bois, and a fistful of cassis berries. Now I know why Bordeaux lovers geek out about this Chateau.
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SimonG wrote: flawed
December 23, 2023 - Full garnet. Heavy cedar on the nose. Similar on the attack, mid red fruit with a good thwack of cedar. Too much cedar in fact, I think this is slightly corked. Previous note 15 years ago mentioned a drying finish, but this is a step beyond that. No.
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jviz wrote:
November 7, 2023 - Brief taste. This was quite dark and coiled. Rich without being roasted but flavors were a bit muddled. I’ll look forward to more time with the next bottle.
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Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 points
November 4, 2023 - Maybe not the best bottle. Seemed like it might have seen some heat at the fruit was a little muddled and advanced. But the finish showed a terrific vibrancy and eucalyptus note.
Really turned around on night 2. So maybe I held this back by not decanting. It was overlooked due to overwhelming number of better offerings on night 1. More delineation oon night 2. Sharply focied fluit and palate. Nose was wlwgant ans juacned with tobacco and tea notes and lovely eucalyptus note.
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melvinyeowq wrote: 92 points
March 17, 2023 - Right bank Bordeaux: My third and last bottle of this that showed the best. Brought this for a friend, correctly identified in blind. Had a poise and serenity that previous bottles lacked, didn’t have the unpleasant plummy note as well. Probably on its plateau now. Think this was almost unanimously in everyone’s top 3, second on the night for me.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2022, Issue #101, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux In The Bottle Report Indian Summer 2022(Château Magdelaine (St. Émilion)) Subscribe to see review text.
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Mar/Apr 2019, Issue #80, Another Look At the 1989 and 1990 Bordeaux - Twin Vintages Have Taken Different Paths With Age(Château Magdelaine) Subscribe to see review text.
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Jan/Feb 2018, Issue #73, Always the Right Time For the Right Bank Another Compendium From St. Émilion and Pomerol(Château Magdelaine (St. Émilion)) Subscribe to see review text.
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Mar/Apr 2015, Issue #56, Château Magdelaine Another Lost Classic in St. Émilion(Château Magdelaine) Subscribe to see review text.
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Jul/Aug 2012, Issue #40, The Annual Champagne and Sparkling Wine Report(Château Magdelaine) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
March 2012 (link)(Chateau Magdelaine Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2007, Issue #7, Château Magdelaine : The Last St. Emilion Standing?(Château Magdelaine) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1990
- Type Red
- Producer Château Magdelaine
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Code 690711000484
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 311 (63%)
- Consumed 184 (37%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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