Community Tasting Notes 83

• Burgundy Al wrote: 91 points

  September 21, 2023 - Decanted 30 minutes before tasting. Old world style with mature black fruits, subtle spice, braised meat, and faint earth. Help steady for an hour+ in glass. Very good now.

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• Mbad77 wrote: 92 points

  June 18, 2023 - Half Century Magnum Lunch (La Trompette) (London): From Magnum. Delighted this was in great condition as bought via auction. The colour was a surprise as still deep and dense, sitting quite comfortably next to the 2009 and 2013.
  Nose full of green pepper and very much a Bordeaux ringer. Not sure I loved it and stood out next to the Verite and Ridge. It may have done better in a more Bordeaux focussed flight.
  13.5% still going quite strongly.

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• lozatron Likes this wine:

  June 17, 2023 - Magnum Mike's Half Century Blow Out (La Trompette): Top drawer old Cali Cab. On the nose - some cedar, pencil lead, just a whiff of brett perhaps? Some discussion as to whether one would be able to tell this blind from Bordeaux - sometimes I thought yes, sometimes I thought no, either way - a treat and a half.

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• DAN BAILEY wrote:

  June 16, 2023 - Dead ringer for lynch bages! Lead pencil and cedar. Red fruit. Slightly dry fruit. 100% old world!

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• NickA Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 16, 2023 - Magnum Mike's Magnificent Half Century (La Trompette): Magnum. Soft and savoury, with the cigar box on the nose and relative austerity making this a plausible ringer for a Left Banker. Balanced and easy to enjoy, with some green notes and plenty of salinity (maybe slightly too much).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1986
• Type Red
• Producer Dominus
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 080696093579, 636595115753, 636595196752, 636595212759

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• Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
• In Cellars 663 (59%)
• Consumed 464 (41%)

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