Community Tasting Notes 8

• JDKjr wrote: 82 points

  June 24, 2018 - Surprisingly drinkable after 45 years but fruit was gone and it was way past it's prime.

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• crampon1973 Likes this wine: 88 points

  April 2, 2015 - Le bouchon a tenu le coup. Décanté 40 minutes et servi sur un tartare de boeuf à l'ail noir. Parfums de sous-bois, de menthe "fumée"et de fruits rouges confits. Larmes nombreuses, jambes impressionnantes. Premier verre convaincant, deuxième verre spectaculaire. Un pauvre millésime, mais une bouteille qui s'en tire vachement bien. À boire tout de suite. 88+

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• Barolo Raymond wrote: 87 points

  December 25, 2013 - Decanted for 30 min. Medium garnet, amber-garnet rim. Medium(-) closed in mostly savory aromas (leather, barnyard) with some fruit notes. Dry, medium(-) body, medium(+) acidity, low tannin. Medium flavors of red cherries, coffee, caramel. Fine light texture, remarkable virile for a 40-year old. Good length with dry finish during which ripe tannin show their color. Drink now.

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• GianluGG wrote: flawed

  November 20, 2013 - no taste or smell

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• Zweder wrote: 90 points

  January 15, 1993 - Dark carmine with a brown edge. Very expressive bouquet with good oak and cassis. Supple with berry fruit, good bitterness and oak. This wine is fairly full bodied and in complete harmony now. Mature, but still enough power. This is the 5th bottle I taste (this one was blind), but this was certainly the best. Impressive how vital and lively this 20 year old wine still is.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1973
• Type Red
• Producer Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Julien

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• In Cellars 1 (7%)
• Consumed 13 (93%)

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