December 28, 2023 - Tasted blind. Pleasant rum raisin on the nose, leather. On palate, loads of plum, with leather and brett. Nice juicy acidity. Impressed that this is nearly a quarter-century old! Guessed it to be R bank bordeaux with lots of Cab franc, but surprised to see it's all Cab sauv and merlot. It's definitely thinning, so wouldn't store for any longer.
October 20, 2023 - Dark ruby red with a mix of orange and pink rim. Blackberry, blackcurrant, cedar, pencil shaving, cigar box, tobacco and spices. Wine was initially muted and flat. After breathing for 3 hours in the bottle (no decanting), nose was open and filled with bold cedar and pencil shaving found in mature claret. Palate on the other hand, was on the feminine side, with weak fruits and soft/silky tannin.
In my opinion, this wine was at prime, with elements integrated to their optimal point. Any further cellaring might upset the delicate balance the wine had achieved at time of tasting.
October 15, 2023 - 10/15/23 Very pleasant. The 2000s are starting to show well. Nicely balanced soft tannins. Black fruits, slightly cedar. Good length. Drink but no need to rush. Good enough for family.
September 23, 2023 - Very 2000 in that the colour is very deep, the fruit is plush and there is considerable extract. This was in magnum and felt like it would last another 10+ years easily. Should develop as at present only two dimensional. Impressive if a bit predictable.
July 16, 2023 - This is above expectations. A very pleasant wine in a good place at the moment (kept in a good cellar). It will not get better.
Typical mature Bordeaux
June 27, 2023 - Splendid! Lots of sediment that makes decanting a must. Nose does not offer a lot of hints on what will follow, but after a brief period of aeration, it is ready to drink. Would not suggest decanting any longer than 30 minutes before consumption. Initial palate presents with a light, aromatic olive note, followed immediately by ripe blackberry, pure dark chocolate bitterness that fades into a refreshing feel of toasted tobacco notes. Very tannic and astringent, aftertaste is punctuated by a touch of pepperiness in the throat, that is relieved by the indulgent firm bitterness of chocolate notes, which linger for a long time after each sip. Very complex, yet fairly smooth, with different flavors developing and varying intensities as it spent time in the glass. Seems to me to be near the zenith of its aging, but would recommend to drink now, as it definitely will go downward soon.
April 27, 2023 - Decanted 5 hours.
Smooth. Unremarkable.
January 5, 2023 - The beginning was very promising. The cork looked like from three-year-old wine, very little sediment, the color was closer to red than brown, the smell was simply fantastic.But...
No acidity no tannins, there are all flavors, but muted and quiet. To be clear, this wine is still highly drinkable, matter of fact - my wife likes it.
Smell - wonderful aromas of tobacco, earth, red fruits, smoke. Perfect balance, where no one aroma is above others.
But I expect more from 5th Growth Classé, especially, that 2000 year vintage was simply fantastic. But...I don't blame this wine I blame myself for laziness.
If I would search more then one source I discovered then this wine in this particular year was not too much appreciated by wine critics.
89 points on average.
Anyway I won't say that my 31€ was wasted.
December 29, 2022 - Ikke meget frugt tilbage og helt klar på vej ned. Skulle nok være drukket for en del år siden. Dog under alle omstændigheder en spændende oplevelse. Klart bedre duft end smag. Klassisk Bordeaux venstrebreds-duft med cedertræ, tobak og tjære.
March 13, 2022 - Fejlede ikke noget, men var træt og uden frugt.
Til steaken dog udemærket.