Community Tasting Notes 16

• Chatham1790 wrote: flawed

  November 14, 2021 - Undrinkable at this age.

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• ilee Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 26, 2020 - Post-Christmas Dinner at home with friends (At home): Charming nose of lilies, ripe pear and mineral. Mature, nicely rounded yet retaining much freshness, the wine dances ever so lightly on the palate. Magnum bottle.

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• John Nezlek wrote: 91 points

  May 6, 2020 - Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
  
  Wow. What a difference 10+ years can make. The last bottle of this I had was in 2009, and for whatever reasons, I decided to let the remaining bottles (2) I had sit. I just had a feeling that some extended aging would allow this bottle to come around, and this was clearly the case.
  
  Not quite as rich as some other older w bdx I have had, but still full flavored. Acidity and fruit still in good balance.
  Drank consistently well for the hour during which the missus and I drank it.
  No signs of oxidization. Color a little rich, but far from dark. More like a young or middle aged Sauternes.
  No decant. Did not seem to need it.

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• pbaek wrote:

  October 3, 2019 - Not often I drink white Bordeaux. This is on slightly oxidative notes, melon and apple fruit with notes of nuts and spices. Complex with good freshness, this is not heavy or cumbersome to drink at all. Worked extremely well with my chicken in cream/mustard sauce.

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• Nanda wrote: 90 points

  March 9, 2014 - 10+ Year Old Frenchies (Bistro Dre, Chicago, IL): Tasted double blind. Bold exotic and layered nose with white fruit, floral notes and Asian spice (cardamom?). Palate is still tight and full bodied. Waxy white fruit. Doesn't show much sauv blanc character. Would guess that this needs more time to open up on the palate.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2000
• Type White
• Producer Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation Blanc
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Graves
• Appellation Pessac-Léognan

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• In Cellars 68 (55%)
• Consumed 55 (45%)

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