2001 Château Clos de Sarpe

Community Tasting Note

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88 Points

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - As in most previous bottles, the cork crumbled out in pieces. Contrary to my expectations, the wine did not improve over the past couple of years. It is talkative right now, but has not much to say. Huge amount of “depot”, muted nose and a palate driven by tart and strawberry confiture notes. It looks like the wine is paying for over-extraction, the overcooked fruits on the palate do not hint at a great future. Let’s see over time what the remaining bottles will tell. But this particular lot has never been even close to the RP perfect score ….

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  • Comment posted by Sotto325:

    10/9/2022 8:01:00 AM - Heloful especially for those who wish to avoid Parkerized wines

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