Community Tasting Note

evold89 wrote:

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - Ruby red, and still quite youthful color with a purplish tint. Very good rim density.

This wine has a wonderful bouquet. Excellent and deep nose offering up the smell of cassis and a bit of raspberry fruits. The fruit gets some nice backing by the earthy elements as well. Leather and touch of chocolate most present, but a dash of cigar box and tobacco presents itself as well. It seems that this wine has a floral element (not sure what) yielding a wine with a slightly more feminine touch.

On the palate this wine is very smooth. Quite mellow and “sweet” with good fruit and fully resolved tannins. Very well balanced wine. Good length and a fair amount of complexity, but lacking some for those higher scores.

Not sure why some critics would say drink up in 09, but I believe I would have disagreed respectfully. Must say this was a positive surprise (did expect more 89/90p), and I believe this was an exceptionally good bottle of ‘91 Lalande (prestine condition). This bottle drank beautifully now and is somewhere in its prime drinking window.

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