Community Tasting Note

RajivAyyangar wrote:

Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Bordeaux Confidential SF (SF): 60% cab, 40% merlot (they changed in ’06 to more cabernet - new winemaker).
Slightly dull red with a bit of ruby.
On the nose, a bit of banana peel, ripe cherry, well-integrated, with just a hint of oak (not sure I’d really call new oak on this blind).
Plummier, round, softer. Slightly more elevated alcohol. ’05 was warmer. Acidity is bright and balanced, but the overall impression is more generous / plush than the ’08.
I think I prefer the ’08 - it’s more beautiful, more tart, more tightly-wound, there’s more tension in it.

Score: Between 8.5 and 9.

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