Community Tasting Note

csimm wrote:

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 - Bordeaux tasting - with a few pirates: This seemed to be in a less than affable mood for most of the evening. On one hand, I think there were not only other better showing wines, but also, simply better wines that the Belair-Monange just couldn’t keep up with. I last had this wine nearly three years ago, and it was quite the exuberant showing. However, and like many 2016 BDXs, this seems to be in shy guy mode. What elements were showing themselves to some degree, were flattened out by a beam of acidity and frame. The fruit was basically not as expressive as I had hoped. The finish showed more alcohol than fruit flavor. Hold this 2016. This is nowhere near the 2015, and is kinda at the lower end of the scoring range that I have previously given for the 2018. It’s not a weak wine necessarily, but it was kind of a weak comparative showing. It wasn’t the 2000 Poyferre, but it was light years away from the top performers in the lineup.

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