Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - Bordeaux 2012 - 10 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 2012 is a good quality vintage without the depth/length of great vintages. Still, one of the better “off-vintages”. 2) Many but not all wines are drinking well today. They are generally open, round and fleshed out. 3) Further cellaring is advised as there are hardly any tertiary aromas yet and that extra complexity will render the wines more interesting. The wines generally have the structure and fruit to age gracefully. 4) The level of ripeness/alcohol are not a concern (09, 10, 15, 18 have more problems in that area). 5) Left bank (avg. 92.2 pts) beats right bank (91.0) (group has right bank a notch ahead). The overall group avg. score is at a good 92.1, but unsurprisingly below past retrospectives of better vintages (00, 09, 10). 6) There are highlights on both sides: my best wines today were Ausone (96 pts), Mouton (96), Cheval (95) and Margaux (95).

TN: Medium- expressive, not very well defined nose with fine dark red and dark berries along some hints of tobacco. On the palate this is a touch astringent with lots of herbs, a bit too green, but with a nice, rather dark fruit core. Overall relatively fine tannin structure with a slightly elevated acidity and a touch of nice creaminess to the texture. Not overly interesting, not enough depth but overall ok. Solid 89 pts

Decanting: Needs no extended decanting.

Group rank: 31st out of 33 reds
Group average score: 89.0

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