Community Tasting Note

sirpat00 wrote:

Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Bordeaux 2022 barrel tasting event (Papiersaal Sihlcity, Zürich): Main takeaways: 1/ Despite a considerable amount of hype, this came across as bi-polar vintage with for every insanely good wine at least one dead-on-arrival counterpart. 2/ High alcohol levels, over-extraction and cooked fruit appear to be common pitfalls. 3/ Top wines were 1. Figeac (98), 2. Brane Cantenac (97), 3. Les Carmes Haut Brion (96). Full list of 20 wines and scores in included in the tasting story.

Tasting note:
Ripe but still elegant and detailed nose with a broad range of spice, herbs and iron-like minerality complementing the mixed berry fruit. Unfortunately also marginally alcoholic. The palate is in good balance with soft tannin and plenty of structure.

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