Community Tasting Note

sirpat00 wrote:

Monday, October 3, 2022 - 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting (Fribourg): 2002 Bordeaux 20 years on tasting. Key takeaways: 1/ 31 out of 32 wines were in flawless condition which indicates either luck or less bottle variation in the vintage, 2/ On average still early days with the fruit predominantly primary, 3/ solid hedonistic quality with only few laggards, but also no blow-outs, 4/ structures built on both tannin and acidity, but common mid-palate weakness, 5/ best wines were Valandrau, Palmer and a surprise underdog Lagrange (all 95), 6/ biggest disappointment was a cooked Figeac (87). More comments and full list of wines included in the tasting story.

Tasting note:
Lots of herbal features such as menthol, a pretty ripe, darkish cherry fruit and sweet notes of raw vanilla beans. So far so good. A fresh, fruit palate showing more red type of berries. Still good so far. Unfortunately the palate was significantly skewed towards acidity leaving a complete lack of balance.

Post a Comment / View sirpat00's profile
4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue (3,319 views)