Community Tasting Note

Friday, December 2, 2016 - Bordeaux: Second wines in great vintages. (Valuas): This is my 20,000th Tasting Note in Cellartracker and that should be a special wine. A few weeks ago I tasted this wine (with 100 Parker points) again, and it is really great! I have a few and many users of Cellartracker have it as well, so that is why I saved this tasting note to be my 20,000th. In the bouquet beautiful cassis, cedar, smoke and luxurious oak. On the palate enormously concentrated black berry fruits with a beautiful harmony between acidity and sweetness. Soft but powerful tannin. This is a true beauty and will probably last for at least another 30+ years. 98+

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Comment posted by la turque:

12/31/2016 8:30:00 AM - Congrats and thanks for posting your notes!! That's what makes this community so great.
Comment posted by Zweder:

12/31/2016 8:51:00 AM - Thank you! And I fully agree. And I can tell you; La Turque 1991 is truly great! But be careful; don’t buy it from Rudy Kurniawan. ;-(
Comment posted by John Dunlap:

12/31/2016 10:35:00 AM - Congratulations - that is quite a milestone!

Based your experiences, how does 2009 compare to the Pontet Canet 2010?

Happy New Year!
Comment posted by Zweder:

12/31/2016 4:28:00 PM - I don’t know. The only time I tasted the 2010 is four years ago and I did not taste it beside the 2009. If I remember well, the 2010 was a little less smooth, but certainly a very great wine also. I have a few of both, so there will be follow ups, and probably also in comparison with each other. But no hurry. Both wines will last for a few more decades. ;-) Happy new year!!!
Comment posted by Empirate:

12/31/2016 4:54:00 PM - Congrats, Zweder, and thanks for the great notes. Oh, and Happy New Year, too. Cheers!
Comment posted by FransS:

1/1/2017 5:29:00 AM - Dear Zweder,
Congratulations with tasting note 20,000!
I think that P-C 2009 is a worthy wine for this milestone.
Thanks for this actual note; I will also take soon a bottle to (I hope to) confirm its qualities.
Greetings FransS
Comment posted by Zweder:

1/1/2017 8:58:00 AM - Thanks guys :-)! And I am sure you will agree with me when you taste the wine ;-)
Comment posted by randyjc:

1/1/2017 9:01:00 AM - A fitting choice for such a milestone. There are a handful of tasters on CT to whom I pay attention, no matter the wine. You are one and I thank you for that. Congratulations.