Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Monday, June 24, 2019 - Bordeaux 2009 - 10 Years On - 47 Reds; 6/23/2019-6/24/2019: 2009 Bordeaux after 10 years. 48 red wines. The left bank (average rating 94.2) clearly trumps the right bank (92.6): Elegance, purity and freshness vs over-extraction, ripeness and oxidation. But there are some winners on the right bank (Cheval, Petrus, Hosanna for now, Lafleur, Trotanoy medium-term) but the highest scores were given to left bank wines (Margaux #1 overall, Palmer, Mouton, for now, Latour, St. Juliens medium-term). I guess purists will not like the loads of oak-derived aromas which in some wines are great but can make the wines a bit slutty (Cheval, Margaux, quite a lot of right banks). But there are plenty of more classically shaped wines too. Overall, the 2009s are a lot of fun with many pockets of greatness but I would be very selective on the right bank. If you like more elegant, subtle and classic wines I would focus on 2005/2010/2016. All wines tasted blind and without decanting.

TN: I liked the red fruit and spice character which is quite unique and made this standout among the other left banks. In addition, herbal notes and a sexy nuttiness. Highlight probably the very long and spicy finish. Good structure, less austere than Montrose but a bit too alcoholic for my taste. As one of the very rare left banks it showed its alcohol a bit (vs right bank wines where this was a problem in a lot of wines). Overall good but I doubt it will reach greatness (and the I can’t imagine how it could ever get to the perfect score from Parker).

Average blind score 4 tasters: 94.3
Rank: 26th out of 48 wines

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