2009 Château Lilian Ladouys
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jmrife Likes this wine:
91 Points
Sunday, November 30, 2014 - Fantastic value for under $20 / bottle. I've had them in cellar for 32 months.
Recommend decant for at least an hour - I think they have only perhaps 18-24 months of window before they fade. Good now with decant - moderate flavor profile 48 hours later.
They seen pretty type specific (St. Estephe) to me - typical bordeaux. Not similar to Cal. wine at all - subdued fruit, good body.
I wish I had bought 12 instead of 6 !
I don't see these lasting beyond 2016 - time to serve them with a good grilled something.
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Comment posted by RockinCabs:
12/1/2014 9:18:00 AM - I am sitting in the majority of my 2009 Lilian Ladouys for at least another 8-10 years. The best years with this wine are well ahead of it. Perhaps the patina of age is not something that you like on wines, but I can tell you that some lower tier 2000 Bordeaux that i have been holding onto are just getting into a nice drinking window now.
The elegance that could come from this later in life could be worth hanging onto one of your bottles 15+ years for.
Comment posted by jmrife:
12/1/2014 9:30:00 AM - Thanks for the counter-view RockinCab.
I fear I'm missing something - most of these bordeaux (to me) feel like they lose the punch of fruit - I don't experience the breadth and depth I hear other people express.
They turn woody and dull.
Comment posted by hiker_guy:
12/1/2014 11:41:00 AM - An aged Bordeaux is well worth waiting for. The fruit and complexity is truly worth waiting for. I've never had a Bordeaux show as "woody" unless it was flawed. I understand those who love the young wines may not appreciate the aged characteristic though. Drink them when you love them!
Comment posted by ophelia:
12/15/2014 1:14:00 PM - yes, my experience with Bordeaux, especially top end, is that they can be enticingly fruit forward when quite young, then go into a dumb phase and only start to open up again after 5-10 years later. I opened up this one immediately upon release and it was super ripe fruit. Had a couple since and each time they get more and more closed and less fruit. I'm not worried at all, I totally expect these guest to open up wonderfully in 10 years or so. Have another case and a half.