Deep ruby appearance, Intense blackberry jam/Pepper/Leather/Smoky smell, Chocolaty/Woody/lots of oak/BlackBerry flavor. Dry, medium alcohol, medium acidity, tannic (medium+), Bold, long spicy finish. Good Bordeaux wine!
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Very nice wine.....nice ruby red. Light colour on edges. Light plum taste with some blueberry and tart jam.... silky smooth and some tart to finish with a nice lingering taste
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The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blueberry and black currant (cassis). It tastes like blackberry, blueberry, black currant (cassis), light toast and cedar. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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Un peu fort en alcool mais ça se replace rapidement, belle rondeur en bouche et tannins fins. Vraiment meilleur que la bouteille précédente, à boire à 16°C, qui avait développée des arômes de purée de pois.
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Medium maroon/brick red. Still jammy from lots of glycerin. Much better second day when it was like a good Napa Cab but with more restrained fruit. Patience needed. Probably 2018-2020.
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Dark, purple appearance. Pronounced cassis nose and sweet spice. Deliciousness in attack, full bodied and high tannin. Well balanced. This was fascinating. Drinking deliciously now and it still tastes fresh but I don't think this will improve from here. The voluptousness will not be replaced by anything more substantial. I've had a lot of 09s but this is the first one I've had that seems to have peaked. Need more examples but this makes me curoius about the "better" 09s as strangely enough this reminded me of the PC09.
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Dark ruby. Nice Cabernet nose lifts from glass. Some complexity, with blackberry fruit balanced with tannins and minerals on the palate. The smoothness and easy-to-like palate of '09 Bordeaux. Drink now-2015.
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I have not met an '09 Bordeaux I didn't like. This one is lght to medium bodied, juicy and soft; pinot-like. Deep garnet colored, with lots of legs down sides off glass. I think it is slightly past peak, but will drink well for one more year.
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Still a bit young and tight - the oak needs to calm down a little. But the makings of a decent wine are there so I'll wait a year or so before opening the next bottle.
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I tasted the same wine at LCBO last year. The nose of this wine is less attractive that the one I tasted last year. The nose was closed at the open. After breathing in the bottle for 1 hour, aromas of cherry, dark fruit and light caramel/vanilla nose came out. But after another hour, the nose vanishes and only very very light dark fruit aroma left The wine still has some moderate tannin. The palate is not very smooth (but ok) with a nice mineral aftertaste + a light herbal touch. Well, some how I found it was more tasty last year (88pts for this year and 90pts for last year)
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1/23/2022 - LPTheGreat Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep ruby appearance, Intense blackberry jam/Pepper/Leather/Smoky smell, Chocolaty/Woody/lots of oak/BlackBerry flavor. Dry, medium alcohol, medium acidity, tannic (medium+), Bold, long spicy finish. Good Bordeaux wine!
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12/8/2019 - Vino rosso1967 wrote: 86 Points
Very nice wine.....nice ruby red. Light colour on edges. Light plum taste with some blueberry and tart jam.... silky smooth and some tart to finish with a nice lingering taste
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10/27/2019 - ocarton Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent
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3/13/2016 - Androurse wrote: 89 Points
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blueberry and black currant (cassis). It tastes like blackberry, blueberry, black currant (cassis), light toast and cedar. The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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8/7/2015 - DrWal Likes this wine: 88 Points
Oui! impecable pour le prix $13!!!
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6/20/2015 - Nimo Likes this wine: 86 Points
impecable pour le prix... j'avais hâte de terminer mes bouteilles, pour changer de goût, mais maintenant, je regrette qu'il ne m'en reste plus !
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5/31/2015 - kathrynetta Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very smooth
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5/23/2015 - Nimo Likes this wine: 86 Points
Un peu fort en alcool mais ça se replace rapidement, belle rondeur en bouche et tannins fins. Vraiment meilleur que la bouteille précédente, à boire à 16°C, qui avait développée des arômes de purée de pois.
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3/18/2015 - ArtF Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium maroon/brick red. Still jammy from lots of glycerin. Much better second day when it was like a good Napa Cab but with more restrained fruit. Patience needed. Probably 2018-2020.
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12/21/2014 - ArtF Likes this wine: 87 Points
Deep red in glass. Medium bodied palate, Very dry but firm and balanced with dusty tannins, forest floor, earth and leather. Drink soon.
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9/19/2014 - ArtF Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep red with purple rim. Initial fruit fades quickly and is replaced with a dusty tannic and leathery palate.
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9/6/2014 - OmiyaDrinker Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark, purple appearance. Pronounced cassis nose and sweet spice. Deliciousness in attack, full bodied and high tannin. Well balanced. This was fascinating. Drinking deliciously now and it still tastes fresh but I don't think this will improve from here. The voluptousness will not be replaced by anything more substantial. I've had a lot of 09s but this is the first one I've had that seems to have peaked. Need more examples but this makes me curoius about the "better" 09s as strangely enough this reminded me of the PC09.
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7/16/2014 - ArtF Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark ruby. Nice Cabernet nose lifts from glass. Some complexity, with blackberry fruit balanced with tannins and minerals on the palate. The smoothness and easy-to-like palate of '09 Bordeaux. Drink now-2015.
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7/2/2014 - JGDiane wrote:
Pas mauvais mais un peu vanillé à notre goût.
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6/20/2014 - ArtF Likes this wine: 90 Points
I have not met an '09 Bordeaux I didn't like. This one is lght to medium bodied, juicy and soft; pinot-like. Deep garnet colored, with lots of legs down sides off glass. I think it is slightly past peak, but will drink well for one more year.
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4/17/2014 - Fat cat wrote: 85 Points
Still a bit young and tight - the oak needs to calm down a little. But the makings of a decent wine are there so I'll wait a year or so before opening the next bottle.
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9/8/2013 - beachboyc wrote: 88 Points
I tasted the same wine at LCBO last year. The nose of this wine is less attractive that the one I tasted last year. The nose was closed at the open. After breathing in the bottle for 1 hour, aromas of cherry, dark fruit and light caramel/vanilla nose came out. But after another hour, the nose vanishes and only very very light dark fruit aroma left The wine still has some moderate tannin. The palate is not very smooth (but ok) with a nice mineral aftertaste + a light herbal touch. Well, some how I found it was more tasty last year (88pts for this year and 90pts for last year)
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8/3/2013 - Nimo Likes this wine: 84 Points
J'espérais plus de ce vin, mais il se boit aisément pour le prix je ne peux me plaindre. J'attendrais un an avant d'ouvrir les prochaines !
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10/27/2012 - lumpyelbow wrote:
Confirmed again. '09 is great. Buy as many cheapies as possible.
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6/10/2012 - Brondani wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs and aromas of strawberry and has flavours of strawberry.
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5/26/2012 - pinefall wrote: 88 Points
Deep dark purple, some legs, oak, smoke, intensivei smell, great tannines. Needs time. Next bottle in 2 years earliest.
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