Really fresh and full of fruit when first opened. What a wonderfully interesting wine. The second day it had relaxed a little, smooth and still long but the secondaries had really presented themselves, cedar and truffles with a perfect amount of acidity. Still 2 or so years left in this exceptionnel
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Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Pauillac and St. Julien (By me @ the factory): Dark berries and beautiful oak in the bouquet. On the palate juicy and ripe black berries, vanilla, a slight touch of sweetness, some caramel, beautiful acidity, tannin and a good length. Keeps you longing for the next sip. Beautiful wine still in its early drinking stage. 91+
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, 13.5% vol.
Starts a bit shy but gets quite intense after an hour in the decanter. Black currant, leather and a suggestion of gamey flavours, good freshness, medium to full bodied, long finish with still some edges. Classic old school Médoc, slightly rustic and unmistakable Chasse Spleen, I love it.
Will slowly reach its peak now, drink it within the next 8 to 12 years, for best result, give it 1 or 2 hours in the decanter. Enjoyed it a lot over two days together with a selection of finest French cheese without any decline on day two.
Tobacco leaf, leather, blackcurrant back in the mix. Excellent chunky yet supple structure. Very slow to open up, needed 3 hours air to start to show, didn’t ever really sing. Suspect this bottle had low level cork taint and was a bit flat. Enough glimmers of a better wine to go 90 on this bottle, and hope for better luck in the tree bark lottery when I open my remaining bottle… no rush on that.
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Third bottle in three years, to see where we stand. Unsurprisingly still young, but it becomes ever more clear that this will ultimately graduate to one of the best CS ever. Still a bit hesitant, but already very enjoyable, this medium to full bodied, wonderfully balanced bottle boasts lots of eucalyptus freshness, cracking fresh but mature berries, roast notes, mokka, pepper, leather. Trust me, two or three more years of patience will yield a nice return and pleasure for more than a decade.
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Quite brilliant at the moment. I am told. Served with Christmas dinner (fore rib, not turkey) to acclaim. I had a cold so enjoyed but cannot say much more.
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This could easily be a 95. I don’t want to overhype this, but everything is in the right place; extremely enjoyable. It’s exactly what I want in a red wine. I cannot believe this was $45. Over the years I’ve heard people talk about tobacco leaf, and I never really truly appreciated it until now. The nose is sweet tobacco. Hard to fathom that would be something enjoyable, but it really is. Drink it now; don’t wait!
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Day 1 - fragrant and complex nose - plum/prune, cassis, violet/lirac, star anise, peppermint/dust, vanilla, tobacco, and a touch of balsamic sauce. Highly viscous and almost syrupy mouth (closed while nose is open from the beginning), high-ish clean acidity and medium+ tannin, seamless and dense with aftertaste of iron, like chewing dried cranberries. Overall, supple ripeness and round integrated spiciness almost gives an illusion of matured Provence (Mourvèdre and Syrah), although it’s Bordeaux. Went nicely with southern Indian Kadai chicken (as if Bandol). Beautifully aged.
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This was so good... bought at the Chateau on 2015 and aged in my cellar. Well balanced, complex, soft tannins. I expected it to be still on the younger side, but it's not, probably at it's peak.
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Monthly Tasting Group HWS: Bordeaux 2005 vs 2009 (by DJ): Beautiful oak and dark berries, pleasantly rustic farmyard flavors. Red berries, cherries, vanilla and cinnamon as well. In the mouth a beautiful and round mouth feel with a lot of sweet spices, juicy acidity, vanilla, a pleasant touch of sweetness, round tannin and a good length. Still a future of at least another 5+ years. Ready now and a beautiful wine.
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Audouzed over ten hours rather than decanted, but still better the second night, because four and a half years have calmed the tannins to some extent but they're still there.
Tasted with Poujeaux 2000, this suffered in comparison not just because of the grippy tannins but because of the muted nose and limited fruit.
Anyway, there are dark berries on the nose and palate and there are signs of dusty elegance poking through, but I hope another four years will finally produce the wine I was hoping for. It isn't intrinsically bad now, just rather disappointing.
The 90 points are, for me, a bit of a guess - at the moment I would knock off three or four.
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1/12, excellent cork. Decanted 1 hr. Deep ruby/garnet core, pale ruby rim. Nose shows red and black berry fruit, cedar, attractive gravelly undernotes. Medium bodied, pure red and blue fruits on entry, cedar, some gravelly notes, soft tannins, juicy acidity, good length still lightly firm finish. Excellent wine, drinking well. should hold/improve - no hurry here.
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The bouquet is a bit floral and shows good black berries as well. Licorice and some sweet spices and beautiful black berries on the palate, pleasant oak, some graphite, beautiful acidity and round tannin. Young maturity stage now. Drinks lovely in this stage, but can last for several more years. I have a few more left, so there will be a new note in a few years.
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Wonderfully inviting nose, with distinct orange peel. Mellow on the palate, mid-long aftertaste. Overall in a good spot, little signs of tiredness that I had with previous bottles (probably my palate softened over the years). Will be enjoyable for five or more years to come. Good bottle, do pay it the respect of an hour of air in the minimum.
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bouchon impeccable, pas entamé Robe : grenat foncée, léger signe d'évolution (disque un peu orangé). Nez : sur les baies noires, avec un beau cassis et une belle fraîcheur . Une petite pointe de vanille et de sous-bois se fait jour à l'aération En bouche : la matière est assez dense. Il y a des baies noires. Les tanins sont présents, mais commencent à s'arrondir. La finale est longue et savoureuse. Très bien +
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A very classy Chasse-Spleen. Perfectly ripe fruit, cherries and cassis, lots of herbal notes, tobacco, menthol, charcoal, some rusty iron, fine acidity, still a bit tannic; drank well over 3 days and is likely to hold for another 10 years. Excellent cork quality too. - 90 points
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Very elegant Moulis. At the beginning of its apogee still kots of ripe dark berries and first flashes of mushroom and dark chocolate. Medium bodied with very elegant tannins and nice long finsh. Great pairing with asparagus!
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Decanted 2 hours before dinner, first bottle of a case I bought at release. On the nose it starts with menthol and dark berries, gets more gamey flavours with additional time, on the palate powerful with good freshness, present tannins, concentrated and long. Chasse-Spleen at its best, classical and slightly rustic in a good way. Seems to be still in an early drinking phase, but already very approachable with food, potential for 15 more years, superb price to quality relation, 92+.
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Second bottle of my case, two years after a first test. Nicely evolving and in line with great expectations about this excellent vintage. The nose is opening - fresh fruit and a menthol touch. Medium bodied, well structured, with lots of fresh, concentrated fruit, leather, liquorice, with a herbal and mentholic finish. Just about to enter its drinking window, so don't rush!
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Drinking this far too fast! Two bottles decanted together. Much as per earlier notes and while excellent now has the potential to open out into one of the great Chasse's over the decade. Now (well breathed) and till at least 2030. 91+?+.
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The 2005 Chassé Spleen again display class and elegance above its Cru Bourgeois status. Dark fruit I'm classic combination with cedar and tobacco notes. Surprisingly youthful still - alas my second to last bottle from a full crate bought en primeur.
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Last bottle was 10mths ago, and this I find to be in a much better place. It has either improved, or is due to bottle variation. Very little bricking, some rimming, still a nice crimson colour. Much bigger (than last btl) nose of cedar, leather, stewed fruit, cigar box. Tannins silky and very well integrated. Herbal, smokey, stewed fruit on palate. Medium weight, long finish. It feels like this wine has really “discovered” itself in this second phase. Merry Christmas to all!
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Good if slightly unremarkable. Classic cabernet driven bordeaux well made and very good vintage. Lacks a bit of intensity and length to be truly exciting. I will drink mine over the next 4 years or so.
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Mid weight bdx. Fragrant nose, saddle leather, cedar, and tart red fruits (can you smell tart? Or sour?). Palate was crunchy and fresh, mid weight, fine slightly tart red fruit mixed with more mature elements. Some mint and repeating tobacco and leather elements. Moderate finish. Tannins rather fine and mild at this point. Of note this was rather dark in then glass with no bricking—so probably in its early drinking window.
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Does not show a lot of ageing. Quite classic black currant, cherry and cedar nose. Comes across as fruity. Not particularly intense though. Palate is medium bodied (medium plus?) with black fruits and charcoal notes. Not in decline but likely close to peak. I think it will last a while. Well made Bordeaux but lacks a bit of complexity and intensity to really shine. The mid palate is slightly on the weak side. If tertiary flavours develop then it could get better, but I am not sure it has the body to really shine tannins are well rounded and developed now.
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In middle of the drinking window- no signs of decent - just mellow and long Moulis style medoc. Balanced, not so complex or concentrated - just well made in a good year and picked at right time.
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From a half bottle. My cellar is rarely above 14 deg C so wine still youthful. Deep intense colour. No bricking round the edges. Powerful and magnificent aromas when decanting. Full in the mouth still loads of fruit there. Good intense finish with good complexity. A tad hollow in the middle perhaps. Still several bottles left. £11 a bottle from Wine Soviet. ( a few years ago now!) The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle.
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I had high hopes for this given the great vintage. The nose is a bit muted/lacklustre. Wet leaves, tobacco, and a touch of sweet strawberry. It gives more pleasure on the palate, with soft, integrated tannins giving fig and plum jam notes. I am not overly experienced with Bordeaux wines hitting 15+ years, but I fear this might be peaking, or has already peaked. Bear in mind that after 15 years we are more subject to bottle variation (and personal age preference).
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No different to drink than the last bottle, always a good drink in its class but time to drink up, not improving and can only go downhill in the next few years, last bottle for me.
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New Years Eve with family at home - limited notes. 2 bottles decanted together. At the beginning of its plateau. Stoned fruit (plum esp) traces of liquorice, strap, earth etc hinting at the onset of maturity. Firm but integrated tannins and decent acidity provide grip. As good as Chasse gets from this excellent value go-to Englishman's Claret. Now and till 2030 at least with the distinct possibilty of further improvement. 91+
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Nose: Red fruits, black current, licorice. Nose is light. Mouth: Black current comes forth, tannic, acidic with coffe like after taste. A pleasant drink but I was maybe expecting something more in complexity and body. Medium bodied and of medium length.
This wine should be drunk ASAP as it will not improve and there is a risk it will loose over the years to come.
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Face au Sociando 2005. Nez plus puissant, un peu animal, touche de café. Belle attaque veloutée, on sent un élevage plus appuyé, mais une belle fraîcheur, c’est savoureux, très chocolat noir et mine de crayon, plus moderne. Finale harmonieuse, en finesse, mais plus courte que celle du Sociando. 89-90 pts
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Very fresh still some blackcurrant and cedar on the nose, more cassis in the mouth, but not a lot to it after that, very enjoyable none the less, always a good wine but rarely gets above this level in what was a very good year, decent decant before drinking and it held up well to the last drop.
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First bottle to check where this wine stands now. Surprisingly young, still, but confirming the superior 2005 vintage. Still hesitant in the nose, with fresh fruit and a menthol touch. Medium bodied, well structured, with lots of fresh, concentrated fruit, leather, liquorice, with a herbal and mentholic finish. Judging by the still present tannins this CS will enter its drinking window in 2/3 years and further improve.
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What a difference a year and a half makes since my last, very negative note on this wine. A miraculous transformation has occurred, yielding an impeccable claret, with pure, fresh fruits and a long, complexly evolving finish of cigar box, old library, and rose petals.
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Getting better and better. Still very youthful and quite restrained at first. After some airing it really delivers classic Médoc style. Tobacco, cedar and black currant. Great wine with plenty of potential left.
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Super PLV, in der Nase voll Bordeaux, richtig schön jetzt und wohl die nächsten 10 Jahre, kein hyper konzentrierter Bluffer sondern wunderbarer Speisebegleiter
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Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #026; Bordeaux 2005 (by DJ): Supple dark berries like blackberries and cassis, licorice and sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries, laurel and licorice, some bell pepper and red berries, also tobacco, good acidity and pleasant sweetness. Beautiful wine in its early maturity stage now. Will drink nicely over the next 6 – 8+ years from now.
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Small tasting glass @ VINEUM during service, so a brief note. Definitely in it's drinking window. Pencil shavings nose, some cedar and tobacco. Medium-bodied aftertaste, tannins ripe but not chewy anymore.
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bouchon impeccable, pas entamé Robe : grenat foncée, pas de signe d'évolution. Nez : sur les baies noires, avec un beau cassis et une belle fraîcheur . Une petite pointe de vanille et de sous-bois se fait jour à l'aération En bouche : la matière est assez serrée encore. On retrouve les baies noires. A l'aération, on trouve un peu plus de matière. La finale est de longueur moyenne, globalement de demi-corps. Une garde de 4 à 5 ans semble encore nécessaire pour pouvoir en profiter pleinement. Gaëtan
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Decanted, served blind, had to guess what it was. It was opaque, clearly very young, highly extracted, very ripe/over ripe with some unpleasant burnt notes. It had a lot of power, but quite an abrupt finish with harsh crash and burn tannins. I guessed USA Syrah, but was way off; when told France I thought southern Rhône or rural southern France. When told Bordeaux I guessed rightbank. Wrong again. Finally I suggested 2005 Cru Bourgeois, and I was correct. It was Chasse Spleen. I have had some very good wines from this property but this was frankly a shocker. It was not flawed or badly stored. Just unpleasant. We both drank half a glass only.
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Decanted and with a funky bottle stink, this faded away with a little air and time. Improving in the glass with underlying cassis and bold minerality. The acidity and tannins expected from 2005, ready but with time in hand. 90+
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On the nose you get mostly Cab Sav, with cassis but also hints of green peppers and some green herbs. On the palate it has more of a sweet Cabernet feeling to it, with pencil, dark berries and hints of vanilla. Rather tough, with tannin that needs time or food.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Ooh, very nice nose of smooth cassis and plums, with a bit of smokiness. The palate is quite full bodied, with good dark fruit and strong tannins. This feels like it could still go a long way, but very nice now as well!
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After a three hour decant: very soft and elegant. Biggest drawback: does not convey very much fruit anymore. Will it get better ? I doubt. Nice, I’ll drink mine in the next three years.
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I dont know the exact location of this chateau but it struck me as a very classy and traditional bdx with all of the expected notes. Cool, dark black cherry, with gravel and rust. Dense and young as these 2005 are, I think this bottle had decades left depending on how you like your claret. It had some funk and hay, like a gruaud or sociando, but then I love that in a wine. I will seek out other vintages of this wine.
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my rating may be conservative, but the wine is ever so slightly disappointing: classic bordeaux nose, medium tannic and quite flavourful on the palate. I expected more, considering the very good reputation of this château among bdx winelovers. 2 bottles drank, the later one was a touch oxidized. first bottle decanted 2 hours, some was left in the caraffe for another 2 hours, which prooved to long. I would no longer wait for this wine, max. 2 years - unless you own a quite cool cellar that doesn't exeed about 15 degrees celsius.
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are fast. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, prune, strawberry jam, plum and cedar. It tastes like red currant, prune, cedar and pine. The body is light/medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity.
3rd bottle on 31.07.2018 with friends: showed much better and refined after 3 hours decanting. my wife still didn‘t like it. no keeper, anyhow. 90 points.
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Un vin juteux et droit, d’un très bel équilibre, avec des notes de mine de crayon, de cèdre et de cuir. Belle longueur dans un style élégant classique., d’une grande buvabilité. Il incarne une sorte d’ode à la civilisation avec son côté raffiné et cette facilité avec laquelle il se fait compagnon de table. 90-91 pts
Il démontre à nouveau que ce domaine est parmi lez meilleurs rapports qualité-prix du Médoc, voire de France.
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A very classy and juicy style of Medoc. Rusty iron notes and iodine flavors mix with black cherry and cassis, some "mon cherie" flavors, bright acidity, still slightly tannic, vegetal and herbal flavors dominate the finish, tobacco, charcoal and menthol, a hint of bitterness on the finish. Classy bottle of Bordeaux, still young, but enoyable now. - 90 points
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Mørke bær (blåbær?) på duft, litt medisinskap og noe kjøtt. I munnen kraftig, men saftig og frisk, med et lite preg av mynte. Veldig lang ettersmak. Litt lite tanninstruktur for en bordeaux, det skyldes kanskje 40% merlot i blandingen. Ikke så veldig kompleks på dette stadiet, men sjarmerende og fruktdrevet - mye å lagre på her.
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Drinking well now but a couple more years of cellar time and this will be even better. The bouquet of black cherry, red currant, and fresh roses shifts to leather and sous bois with effortless grace. It displays a tannic structure yet it's pliable, with an exciting intensity of flavor, bottle age complexity, and peppery spice on the youthful finish. Classy.
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The tannins are still raw oak, and I am skeptical that they will resolve before the lean fruit disappears. I like this chateau, so am disappointed by this poor showing in a great year.
Weekly tasting group RWP #260: 10-20-30 plus euro's (@ RW): In the bouquet dark berries, cherries, some red fruits and chocolate as well. On the palate a juicy wine with dark berries, some bell pepper, beautiful oak, good acidity, slightly sticky tannin and a good length. Will show some more finesse with 3 – 6+ years of ageing.
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Quite an intense, fiery little number, with a much bolder, more forceful taste than usual. Behind all the black cherry, leather and blackcurrant there are hints of the usual elegance but they need at least another two years to emerge. Potentially a great wine if the tannins die down and I expect it to firmly put the 00 in its place.
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Moderate upon opening and not quite ready then. Poured one glass and had one sip every 15 minutes and the wine evolved very nicely. An hour later, poured another glass full and the nose was very nice then with much more fruit than upon opening. This wine can sustain another 3 to 5 years in the bottle. Drink slowly through the remaining 11 bottles over the next decade...
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Ce domaine a toujours fait du bon vin, obtenu de bonnes critiques, mais il est malgré tout resté relativement dans l’ombre. Pour le bonheur du consommateur patient qui sait l’attendre, car il vieillit admirablement et offre un vin typé, à prix modeste. J’étais curieux de voir si le 2005 serait représentatif de la qualité que j’ai trouvé dans les grands millésimes du domaine (1989 exceptionnel).
Un nez discret mais intéressant à l’ouverture, qui prend de l’ampleur avec l’air. Subtil et complexe, cuir, cèdre, cassis, boite à cigare et des épices (paprika!). En bouche, c’est un bordeaux de corps moyen, avec des tanins encore présents mais plutôt assouplis. Le vin est plein et bien équilibré, de style très classique, soit un brin austère, mais si facile à boire. Il fait merveille à table et montre après quelques heures une superbe finale sur la mine de crayon, presque saline. Une profondeur impressionnante pour ce prix, soit 41$ en primeur.
Si la texture est belle, l’expression aromatique n’a pas encore atteint son apogée, ou il faut à tout le moins le carafer deux heures et il se révèle alors savoureux. Il pourrait tout de même être encore meilleur dans 3 à 5 ans. Comme d’habitude, un vin authentiquement bordelais, d’un rapport qualité-prix exceptionnel. 91 pts
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Bouchon impeccable, pas entamé Robe : relativement noire, une légère traçe d'évolution Nez : Pas très olfactif, sur les fruits, voire un peu de moka En bouche : le vin est fermé. Il ne me semble pas encore prêt. A revoir dans 3 à 4 ans.
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Had a bottle of this years ago in SG (vintage forgotten) and have been on the lookout ever since. Cassis, earth and a hint of mint on the nose. Dark fruit and cherries in the palate with medium/soft tannins, and a lingering finish of subtle spice and oak. Not as good as I remember but still quite nice.
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My first go at the 2005 Bordeaux vintage slumbering downstairs. Less than ideal tasting conditions and the bottle has travelled yesterday.
Remains ruby with a pale meniscus and many legs. Classic Bordeaux nose with essentially silk on the tongue. Hints of wood and spice as well. My bad for all the ignites inflicted on this work of art. I will report back when a more fitting terminal event is had. I don't regret the purchase.
A very good Bordeaux from a great vintage. Really starting its plateau now. Very classic Bdx notes: cassis, cedar and a hint of tobacco. Needed a bit of air to open up.
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Drank after 1.5 hours in decanter. Medium ruby. Dense legs. On the nose, this had a bouquet of cassis and dark cherry, with earth, licorice, faint mint and tobacco notes. On the palate, this had dark fruits, earth, some sweet spices and gentle vanilla. Medium(+) acidity, medium body, medium(+) flavour intensity, medium ripe tannins - softening. Medium, slightly vinous (but not green) finish. A nice wine, already showing its pedigree. It may improve a little more over the next few years.
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Mr. T's birthday drinks (Kallang): Appearance was clear medium ruby. Nose was clean, pronounced intensity with aromas of spice, sweet and pungent spices, vanilla, tobacco, earth. On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied, with flavours of spice, vanilla, black pepper. Medium finish.
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very young at this stage, showing the class of the vintage, ripe fruit balanced with superb acidity and tannin, delicious now but needs a good few years. 13.5% 91-93
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Like I expected, it was still very closed at first. But it did open up on the second day! And there it was. A dense nose of cherries, tobacco and even some mint. Followed by flavours of blackcurrent and cherries again. Still strong tannins. I'll keep my other bottles and will enjoy them over the next 10 years.
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Much better than in 2014. Still young but in much better balance. Very dark and dense for a Moulis. Eucalyptus and violets. Great texture and very good tannic structure - this is a wine that will improve and keep for years to come.
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Tannic, firm, classically styled, with an austere, herb or leaf tinged personality is dominated by crisp red berries and spice. This clearly needs another 5 or more years to come around.
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Plum in its drinking window. Lovely expression of a middle aged Medoc, showing leather, some earth, and a concentrated cassis core showing the vintage nicely. Plush mouthfeel; rich palate; tannins are soft and integrated but still offer ample structure; lingering finish. Very enjoyable.
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Red berry fruit on palate - medium to full body. Nose - dry leaves, compost, cassis. Structured tannins, still firm. Good acid balance - medium. Medium finish. Feel as though I am drinking it too early, though not convinced that it is going to yield that much more.
Huge wine with a ton of fruit and tannin. Nice acid will hold this wine together for many years. Don't open another for 2-3 years to maximise drinking enjoyment.
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Library Tasting with Geoff Kelly - 2005 Bordeaux (Regional Wines and Spirits, Wellington, New Zealand): Clearly denser and darker in hue that the Ch. Potensac of the same vintage. The nose, too, is more dense , featuring ripe and balanced plum and currant aromas with a touch of developed walnut nuance. Shows development in the mouth with a nice sense of drying structure. Well made and delicious and a clear step in terms of complexity above the Potensac.
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2 hour decant. Drunk to assess drinking window. Tight, focussed fruit with tannic grip and touch of cocoa and liquorice. Drinks nicely if you like young high quality claret. I do - but the potential over the next 5-10yrs (?15) to integrate and open out at the same time into a 92+ wine means my next bottle will not be opened till 2016 at the earliest. Another quintessentially English style claret and a personal favourite!
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Assez tannique, mur comme on s'y attend avec le millésime, beau grain et équilibré. Rien n'accroche mais ça demeure un style assez standard, qui n'offre rien de particulièrement enthousiasmant.
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Opened 1-2 hrs before drinking with a steak. From a 375 ml: classic old world structure with generous (for a classic French Bordeaux) fruit. Black fruit and tobacco on the nose. Medium weight body with black fruit and a touch of plum. Cigar tobacco on the medium finish. Smooth tannins still persist. Much easier on the palate than 2-3 years ago. The best may still be yet to come. I will wait another 3 to 5 years on my 750 ml.
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Good! Was never really fond of Chasse-Spleen, but 05 is good. Open the bottle well in advance, right now. Strong tannins, elegant fruit of cherry, acidity gives elegance. Still young, so no need to hurry opening this vintage's bottles.
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Bought a case en primeur and has been looking forward to tasting it. Still very young, but with great potential. Dark ruby colour. Delicate notes of eucalyptus and a touch of smoke. Starts to show greater depth and complexity after some air. Will benefit from at least 2 or 3 more years of cellaring, and should keep for 10+ years.
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Super beau "Claret"...typé et fort bien fait encore une fois. Beau nez sur le cèdre, la terre, les cerises et les herbes. En bouche, texture fine avec un beau fruit rouge et encore de la sève. Tanins bien intégrés et finale longue sur des relents de laurier.
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Christmas wine number 1 - decanted at 9am and first glass at 1pm - too long IMO and lost some of the subtle fruit flavours. Still, smooth and round with good balance but I think for this one an hour decant and drink over 2 is good. Still a fave.
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Finally o concede this must be a 90 pt wine. Took from cellar, decanted bright and clear. Crystals for sink - consistent. I wonder if initial bottles were still shocked from travel? Good nose including pineapple strangely - uk readers will know "fruit salad" penny chews... Similar. Wonderful round attack, clean and long, strong beginning middle and end. 30/40 second finish. And, it's only been decanted 30 mins and not yet to room temp. We'll enjoy this bottle and I will be tracking down some mags for the future.
Belle bouteille sur le fruit. Beaucoup de cassis et de cerises avec un peu de cèdre. En bouche, ample et frais. Des cerises et du chocolat avec de beaux tannins enrobés. Long et persistant. Bon et très gouteux.
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Drinking nicely now. Definitely the only wine in the flight that was in it's peak window. #1 wine for the group, 3 for me. Definitely a nice wine but nothing interesting/worth discussing on this one. That said I love inexpensive wines from great BDX vintages.
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This was a 1/2 bottle that I bought in Paris 3 years ago. The nose was simpler than I expected. It had a strong aromas of dark fruits (cassis / berry / plum) and cigar box at the open, but somehow the nose vanished after an hour decanting in the bottle. This wine had a very nice acidity and a complex and round palate, it tasted like drinking round creamy milk. It had a first palate of dark fruit and and a second palate between dark fruit and red fruit. It also had a nice herbal finish. A nice wine. I would give it a higher score if the nose is more complex. 5+10.5+17+7.5=90pts
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Beautiful bouquet, creamy, cassis and beautiful oak. On the palate beside the dark fruits also red fruits. Some red bell peppers. The wine has more acidity than the 2009, round but powerful tannin and good bitterness. Although enjoyable already, not extremely special. Maybe with some more age on it the wine will show better. For tonight 89.
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Can Thisbe a 90 pt wine?? Trick with this one is to remove from cellar at least a few days before to allow to warm and any fine sediment to settle out. This one was dark on the cork, a rich nose raspberry and cassis. A good sign. Crystals saved for the sink. Decanted bright and ruby clear. A slightly muted nose and a little hot 10 mins after decant. Quite slow legs. Almost clear on the rim with fine dusty texture visible. A little chalky texture to taste. Needs more air time, impatience. I really love this wine and would buy more. For now though I've talked myself out of a 90.....
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Dark crimson with a little orange rim. First nose of wood and sweet red berries jam, traces of chalk. A delicate nose of very damped forest floor, sweet cassis, some floral notes and freshly cut spiced wood, traces of mineral at the end. Glycerol entry but not particularly fruity, medium bodied and moderately tannic, ripe and round, packs of pure ripe cassis in the palate, sweet and balanced. Easy medium harmonious finish with black fruit juice. Overall showed the balanced character of Medoc with a bit delicacy, a light-weight red of Bordeaux. Strong Bordeaux character of damped earth, moderate tannin and weight for Medoc. An appetizing wine.
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oh dear - a mid week wine this is NOT but how to resist...... went well with pork and oyster mushroom stroganoff! PNP but taken from the cellar a few days beforehand - xcellent!
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Amazing what a difference from the previous bottle. That is what treating it well does! Removed from the cellar and stood upright in a cool cupboard for two weeks before drinking. Decanted 2 hours before. Rich mouth feel and great balance, good fruit but also some complexity and secondary flavours changing and enhancing a meal. Really very good and look forward to savouring future bottles rather than pop and pour cold like the previous. My bad!
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I have tasted the 2001 and the 2003, and I must say that they were great wines. I was impressed by how refined, elegant yet firmly-structured these were so when I chanced upon this at K&L I could not resist buying especially this vintage and price. Dark crimson turning violet at the rim with a nose of dark berries and violets. This offers a full body with a deeply concentrated structure offering flavors of black currant, scorched Médoc earth, graphite, pencil shavings, and vanilla. As you let it breath for at least 45 minutes flavors of tobacco and mushrooms unravel. Finishes long and juicy with mild rustic tannin that indicates a long shelf life. Very sophisticated and hard to resist now. Best Chasse-Spleen I've tasted. Drink from 2013 to 2023.
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We were scared when we first opened this ... the nose suggested brett or corking. But it all burned off after about 2 hours, and the nose settled to elegant rose petals, blueberry skins, and lush June leaves (whenever we start to think of nature and the seasons, we know we've hit something good). Lovely palate of roses and sugared violet. Medium-length finish with a light touch of dry herbs. Very classic structure with effortless movement from palate to finish. Dark red robe.
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Another 2005 vintage Bordeaux wine which should not had been opened at this stage; allowed to breathe in the bottle for about 30 min first; weak nose of caramel, cherries, and roses; the well-structured palate was acidic, oaky, and tannic with bitter chocolate, mixed spices, and wet wood; medium- to full-bodied; 88-89 for now; lots of potential ahead based on the solid structure and lingering finish; should improve quite a bit in 10 years.
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This seems very much like it's going through its adolescent closed phase right now, but there's plenty of life underneath, with blueberry, cherry, rose-petal tinged fruit. I think it'll come out on the other side in 5 years as a pretty classic little wine.
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Medium(+) ruby, narrow slow-moving tainted legs. Upon opening a medium developing nose of red berries, spice with brambles/dried leaves and lead pencil coming in later. Dry, high acidity, medium tannins, medium(+) alcohol and medium body. Medium(+) flavours of cherries, black berries, boysenberries, notes of black pepper, cocoa, mineral. Rich velvet texture, very well structured resulting in a great length and a focussed balanced dry finish. Decant. Cellar potential 5-10 years. Very good.
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Smooth and classy. Very approachable right from pop and pour. Drinking this feels like wearing a well-made suit. Still, I prefer something less formal and a good Chinon would have been more fun (if less smart and polished).
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Stored to warm but I was pleasantly surprised to find a bottle that opened fairly quickly into a very enjoyable experience. I've just confirmed an order for some of the 2009. Very impressed. (No notes taken at the time).
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My favorite 2005 Bordeaux to date. Very, very solid. A classic Bordeaux. The concentration is very good. The only reservation I have, and it is a small one, is the tight and austere finish. I think that will come into it's own with time though. If I had another bottle of this I'd wait two plus years to open it. The closest comparison is the 2003 Potensac but that wine was riper and more fruity. This is a better wine, particularly if it develops just a little more. There is plenty of stuffing to easily carry this lovely offering another 5 years.
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Two 750s at Grill 23 with the Kupfermans. Just the faintest hint of maturity. Opening nicely on the nose; oaky, rich dark fruit profile, a little brambly, earthy. Clearly one of their better years and a little surprisingly for the '05, drinking very well now. While it'll evolve, I don't think that this needs more time to really improve. Both bottles showed exactly the same. I liked this very much, but then again - when does wine not taste better when it's drunk with such great company?
3+/5
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This wine is more classical than I expected the previous moment I tasted it (in 2010). Good black fruits and oak, with a beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity and also good tannin which needs more time. In my TN of 2009 I mentioned the wine would probably be best between 2015 and 2023 and I second that. 2016 or 2017 might even be a better moment to start drinking this. Still 89 for now, but with potential for one or two points more in a few years.
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From 375 ml, popped and poured. Pleasant aromatics with a heavy and ripe mouthfeel. Lacks structure and complexity, more in the modern style. Score range (86-87)
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Last bottle of 12. Have been underwhelmed by this wine and therefore not beeing keen ti keep them. This was, however, the best bottle, even though it was slightly corked! Now I which I had more...
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opened last night,decanted for 2 hours, allready very nice and tastefull, ill wait with my other bottles for 3-5 years. overall very good price quality bordeaux!
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Dark ruby, vibrant rim. Subtle nose yet rich in aromas like dark fruits, berries, brambles, delicate spice like black pepper, cinnamon, keeps inviting to return. Dry, medium-high acidity, high is soft and ripe tannins. Red cherries, more brambles, vanilla, some cocoa notes in the distance. Medium body, well structured, long and completely balanced (tannins-fruit-acidity) finish. This fruit-driven beauty displays elegance over power, restraint over display, a perfect food wine that complements yet never dominates the food (we had grilled lamb chops). Keep 0-5 years, value / money = 8.5. Very very good indeed.
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Dark in color, but light in flavor. This medium bodied, red fruit dominated, bright, earthy, tannic wine is still tight at the moment. Give it at least another 5-7 years.
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Decanted only for an hour. Better than I expected from some tasting notes. Medium-bodied and stylish with typical Bordeaux character. Ripe berries and nice acidity on the palate. Long and clean finish with some coffee and chocolate notes. Very enjoyable and open now, but will surely improve.
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Tasted blind – deep ruby in colour. Lots of merlot coming through on the nose with dark plums, cassis and some oaky notes as well. Soft in the mouth with concentrated flavours of dark fruits and oak. Medium acidity and tannins. Needs 5+ years. Very good. 88+
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See also previous note from November last year. The wine is elegant. Already in adolescent stage and very pleasant. It develops faster than I expected and I have a few bottles, so there will be a follow up.
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Il est encore enfant, difficile à cerner complètement. Beau fruit très fin, un peu de lard en arrière-plan, potentiel indéniable, à regoûter dans cinq ans ?
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YES. Very nice, inky black colour and lovely Bordeaux mouth, cassis and black berries. Very nice now though young, will certainly be a star when it matures a little more. Best wine of the summer bunch(Albi, La Reserve, 2010).
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beautifully rich nose, dark cherries and a hint of blackcurrant. it has really pretty elements, but they are surprisingly butch. a lovely palate, still needs to resolve a little for me taste, but it is in a very good place right now. lots of fruit, lots of structure.
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Firm and classical wine with good tannin and acidity. Pleasant oak. In a vintage like 2005 I expected a bit more from this domain, but it is certainly a very good wine. The ultimate drinking window is probably between 2015 and 2023.
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Decanted and left in cellar for 4 hours, very well balanced, reticent fruit, oak present but not standing out at all. Surprisingly good for such a young bordeaux, not as tannic as expected. Keep, this will gain complexity with time.
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oak, cedar, marsipan-like sweetness and a core of cassis. After a while strong floral notes (white flowers), with even caramel. Taste: cassis, cedar and blackberry, very open and with an attractive sweetness to it, no harsh tannins, but enough grip and a relatively fresh finish, again with the floral notes. The white flowers give this wine an extra dimension. Medium / long length. Second day more pure cassis, floral character has pretty much died. I like this, but not enough to purchase it. Very open now 89 pts
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medium dark ruby purple. bursting floral bouquet. elegant blackberry vanilla cream and garrigue. big tannins. 20 sec+ finish. best chasse-spleen ive tasted.
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Bottle from Bordeaux, rested in home cellar a few weeks. Decanted and poured within a few mintues. Medium pooling blue, red rim, reflective and lively. These '05s are beautiful in the glass. Clear glycerin legs. Tart blackberry, and whiff of violets and dried porcini. Attractive almost a provencal blend that followed the strong fruit profile of blackberry and cassis, wound around a tight cedar core. Bright in the mouth, clean cut, and lengthening. Good alone, and I think helpful & tannic enough for dry rub grilled pork ribs. Drink or wait, but it's healthy now.
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Wines over the weekend; 2/1/2008-2/2/2008 (at home): This is relatively open with a nose of subtle toasty oak, crushed vitamin minerality, red fruits and a floral top note. With air this becomes sweetly jammy with a savory overlay of vanilla, olive, roast meat, and gravel. Medium bodied and just a touch rigid at first this remains focused with lots of soft tannins adding a chewiness and good purity of slightly jammy cassis fruit filling the midpalate. The finish is moderately tannic with subtle leather and herb notes contributing a slight rusticity to the package but it is satisfyingly complex and muscularly sinewy.
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A nice nose of licorice, ripe green pepers and some black fruit... but here again the tannins are powerfull but slightly green..hoping this will resolve with time!!
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BORDEAUX 2005 / Cabernet rules; 4/5/2006-4/10/2006 (Bordeaux): Smells almost like a Sauvignon Blanc, with bourgeon de cassis aromas, strangely bordering on green! The palate is tight and hard, but will soften with time in barrel. Normally a very fine estate!
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4/17/2024 - NickRioja Likes this wine: 90 Points
Really fresh and full of fruit when first opened. What a wonderfully interesting wine. The second day it had relaxed a little, smooth and still long but the secondaries had really presented themselves, cedar and truffles with a perfect amount of acidity. Still 2 or so years left in this exceptionnel
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2/20/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 91 Points
Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Pauillac and St. Julien (By me @ the factory): Dark berries and beautiful oak in the bouquet. On the palate juicy and ripe black berries, vanilla, a slight touch of sweetness, some caramel, beautiful acidity, tannin and a good length. Keeps you longing for the next sip. Beautiful wine still in its early drinking stage. 91+
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12/25/2023 - johnhz Likes this wine:
Excellent wine. Still very youthful and delicious
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11/13/2023 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 92 Points
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, 13.5% vol.
Starts a bit shy but gets quite intense after an hour in the decanter. Black currant, leather and a suggestion of gamey flavours, good freshness, medium to full bodied, long finish with still some edges. Classic old school Médoc, slightly rustic and unmistakable Chasse Spleen, I love it.
Will slowly reach its peak now, drink it within the next 8 to 12 years, for best result, give it 1 or 2 hours in the decanter. Enjoyed it a lot over two days together with a selection of finest French cheese without any decline on day two.
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4/16/2023 - Avid Wino wrote: 90 Points
Tobacco leaf, leather, blackcurrant back in the mix. Excellent chunky yet supple structure. Very slow to open up, needed 3 hours air to start to show, didn’t ever really sing. Suspect this bottle had low level cork taint and was a bit flat. Enough glimmers of a better wine to go 90 on this bottle, and hope for better luck in the tree bark lottery when I open my remaining bottle… no rush on that.
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1/29/2023 - TahoeSki wrote: 90 Points
Better on the second day. Should last a long time. No formal notes.
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12/30/2022 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 91 Points
Third bottle in three years, to see where we stand. Unsurprisingly still young, but it becomes ever more clear that this will ultimately graduate to one of the best CS ever. Still a bit hesitant, but already very enjoyable, this medium to full bodied, wonderfully balanced bottle boasts lots of eucalyptus freshness, cracking fresh but mature berries, roast notes, mokka, pepper, leather. Trust me, two or three more years of patience will yield a nice return and pleasure for more than a decade.
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12/26/2022 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice with short decant. At or near peak IMO.
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12/26/2022 - Too much practice. wrote: 91 Points
Quite brilliant at the moment. I am told.
Served with Christmas dinner (fore rib, not turkey) to acclaim. I had a cold so enjoyed but cannot say much more.
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12/10/2022 - Franspigeaud wrote: 93 Points
Top wijn, elegant en vol fruit na 17 jaar. Tabak in de geur kon ik zelfs ruiken.
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11/25/2022 - Jugwineguy wrote: 94 Points
This could easily be a 95. I don’t want to overhype this, but everything is in the right place; extremely enjoyable. It’s exactly what I want in a red wine. I cannot believe this was $45. Over the years I’ve heard people talk about tobacco leaf, and I never really truly appreciated it until now. The nose is sweet tobacco. Hard to fathom that would be something enjoyable, but it really is. Drink it now; don’t wait!
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11/1/2022 - mks83 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Day 1 - fragrant and complex nose - plum/prune, cassis, violet/lirac, star anise, peppermint/dust, vanilla, tobacco, and a touch of balsamic sauce. Highly viscous and almost syrupy mouth (closed while nose is open from the beginning), high-ish clean acidity and medium+ tannin, seamless and dense with aftertaste of iron, like chewing dried cranberries. Overall, supple ripeness and round integrated spiciness almost gives an illusion of matured Provence (Mourvèdre and Syrah), although it’s Bordeaux. Went nicely with southern Indian Kadai chicken (as if Bandol). Beautifully aged.
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8/16/2022 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great again. Complex, round, full bodied, long finish. Ready to drink.
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6/18/2022 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was so good... bought at the Chateau on 2015 and aged in my cellar. Well balanced, complex, soft tannins. I expected it to be still on the younger side, but it's not, probably at it's peak.
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6/7/2022 - Doctor Vyd Likes this wine: 87 Points
Deep color closed nose but some fruit strong hard finish Did not open up over the evening
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4/13/2022 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS: Bordeaux 2005 vs 2009 (by DJ): Beautiful oak and dark berries, pleasantly rustic farmyard flavors. Red berries, cherries, vanilla and cinnamon as well. In the mouth a beautiful and round mouth feel with a lot of sweet spices, juicy acidity, vanilla, a pleasant touch of sweetness, round tannin and a good length. Still a future of at least another 5+ years. Ready now and a beautiful wine.
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4/3/2022 - LeroyHilarious wrote: 88 Points
A bit pale (bouquet & palette).
Drank it to grilled entrecôte of veal.
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3/1/2022 - Julian Marshall wrote: 90 Points
Audouzed over ten hours rather than decanted, but still better the second night, because four and a half years have calmed the tannins to some extent but they're still there.
Tasted with Poujeaux 2000, this suffered in comparison not just because of the grippy tannins but because of the muted nose and limited fruit.
Anyway, there are dark berries on the nose and palate and there are signs of dusty elegance poking through, but I hope another four years will finally produce the wine I was hoping for. It isn't intrinsically bad now, just rather disappointing.
The 90 points are, for me, a bit of a guess - at the moment I would knock off three or four.
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2/13/2022 - Paul D Likes this wine: 92 Points
1/12, excellent cork. Decanted 1 hr.
Deep ruby/garnet core, pale ruby rim. Nose shows red and black berry fruit, cedar, attractive gravelly undernotes. Medium bodied, pure red and blue fruits on entry, cedar, some gravelly notes, soft tannins, juicy acidity, good length still lightly firm finish. Excellent wine, drinking well. should hold/improve - no hurry here.
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12/31/2021 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
The bouquet is a bit floral and shows good black berries as well. Licorice and some sweet spices and beautiful black berries on the palate, pleasant oak, some graphite, beautiful acidity and round tannin. Young maturity stage now. Drinks lovely in this stage, but can last for several more years. I have a few more left, so there will be a new note in a few years.
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12/24/2021 - stockett Likes this wine: 94 Points
Incredible, yet surprisingly youthful. In its drinking window but too young for my taste. Will last many more years to come
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12/16/2021 - Harrie Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wonderfully inviting nose, with distinct orange peel.
Mellow on the palate, mid-long aftertaste.
Overall in a good spot, little signs of tiredness that I had with previous bottles (probably my palate softened over the years). Will be enjoyable for five or more years to come.
Good bottle, do pay it the respect of an hour of air in the minimum.
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12/8/2021 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dekantert. Vagt over det jevne, pen, altså, behagelig.
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12/4/2021 - GAET Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cabernet S 73 %, Merlot 20 %, Petit Verdot 7 %.
bouchon impeccable, pas entamé
Robe : grenat foncée, léger signe d'évolution (disque un peu orangé).
Nez : sur les baies noires, avec un beau cassis et une belle fraîcheur . Une petite pointe de vanille et de sous-bois se fait jour à l'aération
En bouche : la matière est assez dense. Il y a des baies noires. Les tanins sont présents, mais commencent à s'arrondir. La finale est longue et savoureuse.
Très bien +
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11/26/2021 - ANWW89 wrote: 91 Points
still too young. dense dark fruit. menthol, tobacco. rigid tannins. a little harsh. has potential but wait
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11/9/2021 - isbjoern wrote: 90 Points
A very classy Chasse-Spleen. Perfectly ripe fruit, cherries and cassis, lots of herbal notes, tobacco, menthol, charcoal, some rusty iron, fine acidity, still a bit tannic; drank well over 3 days and is likely to hold for another 10 years. Excellent cork quality too. - 90 points
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10/26/2021 - Gu&Ro Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always a good Bordeaux wine!
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8/8/2021 - gout wrote: 89 Points
Deep red colour, no sign of ageing, attractive cedary nose yet to develop further, nice balance on the palate, quite a big wine. Will keep .
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6/26/2021 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dekantert. Noe vanskelig start, men mer imøtekommende nedover i flasken.
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6/11/2021 - The_Cat Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very elegant Moulis. At the beginning of its apogee still kots of ripe dark berries and first flashes of mushroom and dark chocolate. Medium bodied with very elegant tannins and nice long finsh. Great pairing with asparagus!
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4/30/2021 - amateur62 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hours before dinner, first bottle of a case I bought at release. On the nose it starts with menthol and dark berries, gets more gamey flavours with additional time, on the palate powerful with good freshness, present tannins, concentrated and long. Chasse-Spleen at its best, classical and slightly rustic in a good way. Seems to be still in an early drinking phase, but already very approachable with food, potential for 15 more years, superb price to quality relation, 92+.
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4/8/2021 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 90 Points
Second bottle of my case, two years after a first test. Nicely evolving and in line with great expectations about this excellent vintage. The nose is opening - fresh fruit and a menthol touch. Medium bodied, well structured, with lots of fresh, concentrated fruit, leather, liquorice, with a herbal and mentholic finish. Just about to enter its drinking window, so don't rush!
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4/5/2021 - spillwine wrote: 90 Points
Double Magnum - Pâcques à Crans
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2/19/2021 - GHRM002 wrote:
Pretty good; but seemed a bit enclosed, like a lot of the 05’s. In time I suspect will be very good. Great nose,
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2/14/2021 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking this far too fast! Two bottles decanted together. Much as per earlier notes and while excellent now has the potential to open out into one of the great Chasse's over the decade.
Now (well breathed) and till at least 2030. 91+?+.
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1/31/2021 - KristianT Likes this wine: 92 Points
The 2005 Chassé Spleen again display class and elegance above its Cru Bourgeois status. Dark fruit I'm classic combination with cedar and tobacco notes. Surprisingly youthful still - alas my second to last bottle from a full crate bought en primeur.
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1/27/2021 - johneagle Likes this wine: 90 Points
I was so wrong about this. After an hour in the decanter it was lovely
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1/27/2021 - johneagle wrote: flawed
The first bad one. Cork was fine but the wine is not. Going to leave it in the decanter and see if it improves meanwhile opening something else.
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12/25/2020 - gordy240 wrote: 91 Points
Last bottle was 10mths ago, and this I find to be in a much better place. It has either improved, or is due to bottle variation. Very little bricking, some rimming, still a nice crimson colour. Much bigger (than last btl) nose of cedar, leather, stewed fruit, cigar box. Tannins silky and very well integrated. Herbal, smokey, stewed fruit on palate. Medium weight, long finish. It feels like this wine has really “discovered” itself in this second phase.
Merry Christmas to all!
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9/30/2020 - Sjontoft wrote:
Good if slightly unremarkable. Classic cabernet driven bordeaux well made and very good vintage. Lacks a bit of intensity and length to be truly exciting. I will drink mine over the next 4 years or so.
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9/12/2020 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Mid weight bdx. Fragrant nose, saddle leather, cedar, and tart red fruits (can you smell tart? Or sour?). Palate was crunchy and fresh, mid weight, fine slightly tart red fruit mixed with more mature elements. Some mint and repeating tobacco and leather elements. Moderate finish. Tannins rather fine and mild at this point. Of note this was rather dark in then glass with no bricking—so probably in its early drinking window.
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9/5/2020 - knothoef wrote: 88 Points
soft
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8/18/2020 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
As per my New Year's Eve note '19.
Oodles of time left but drinking well now (well decanted).
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7/28/2020 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ikke dekantert. Meget bedre enn sist. Harmonisk, vil deg vel. Meget pen.
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7/26/2020 - Sjontoft wrote: 89 Points
Does not show a lot of ageing.
Quite classic black currant, cherry and cedar nose. Comes across as fruity. Not particularly intense though.
Palate is medium bodied (medium plus?) with black fruits and charcoal notes.
Not in decline but likely close to peak. I think it will last a while.
Well made Bordeaux but lacks a bit of complexity and intensity to really shine. The mid palate is slightly on the weak side. If tertiary flavours develop then it could get better, but I am not sure it has the body to really shine tannins are well rounded and developed now.
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6/15/2020 - burgund Likes this wine: 91 Points
In middle of the drinking window- no signs of decent - just mellow and long Moulis style medoc. Balanced, not so complex or concentrated - just well made in a good year and picked at right time.
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4/12/2020 - MM29 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Schöner trinkreifer traditioneller Bdx, einfach gut, mehr Worte braucht es nicht
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3/22/2020 - diablo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful nose, forest floor, dark fruits. Dark and dense. Pronounced herbal flavors, but plenty of fruit. Wouldn’t guess this was 14+ years old.
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2/19/2020 - krug88 Likes this wine: 92 Points
From a half bottle. My cellar is rarely above 14 deg C so wine still youthful.
Deep intense colour. No bricking round the edges. Powerful and magnificent aromas when decanting. Full in the mouth still loads of fruit there. Good intense finish with good complexity. A tad hollow in the middle perhaps. Still several bottles left. £11 a bottle from Wine Soviet. ( a few years ago now!)
The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle.
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2/14/2020 - gordy240 wrote: 88 Points
I had high hopes for this given the great vintage. The nose is a bit muted/lacklustre. Wet leaves, tobacco, and a touch of sweet strawberry. It gives more pleasure on the palate, with soft, integrated tannins giving fig and plum jam notes. I am not overly experienced with Bordeaux wines hitting 15+ years, but I fear this might be peaking, or has already peaked. Bear in mind that after 15 years we are more subject to bottle variation (and personal age preference).
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1/28/2020 - popopdrops wrote: 90 Points
Dekantert. Stort behag. Best dag 1.
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1/1/2020 - angelcyn Likes this wine: 88 Points
No different to drink than the last bottle, always a good drink in its class but time to drink up, not improving and can only go downhill in the next few years, last bottle for me.
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12/31/2019 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 91 Points
New Years Eve with family at home - limited notes.
2 bottles decanted together. At the beginning of its plateau. Stoned fruit (plum esp) traces of liquorice, strap, earth etc hinting at the onset of maturity. Firm but integrated tannins and decent acidity provide grip. As good as Chasse gets from this excellent value go-to Englishman's Claret.
Now and till 2030 at least with the distinct possibilty of further improvement. 91+
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11/23/2019 - RajeshA wrote: 89 Points
Nose: Red fruits, black current, licorice. Nose is light.
Mouth: Black current comes forth, tannic, acidic with coffe like after taste. A pleasant drink but I was maybe expecting something more in complexity and body. Medium bodied and of medium length.
This wine should be drunk ASAP as it will not improve and there is a risk it will loose over the years to come.
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11/10/2019 - d'Artagnan wrote: 89 Points
Face au Sociando 2005.
Nez plus puissant, un peu animal, touche de café. Belle attaque veloutée, on sent un élevage plus appuyé, mais une belle fraîcheur, c’est savoureux, très chocolat noir et mine de crayon, plus moderne. Finale harmonieuse, en finesse, mais plus courte que celle du Sociando. 89-90 pts
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10/1/2019 - angelcyn Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very fresh still some blackcurrant and cedar on the nose, more cassis in the mouth, but not a lot to it after that, very enjoyable none the less, always a good wine but rarely gets above this level in what was a very good year, decent decant before drinking and it held up well to the last drop.
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7/4/2019 - popopdrops wrote: 89 Points
Grei, men for ung. Vent.
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6/15/2019 - JChan wrote: 90 Points
Mature blackcurrant, tannin fully dissolved, smooth with hint of vanilla. Very nice and easy drinking.
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6/1/2019 - petec-s Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delightful bottle of Claret, ripe cassis peeking through the mineral backbone, very appetising.
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4/7/2019 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 90 Points
First bottle to check where this wine stands now. Surprisingly young, still, but confirming the superior 2005 vintage. Still hesitant in the nose, with fresh fruit and a menthol touch. Medium bodied, well structured, with lots of fresh, concentrated fruit, leather, liquorice, with a herbal and mentholic finish. Judging by the still present tannins this CS will enter its drinking window in 2/3 years and further improve.
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4/3/2019 - wine&roses Likes this wine: 92 Points
What a difference a year and a half makes since my last, very negative note on this wine. A miraculous transformation has occurred, yielding an impeccable claret, with pure, fresh fruits and a long, complexly evolving finish of cigar box, old library, and rose petals.
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2/24/2019 - KristianT Likes this wine: 92 Points
Getting better and better. Still very youthful and quite restrained at first. After some airing it really delivers classic Médoc style. Tobacco, cedar and black currant. Great wine with plenty of potential left.
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2/22/2019 - MM29 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Super PLV, in der Nase voll Bordeaux, richtig schön jetzt und wohl die nächsten 10 Jahre, kein hyper konzentrierter Bluffer sondern wunderbarer Speisebegleiter
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2/19/2019 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #026; Bordeaux 2005 (by DJ): Supple dark berries like blackberries and cassis, licorice and sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries, laurel and licorice, some bell pepper and red berries, also tobacco, good acidity and pleasant sweetness. Beautiful wine in its early maturity stage now. Will drink nicely over the next 6 – 8+ years from now.
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2/7/2019 - dvansteenderen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Small tasting glass @ VINEUM during service, so a brief note. Definitely in it's drinking window. Pencil shavings nose, some cedar and tobacco. Medium-bodied aftertaste, tannins ripe but not chewy anymore.
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12/24/2018 - JChan wrote: 92 Points
Ripe and juicy. Quite big but elegant. Very interesting and look forward to next bottle.
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12/22/2018 - GAET Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cabernet S 73 %, Merlot 20 %, Petit Verdot 7 %.
bouchon impeccable, pas entamé
Robe : grenat foncée, pas de signe d'évolution.
Nez : sur les baies noires, avec un beau cassis et une belle fraîcheur . Une petite pointe de vanille et de sous-bois se fait jour à l'aération
En bouche : la matière est assez serrée encore. On retrouve les baies noires. A l'aération, on trouve un peu plus de matière. La finale est de longueur moyenne, globalement de demi-corps.
Une garde de 4 à 5 ans semble encore nécessaire pour pouvoir en profiter pleinement.
Gaëtan
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12/16/2018 - Comte Flaneur wrote: 75 Points
Decanted, served blind, had to guess what it was. It was opaque, clearly very young, highly extracted, very ripe/over ripe with some unpleasant burnt notes. It had a lot of power, but quite an abrupt finish with harsh crash and burn tannins. I guessed USA Syrah, but was way off; when told France I thought southern Rhône or rural southern France. When told Bordeaux I guessed rightbank. Wrong again. Finally I suggested 2005 Cru Bourgeois, and I was correct. It was Chasse Spleen. I have had some very good wines from this property but this was frankly a shocker. It was not flawed or badly stored. Just unpleasant. We both drank half a glass only.
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12/2/2018 - PhilJ Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delightful wine, decanted for 30 mins. Hints of cedar / pencil lead.
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12/1/2018 - petec-s Likes this wine: 90 Points
Decanted and with a funky bottle stink, this faded away with a little air and time. Improving in the glass with underlying cassis and bold minerality. The acidity and tannins expected from 2005, ready but with time in hand. 90+
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11/18/2018 - Harrie Likes this wine: 92 Points
In a nice spot now. Smooth and still showing fruit.
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10/31/2018 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
On the nose you get mostly Cab Sav, with cassis but also hints of green peppers and some green herbs.
On the palate it has more of a sweet Cabernet feeling to it, with pencil, dark berries and hints of vanilla. Rather tough, with tannin that needs time or food.
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10/21/2018 - MichielV wrote: 90 Points
LSGRV 2018 - with smoked brisket - very good solid wine with great fruit tannins anf finish! I would drink now to fully enjoy youth and freshness.
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10/20/2018 - NiklasW Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Ooh, very nice nose of smooth cassis and plums, with a bit of smokiness. The palate is quite full bodied, with good dark fruit and strong tannins. This feels like it could still go a long way, but very nice now as well!
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10/12/2018 - CotedeProvince Likes this wine: 87 Points
Completely open rich and smooth. Tannin fully mellowed. Great wine
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9/16/2018 - Harrie Likes this wine: 91 Points
After a three hour decant: very soft and elegant. Biggest drawback: does not convey very much fruit anymore. Will it get better ? I doubt. Nice, I’ll drink mine in the next three years.
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8/11/2018 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 91 Points
I dont know the exact location of this chateau but it struck me as a very classy and traditional bdx with all of the expected notes. Cool, dark black cherry, with gravel and rust. Dense and young as these 2005 are, I think this bottle had decades left depending on how you like your claret. It had some funk and hay, like a gruaud or sociando, but then I love that in a wine. I will seek out other vintages of this wine.
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7/29/2018 - winebargainchaser wrote: 88 Points
my rating may be conservative, but the wine is ever so slightly disappointing: classic bordeaux nose, medium tannic and quite flavourful on the palate. I expected more, considering the very good reputation of this château among bdx winelovers.
2 bottles drank, the later one was a touch oxidized. first bottle decanted 2 hours, some was left in the caraffe for another 2 hours, which prooved to long.
I would no longer wait for this wine, max. 2 years - unless you own a quite cool cellar that doesn't exeed about 15 degrees celsius.
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are fast. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like red currant, prune, strawberry jam, plum and cedar. It tastes like red currant, prune, cedar and pine. The body is light/medium. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity.
3rd bottle on 31.07.2018 with friends:
showed much better and refined after 3 hours decanting. my wife still didn‘t like it. no keeper, anyhow. 90 points.
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5/13/2018 - d'Artagnan wrote: 91 Points
Un vin juteux et droit, d’un très bel équilibre, avec des notes de mine de crayon, de cèdre et de cuir. Belle longueur dans un style élégant classique., d’une grande buvabilité. Il incarne une sorte d’ode à la civilisation avec son côté raffiné et cette facilité avec laquelle il se fait compagnon de table. 90-91 pts
Il démontre à nouveau que ce domaine est parmi lez meilleurs rapports qualité-prix du Médoc, voire de France.
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4/18/2018 - isbjoern wrote: 90 Points
A very classy and juicy style of Medoc. Rusty iron notes and iodine flavors mix with black cherry and cassis, some "mon cherie" flavors, bright acidity, still slightly tannic, vegetal and herbal flavors dominate the finish, tobacco, charcoal and menthol, a hint of bitterness on the finish. Classy bottle of Bordeaux, still young, but enoyable now. - 90 points
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3/24/2018 - AlexB70 wrote: 91 Points
Superb, nearly ready, will take 2-3 years at least to the sweet spot. Will keep very very long... 91++
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3/14/2018 - daghaug Likes this wine:
Mørke bær (blåbær?) på duft, litt medisinskap og noe kjøtt. I munnen kraftig, men saftig og frisk, med et lite preg av mynte. Veldig lang ettersmak. Litt lite tanninstruktur for en bordeaux, det skyldes kanskje 40% merlot i blandingen. Ikke så veldig kompleks på dette stadiet, men sjarmerende og fruktdrevet - mye å lagre på her.
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3/9/2018 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Drinking well now but a couple more years of cellar time and this will be even better. The bouquet of black cherry, red currant, and fresh roses shifts to leather and sous bois with effortless grace. It displays a tannic structure yet it's pliable, with an exciting intensity of flavor, bottle age complexity, and peppery spice on the youthful finish. Classy.
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1/10/2018 - up4wine wrote: 90 Points
Smooth, balanced and very well integrated. I am finding that the 2005's are now drinking extremely well for this lower priced Bordeaux wines.
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8/5/2017 - wine&roses wrote: 87 Points
The tannins are still raw oak, and I am skeptical that they will resolve before the lean fruit disappears. I like this chateau, so am disappointed by this poor showing in a great year.
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7/3/2017 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Weekly tasting group RWP #260: 10-20-30 plus euro's (@ RW): In the bouquet dark berries, cherries, some red fruits and chocolate as well. On the palate a juicy wine with dark berries, some bell pepper, beautiful oak, good acidity, slightly sticky tannin and a good length. Will show some more finesse with 3 – 6+ years of ageing.
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6/10/2017 - Tompilompa wrote: 90 Points
Syrligt och strävt. Förvånandevis ungdomligt. Låt ligga några år till men klarar frukten det?
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6/5/2017 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite an intense, fiery little number, with a much bolder, more forceful taste than usual. Behind all the black cherry, leather and blackcurrant there are hints of the usual elegance but they need at least another two years to emerge. Potentially a great wine if the tannins die down and I expect it to firmly put the 00 in its place.
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4/11/2017 - gbeaudry Likes this wine: 91 Points
Moderate upon opening and not quite ready then. Poured one glass and had one sip every 15 minutes and the wine evolved very nicely. An hour later, poured another glass full and the nose was very nice then with much more fruit than upon opening. This wine can sustain another 3 to 5 years in the bottle. Drink slowly through the remaining 11 bottles over the next decade...
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1/15/2017 - d'Artagnan wrote: 91 Points
Ce domaine a toujours fait du bon vin, obtenu de bonnes critiques, mais il est malgré tout resté relativement dans l’ombre. Pour le bonheur du consommateur patient qui sait l’attendre, car il vieillit admirablement et offre un vin typé, à prix modeste. J’étais curieux de voir si le 2005 serait représentatif de la qualité que j’ai trouvé dans les grands millésimes du domaine (1989 exceptionnel).
Un nez discret mais intéressant à l’ouverture, qui prend de l’ampleur avec l’air. Subtil et complexe, cuir, cèdre, cassis, boite à cigare et des épices (paprika!). En bouche, c’est un bordeaux de corps moyen, avec des tanins encore présents mais plutôt assouplis. Le vin est plein et bien équilibré, de style très classique, soit un brin austère, mais si facile à boire. Il fait merveille à table et montre après quelques heures une superbe finale sur la mine de crayon, presque saline. Une profondeur impressionnante pour ce prix, soit 41$ en primeur.
Si la texture est belle, l’expression aromatique n’a pas encore atteint son apogée, ou il faut à tout le moins le carafer deux heures et il se révèle alors savoureux. Il pourrait tout de même être encore meilleur dans 3 à 5 ans. Comme d’habitude, un vin authentiquement bordelais, d’un rapport qualité-prix exceptionnel. 91 pts
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12/21/2016 - SRW963 wrote: 88 Points
decanted 1 hour, medium body and finish, still bit young so will wait until 2018 to try next bottle. Expected more.
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12/6/2016 - winelover20 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wonderfully drinkable on this santa claus. Good acid structure, earthy, dark fruit with plums. So good.
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12/4/2016 - GAET wrote: 87 Points
Bouchon impeccable, pas entamé
Robe : relativement noire, une légère traçe d'évolution
Nez : Pas très olfactif, sur les fruits, voire un peu de moka
En bouche : le vin est fermé. Il ne me semble pas encore prêt. A revoir dans 3 à 4 ans.
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10/29/2016 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 91 Points
Had a bottle of this years ago in SG (vintage forgotten) and have been on the lookout ever since. Cassis, earth and a hint of mint on the nose. Dark fruit and cherries in the palate with medium/soft tannins, and a lingering finish of subtle spice and oak. Not as good as I remember but still quite nice.
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10/13/2016 - Wising wrote: 87 Points
Too young. Quite lean and very shy. Expected more.
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8/27/2016 - westcoast foodie wrote: 89 Points
My first go at the 2005 Bordeaux vintage slumbering downstairs. Less than ideal tasting conditions and the bottle has travelled yesterday.
Remains ruby with a pale meniscus and many legs. Classic Bordeaux nose with essentially silk on the tongue. Hints of wood and spice as well.
My bad for all the ignites inflicted on this work of art. I will report back when a more fitting terminal event is had. I don't regret the purchase.
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8/19/2016 - KristianT Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very good Bordeaux from a great vintage. Really starting its plateau now. Very classic Bdx notes: cassis, cedar and a hint of tobacco. Needed a bit of air to open up.
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8/8/2016 - ozyloy wrote: 91 Points
Drank after 1.5 hours in decanter.
Medium ruby. Dense legs.
On the nose, this had a bouquet of cassis and dark cherry, with earth, licorice, faint mint and tobacco notes.
On the palate, this had dark fruits, earth, some sweet spices and gentle vanilla. Medium(+) acidity, medium body, medium(+) flavour intensity, medium ripe tannins - softening. Medium, slightly vinous (but not green) finish.
A nice wine, already showing its pedigree. It may improve a little more over the next few years.
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8/8/2016 - kelvchua wrote: 91 Points
Mr. T's birthday drinks (Kallang): Appearance was clear medium ruby.
Nose was clean, pronounced intensity with aromas of spice, sweet and pungent spices, vanilla, tobacco, earth.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, full bodied, with flavours of spice, vanilla, black pepper. Medium finish.
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4/3/2016 - petec-s Likes this wine: 91 Points
very young at this stage, showing the class of the vintage, ripe fruit balanced with superb acidity and tannin, delicious now but needs a good few years. 13.5% 91-93
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2/15/2016 - drum-wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Like I expected, it was still very closed at first. But it did open up on the second day! And there it was. A dense nose of cherries, tobacco and even some mint. Followed by flavours of blackcurrent and cherries again. Still strong tannins. I'll keep my other bottles and will enjoy them over the next 10 years.
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2/4/2016 - KristianT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Much better than in 2014. Still young but in much better balance. Very dark and dense for a Moulis. Eucalyptus and violets. Great texture and very good tannic structure - this is a wine that will improve and keep for years to come.
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1/30/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 Points
Tannic, firm, classically styled, with an austere, herb or leaf tinged personality is dominated by crisp red berries and spice. This clearly needs another 5 or more years to come around.
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1/2/2016 - drum-wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
always a good value!
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12/25/2015 - Phenol73 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Plum in its drinking window. Lovely expression of a middle aged Medoc, showing leather, some earth, and a concentrated cassis core showing the vintage nicely. Plush mouthfeel; rich palate; tannins are soft and integrated but still offer ample structure; lingering finish. Very enjoyable.
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12/18/2015 - Vmaster007 wrote: 89 Points
Très beau nez, belle structure.
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10/29/2015 - Imagnu Likes this wine: 91 Points
Red berry fruit on palate - medium to full body. Nose - dry leaves, compost, cassis. Structured tannins, still firm. Good acid balance - medium. Medium finish. Feel as though I am drinking it too early, though not convinced that it is going to yield that much more.
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10/21/2015 - RayOB wrote: 91 Points
Drank at Nicholas
Very open with a wonderful mineral backbone. Crack them open it is drinking well.
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7/3/2015 - RN wrote: 90 Points
Huge wine with a ton of fruit and tannin. Nice acid will hold this wine together for many years. Don't open another for 2-3 years to maximise drinking enjoyment.
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6/1/2015 - Marc wrote: 85 Points
Library Tasting with Geoff Kelly - 2005 Bordeaux (Regional Wines and Spirits, Wellington, New Zealand): Clearly denser and darker in hue that the Ch. Potensac of the same vintage. The nose, too, is more dense , featuring ripe and balanced plum and currant aromas with a touch of developed walnut nuance. Shows development in the mouth with a nice sense of drying structure. Well made and delicious and a clear step in terms of complexity above the Potensac.
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5/28/2015 - drum-wine wrote: 90 Points
earthy with a iron taste. rather masculine. still a lot of tannins and enough acidity to survive another decade (maybe)...
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1/31/2015 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 91 Points
As ever, great quality, depth, bredth, balance overlaid with 2005. Really good.
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11/30/2014 - gsmfan wrote: 86 Points
Fruit totally gone. Not a fan.
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10/2/2014 - NickBurwood Likes this wine: 90 Points
2 hour decant. Drunk to assess drinking window.
Tight, focussed fruit with tannic grip and touch of cocoa and liquorice. Drinks nicely if you like young high quality claret. I do - but the potential over the next 5-10yrs (?15) to integrate and open out at the same time into a 92+ wine means my next bottle will not be opened till 2016 at the earliest.
Another quintessentially English style claret and a personal favourite!
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9/27/2014 - PhilJ wrote:
Still appeared young. Primary fruit and deep colour. Will hold for a couple more years before retrying.
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9/24/2014 - rsed wrote: 88 Points
ok, very dry, lacking in power, no tannin in bottom of bottle, I am not really too impressed for the over 40 pricetag
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9/7/2014 - ludwigbpm wrote: 90 Points
Assez tannique, mur comme on s'y attend avec le millésime, beau grain et équilibré. Rien n'accroche mais ça demeure un style assez standard, qui n'offre rien de particulièrement enthousiasmant.
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8/3/2014 - Perthor01 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Classic bordeaux in a very good year...
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6/26/2014 - Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened 1-2 hrs before drinking with a steak. From a 375 ml: classic old world structure with generous (for a classic French Bordeaux) fruit. Black fruit and tobacco on the nose. Medium weight body with black fruit and a touch of plum. Cigar tobacco on the medium finish. Smooth tannins still persist. Much easier on the palate than 2-3 years ago. The best may still be yet to come. I will wait another 3 to 5 years on my 750 ml.
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6/15/2014 - rlu wrote:
Good! Was never really fond of Chasse-Spleen, but 05 is good. Open the bottle well in advance, right now. Strong tannins, elegant fruit of cherry, acidity gives elegance. Still young, so no need to hurry opening this vintage's bottles.
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5/22/2014 - KristianT wrote: 89 Points
Bought a case en primeur and has been looking forward to tasting it. Still very young, but with great potential. Dark ruby colour. Delicate notes of eucalyptus and a touch of smoke. Starts to show greater depth and complexity after some air. Will benefit from at least 2 or 3 more years of cellaring, and should keep for 10+ years.
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4/14/2014 - maxima wrote: 91 Points
Super beau "Claret"...typé et fort bien fait encore une fois.
Beau nez sur le cèdre, la terre, les cerises et les herbes.
En bouche, texture fine avec un beau fruit rouge et encore de la sève. Tanins bien intégrés et finale longue sur des relents de laurier.
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4/6/2014 - FransS wrote: 89 Points
Classic, deep, powerful, but the tannins are rough (at the moment)
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12/26/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 89 Points
Christmas wine number 1 - decanted at 9am and first glass at 1pm - too long IMO and lost some of the subtle fruit flavours. Still, smooth and round with good balance but I think for this one an hour decant and drink over 2 is good. Still a fave.
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12/26/2013 - WillersC wrote: 89 Points
Classic bdx but too young.Leave for another 5 years at least. Plenty of potential but will never be a WOW wine
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12/7/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Finally o concede this must be a 90 pt wine. Took from cellar, decanted bright and clear. Crystals for sink - consistent. I wonder if initial bottles were still shocked from travel? Good nose including pineapple strangely - uk readers will know "fruit salad" penny chews... Similar. Wonderful round attack, clean and long, strong beginning middle and end. 30/40 second finish. And, it's only been decanted 30 mins and not yet to room temp. We'll enjoy this bottle and I will be tracking down some mags for the future.
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12/5/2013 - Perthor01 Likes this wine: 91 Points
My moods or just a better bottle I dont know but this was a classic very good bordeaux
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12/1/2013 - maxima wrote: 91 Points
Belle bouteille sur le fruit.
Beaucoup de cassis et de cerises avec un peu de cèdre.
En bouche, ample et frais. Des cerises et du chocolat avec de beaux tannins enrobés.
Long et persistant.
Bon et très gouteux.
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12/1/2013 - Steve L wrote: 93 Points
Still young
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11/15/2013 - Spl232 wrote: 89 Points
Drinking nicely now. Definitely the only wine in the flight that was in it's peak window. #1 wine for the group, 3 for me. Definitely a nice wine but nothing interesting/worth discussing on this one. That said I love inexpensive wines from great BDX vintages.
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11/3/2013 - beachboyc wrote: 90 Points
This was a 1/2 bottle that I bought in Paris 3 years ago.
The nose was simpler than I expected. It had a strong aromas of dark fruits (cassis / berry / plum) and cigar box at the open, but somehow the nose vanished after an hour decanting in the bottle. This wine had a very nice acidity and a complex and round palate, it tasted like drinking round creamy milk. It had a first palate of dark fruit and and a second palate between dark fruit and red fruit. It also had a nice herbal finish. A nice wine. I would give it a higher score if the nose is more complex. 5+10.5+17+7.5=90pts
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10/27/2013 - Perthor01 Likes this wine: 90 Points
drank with guests so no detailed notes but; very good - the two bottles was a bit different - one a bit more evolved....Hm...
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10/18/2013 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
Beautiful bouquet, creamy, cassis and beautiful oak. On the palate beside the dark fruits also red fruits. Some red bell peppers. The wine has more acidity than the 2009, round but powerful tannin and good bitterness. Although enjoyable already, not extremely special. Maybe with some more age on it the wine will show better. For tonight 89.
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10/9/2013 - ataraxy wrote: 89 Points
Workmanlike and pleasant, but there's nothing special about it.
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8/25/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 89 Points
Can Thisbe a 90 pt wine?? Trick with this one is to remove from cellar at least a few days before to allow to warm and any fine sediment to settle out. This one was dark on the cork, a rich nose raspberry and cassis. A good sign. Crystals saved for the sink. Decanted bright and ruby clear. A slightly muted nose and a little hot 10 mins after decant. Quite slow legs. Almost clear on the rim with fine dusty texture visible. A little chalky texture to taste. Needs more air time, impatience. I really love this wine and would buy more. For now though I've talked myself out of a 90.....
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8/24/2013 - Ambrose wrote: 89 Points
Dark crimson with a little orange rim. First nose of wood and sweet red berries jam, traces of chalk. A delicate nose of very damped forest floor, sweet cassis, some floral notes and freshly cut spiced wood, traces of mineral at the end. Glycerol entry but not particularly fruity, medium bodied and moderately tannic, ripe and round, packs of pure ripe cassis in the palate, sweet and balanced. Easy medium harmonious finish with black fruit juice.
Overall showed the balanced character of Medoc with a bit delicacy, a light-weight red of Bordeaux. Strong Bordeaux character of damped earth, moderate tannin and weight for Medoc. An appetizing wine.
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5/9/2013 - chatters wrote:
United Cellars Grand Bordeaux Tasting 2013 (Royal Automobile Club, Macquarie Street, Sydney): Ruby, medium minus intensity graphite over meat and black fruit, initially muted on the palate but then the fruit arrive, fine tannin, medium plus acid, savoury, long. Nice.
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4/10/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 89 Points
oh dear - a mid week wine this is NOT but how to resist...... went well with pork and oyster mushroom stroganoff! PNP but taken from the cellar a few days beforehand - xcellent!
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4/7/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 89 Points
Amazing what a difference from the previous bottle. That is what treating it well does! Removed from the cellar and stood upright in a cool cupboard for two weeks before drinking. Decanted 2 hours before. Rich mouth feel and great balance, good fruit but also some complexity and secondary flavours changing and enhancing a meal. Really very good and look forward to savouring future bottles rather than pop and pour cold like the previous. My bad!
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4/5/2013 - Life At Your Leisure 🍷 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I have tasted the 2001 and the 2003, and I must say that they were great wines. I was impressed by how refined, elegant yet firmly-structured these were so when I chanced upon this at K&L I could not resist buying especially this vintage and price. Dark crimson turning violet at the rim with a nose of dark berries and violets. This offers a full body with a deeply concentrated structure offering flavors of black currant, scorched Médoc earth, graphite, pencil shavings, and vanilla. As you let it breath for at least 45 minutes flavors of tobacco and mushrooms unravel. Finishes long and juicy with mild rustic tannin that indicates a long shelf life. Very sophisticated and hard to resist now. Best Chasse-Spleen I've tasted. Drink from 2013 to 2023.
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3/31/2013 - chrisanderika wrote: 91 Points
We were scared when we first opened this ... the nose suggested brett or corking. But it all burned off after about 2 hours, and the nose settled to elegant rose petals, blueberry skins, and lush June leaves (whenever we start to think of nature and the seasons, we know we've hit something good). Lovely palate of roses and sugared violet. Medium-length finish with a light touch of dry herbs. Very classic structure with effortless movement from palate to finish. Dark red robe.
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3/2/2013 - Luckyb Likes this wine: 88 Points
Ok but muted on the nose and in the glass. At this stage
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2/26/2013 - CWang wrote: 89 Points
Another 2005 vintage Bordeaux wine which should not had been opened at this stage; allowed to breathe in the bottle for about 30 min first; weak nose of caramel, cherries, and roses; the well-structured palate was acidic, oaky, and tannic with bitter chocolate, mixed spices, and wet wood; medium- to full-bodied; 88-89 for now; lots of potential ahead based on the solid structure and lingering finish; should improve quite a bit in 10 years.
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2/8/2013 - yofog wrote: 91 Points
This seems very much like it's going through its adolescent closed phase right now, but there's plenty of life underneath, with blueberry, cherry, rose-petal tinged fruit. I think it'll come out on the other side in 5 years as a pretty classic little wine.
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1/26/2013 - CotedeProvince Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delightful and still has power to improve
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1/6/2013 - Imagnu wrote: 92 Points
Still young. Taut tannins. Firm acid. Black currant and dark fruits on the nose. Shows lots of promise.
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12/7/2012 - Zweder wrote: 90 Points
Beautiful classical juice. Consistent with my previous notes; also concerning the expectations.
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11/25/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 Points
Annual Grand Cru Tasting (Wijnhandel De Gouden Leeuw, Voorschoten, NL): Earthy, well-rounded, ripe fruit, successful.
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10/8/2012 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 91 Points
Medium(+) ruby, narrow slow-moving tainted legs. Upon opening a medium developing nose of red berries, spice with brambles/dried leaves and lead pencil coming in later. Dry, high acidity, medium tannins, medium(+) alcohol and medium body. Medium(+) flavours of cherries, black berries, boysenberries, notes of black pepper, cocoa, mineral. Rich velvet texture, very well structured resulting in a great length and a focussed balanced dry finish. Decant. Cellar potential 5-10 years. Very good.
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10/7/2012 - traderspartan wrote: 90 Points
This is just a very nice every day drinker with classic flavor.
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10/7/2012 - ekallio wrote:
Smooth and classy. Very approachable right from pop and pour. Drinking this feels like wearing a well-made suit. Still, I prefer something less formal and a good Chinon would have been more fun (if less smart and polished).
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9/25/2012 - pommard1969 wrote: 91 Points
immer wieder gerne getrunken. 10 min. nach der entkorkung lecker. vanille, aber auch schon leichte gemuesenoten, gedoerrte pflaumen im gaumen.
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8/1/2012 - SLIMES wrote: 89 Points
Stored to warm but I was pleasantly surprised to find a bottle that opened fairly quickly into a very enjoyable experience. I've just confirmed an order for some of the 2009. Very impressed. (No notes taken at the time).
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7/9/2012 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
My favorite 2005 Bordeaux to date. Very, very solid. A classic Bordeaux. The concentration is very good. The only reservation I have, and it is a small one, is the tight and austere finish. I think that will come into it's own with time though. If I had another bottle of this I'd wait two plus years to open it. The closest comparison is the 2003 Potensac but that wine was riper and more fruity. This is a better wine, particularly if it develops just a little more. There is plenty of stuffing to easily carry this lovely offering another 5 years.
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6/16/2012 - scaredone wrote: 89 Points
A very good wine, especially for the price compared to some of it's peers, dark and fruity, near maturity. I am glad that have more.
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5/19/2012 - englishman's claret wrote: 89 Points
Two 750s at Grill 23 with the Kupfermans. Just the faintest hint of maturity. Opening nicely on the nose; oaky, rich dark fruit profile, a little brambly, earthy. Clearly one of their better years and a little surprisingly for the '05, drinking very well now. While it'll evolve, I don't think that this needs more time to really improve. Both bottles showed exactly the same. I liked this very much, but then again - when does wine not taste better when it's drunk with such great company?
3+/5
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4/11/2012 - lagrein wrote: 90 Points
impressive, quite some body, still lots of miles to go.
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1/31/2012 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
This wine is more classical than I expected the previous moment I tasted it (in 2010). Good black fruits and oak, with a beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity and also good tannin which needs more time. In my TN of 2009 I mentioned the wine would probably be best between 2015 and 2023 and I second that. 2016 or 2017 might even be a better moment to start drinking this. Still 89 for now, but with potential for one or two points more in a few years.
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1/14/2012 - khmark7 wrote:
From 375 ml, popped and poured. Pleasant aromatics with a heavy and ripe mouthfeel. Lacks structure and complexity, more in the modern style. Score range (86-87)
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1/1/2012 - FransS wrote: 90 Points
A magnum, at St. Julien level, very good tannins, fresh but with body, elegant, already delicious,
but with a good future.
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12/17/2011 - Tavastgatan wrote: 90 Points
Last bottle of 12. Have been underwhelmed by this wine and therefore not beeing keen ti keep them. This was, however, the best bottle, even though it was slightly corked! Now I which I had more...
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10/10/2011 - dutchwinelover wrote: 90 Points
opened last night,decanted for 2 hours, allready very nice and tastefull, ill wait with my other bottles for 3-5 years.
overall very good price quality bordeaux!
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10/1/2011 - Barolo Raymond wrote: 90 Points
Dark ruby, vibrant rim. Subtle nose yet rich in aromas like dark fruits, berries, brambles, delicate spice like black pepper, cinnamon, keeps inviting to return. Dry, medium-high acidity, high is soft and ripe tannins. Red cherries, more brambles, vanilla, some cocoa notes in the distance. Medium body, well structured, long and completely balanced (tannins-fruit-acidity) finish. This fruit-driven beauty displays elegance over power, restraint over display, a perfect food wine that complements yet never dominates the food (we had grilled lamb chops).
Keep 0-5 years, value / money = 8.5. Very very good indeed.
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9/18/2011 - hubas wrote: 87 Points
A bit to acidic and not enough body to balance it perfectly.
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9/4/2011 - traderspartan wrote: 88 Points
Nice easy drinking wine.
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9/1/2011 - HenrikJ Likes this wine: 88 Points
Aniseed, ladies perfume and currants coupled with fresh red fruitiness. The taste is somewhat buttery with a berry acidity and medium finish.
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8/7/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 87 Points
Dark in color, but light in flavor. This medium bodied, red fruit dominated, bright, earthy, tannic wine is still tight at the moment. Give it at least another 5-7 years.
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3/28/2011 - lagrein wrote: 90 Points
Elegant, already quite drinkable.
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3/25/2011 - tahava wrote: 92 Points
Decanted only for an hour.
Better than I expected from some tasting notes.
Medium-bodied and stylish with typical Bordeaux character.
Ripe berries and nice acidity on the palate. Long and clean finish with some coffee and chocolate notes.
Very enjoyable and open now, but will surely improve.
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12/30/2010 - godx wrote: 88 Points
Tasted blind – deep ruby in colour. Lots of merlot coming through on the nose with dark plums, cassis and some oaky notes as well. Soft in the mouth with concentrated flavours of dark fruits and oak. Medium acidity and tannins. Needs 5+ years. Very good. 88+
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12/9/2010 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
See also previous note from November last year. The wine is elegant. Already in adolescent stage and very pleasant. It develops faster than I expected and I have a few bottles, so there will be a follow up.
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11/30/2010 - dje0013 wrote: 88 Points
Tannins pas encore fondus. On sent le potentiel mais il faudra attendre encore minimum 3 ans pour qu'il exprime véritablement quelque chose. Phase de fermeture évidente.
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8/24/2010 - stadler wrote: 87 Points
Il est encore enfant, difficile à cerner complètement. Beau fruit très fin, un peu de lard en arrière-plan, potentiel indéniable, à regoûter dans cinq ans ?
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7/19/2010 - mukden wrote: 92 Points
YES. Very nice, inky black colour and lovely Bordeaux mouth, cassis and black berries. Very nice now though young, will certainly be a star when it matures a little more. Best wine of the summer bunch(Albi, La Reserve, 2010).
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7/4/2010 - RKMcDaniel wrote: 92 Points
Good, balanced and not too heavy.
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7/3/2010 - fatherdamo wrote: 90 Points
beautifully rich nose, dark cherries and a hint of blackcurrant. it has really pretty elements, but they are surprisingly butch. a lovely palate, still needs to resolve a little for me taste, but it is in a very good place right now. lots of fruit, lots of structure.
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5/12/2010 - Bery wrote: 91 Points
Still young but starting to open up. Nice fruit with a dark tone, the tannins strong but integrated. Nice wine together with food.
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2/20/2010 - Cphofmann wrote: 91 Points
Drinking very well right now; earthy, reserved fruit, soft round tannin, smooth finish.
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11/22/2009 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points
Firm and classical wine with good tannin and acidity. Pleasant oak. In a vintage like 2005 I expected a bit more from this domain, but it is certainly a very good wine. The ultimate drinking window is probably between 2015 and 2023.
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7/12/2009 - WStubble wrote: 91 Points
Decanted and left in cellar for 4 hours, very well balanced, reticent fruit, oak present but not standing out at all. Surprisingly good for such a young bordeaux, not as tannic as expected. Keep, this will gain complexity with time.
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4/5/2009 - peteng wrote: 90 Points
Cedar and black currant, almost jammy. Sweet and powerful. Quite promising.
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1/24/2009 - peternelson wrote: 86 Points
UGC LA: Closed, soft mth, a bit light, easy, not much there.
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10/9/2008 - Roughl wrote: 89 Points
oak, cedar, marsipan-like sweetness and a core of cassis. After a while strong floral notes (white flowers), with even caramel. Taste: cassis, cedar and blackberry, very open and with an attractive sweetness to it, no harsh tannins, but enough grip and a relatively fresh finish, again with the floral notes. The white flowers give this wine an extra dimension. Medium / long length. Second day more pure cassis, floral character has pretty much died. I like this, but not enough to purchase it. Very open now 89 pts
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8/2/2008 - cormyr wrote: 92 Points
medium dark ruby purple. bursting floral bouquet. elegant blackberry vanilla cream and garrigue. big tannins. 20 sec+ finish. best chasse-spleen ive tasted.
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5/26/2008 - City Wine Journal wrote: 90 Points
Bottle from Bordeaux, rested in home cellar a few weeks. Decanted and poured within a few mintues. Medium pooling blue, red rim, reflective and lively. These '05s are beautiful in the glass. Clear glycerin legs. Tart blackberry, and whiff of violets and dried porcini. Attractive almost a provencal blend that followed the strong fruit profile of blackberry and cassis, wound around a tight cedar core. Bright in the mouth, clean cut, and lengthening. Good alone, and I think helpful & tannic enough for dry rub grilled pork ribs. Drink or wait, but it's healthy now.
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5/10/2008 - cab blends wrote: 92 Points
AHA Hearts Delight - Bordeaux 2005 Wine Tasting: Good heavy tannins and smooter then the Camensac
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2/2/2008 - Gregory Dal Piaz wrote: 89 Points
Wines over the weekend; 2/1/2008-2/2/2008 (at home): This is relatively open with a nose of subtle toasty oak, crushed vitamin minerality, red fruits and a floral top note. With air this becomes sweetly jammy with a savory overlay of vanilla, olive, roast meat, and gravel. Medium bodied and just a touch rigid at first this remains focused with lots of soft tannins adding a chewiness and good purity of slightly jammy cassis fruit filling the midpalate. The finish is moderately tannic with subtle leather and herb notes contributing a slight rusticity to the package but it is satisfyingly complex and muscularly sinewy.
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1/22/2008 - Vino Me wrote: 89 Points
2005 Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux Tasting (Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois): I did not get the cepage on this wine. First time I have had a wine from this estate. Medium bodied. Notes of plum, berries and juniper. Moderate tannins. 88-90 points.
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1/19/2008 - tanglenet wrote:
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (San Francisco): Tasted at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux in SF. Quick notes: somewhat approcahable with dry raisin notes, tar and spice. Good.
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12/12/2007 - Philippe_C wrote: 88 Points
A nice nose of licorice, ripe green pepers and some black fruit... but here again the tannins are powerfull but slightly green..hoping this will resolve with time!!
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4/5/2006 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 87 Points
BORDEAUX 2005 / Cabernet rules; 4/5/2006-4/10/2006 (Bordeaux): Smells almost like a Sauvignon Blanc, with bourgeon de cassis aromas, strangely bordering on green! The palate is tight and hard, but will soften with time in barrel. Normally a very fine estate!
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