With a nice depth of color, the wine is loaded with deep, ripe, dark red fruits, smoke, cherries, plums and blackberries. Lushly textured with length and complexity, this will be even better with age.
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UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. A small step up over Brane-Cantenac just tasted. More weight and density, even if also more structure. Needs time, 88-89 point potential.
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Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur - In Bottle Tasting (Montreal): A point up from the BRane-Cantenac right next to it, had a little more of everything with good fruit concentration, along with vanilla, floral with a little smoke. The palate was more structured along with being quite dense and complete, fine silky tannins with a medium + finish. Very nice.
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More generous than 2017 Brane Cantenac tasted alongside. Perfumed on the nose, ripe fruit, spicy, floral, mineral. On the palate fresh and grippy, good structure and balance. Very good length. 91-92+
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Showing respectable dark color in the glass, the wine opens with vanilla, licorice, smoke, black cherry and the scent of a leafy wet valley. Medium/full bodied, forward, polished, sweet and fruity, the wine is focused on the creamy tannins and subtle mouth feel. You’ll notice sweet cherries throughout and a light splash of cocoa for an easy drinking finish. Already great now, the wine was produced from blending 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. The harvest took place September 14 to October 2.
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12/13/2022 - levicn Does not like this wine: 88 Points
瓶醒一个小时,深宝石红偏紫色,闻香有奶油蛋糕,李子和成熟黑果的甜美香气,带着些许的肉感,还有一些融合的香料味。闻起来不太像2017的酒,已经有了一些发展,香气很不错。入口酸度中等,酒液咸,单宁有紧涩感,颗粒几乎感觉不到,雪松,李子,石墨,后段明显回苦,余味淡淡奶油和香草。入口的感觉没有闻香这么开放,醒酒时间太短,还没完全打开,有些影响状态,酒体中等偏瘦,喝起来有水感,表现力稍显不足,如果口感能和香气统一的话,表现会更上一层楼
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2/6/2022 - clubs wrote: 90 Points
Good texture but lacking taste. Possibly now in the "dumb" stage.
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5/14/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
With a nice depth of color, the wine is loaded with deep, ripe, dark red fruits, smoke, cherries, plums and blackberries. Lushly textured with length and complexity, this will be even better with age.
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2/17/2020 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Amsterdam UGCB Tasting and Winemakers' Dinner (Beurs van Berlage / Eden Hotel): Trade tasting, brief note. Slightly toasty, lovely black fruit, spicy and generous, not the ultimate in finesse but flavoursome and with good persistence.
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1/24/2020 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
2017 UGC Des Bordeaux, San Francisco, nose of black fruit, tasty, simple, brooding fruit, soft tannins, medium/big body, and medium/long finish.
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1/22/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote:
UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. A small step up over Brane-Cantenac just tasted. More weight and density, even if also more structure. Needs time, 88-89 point potential.
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1/18/2020 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bordeaux 2017 En Primeur - In Bottle Tasting (Montreal): A point up from the BRane-Cantenac right next to it, had a little more of everything with good fruit concentration, along with vanilla, floral with a little smoke. The palate was more structured along with being quite dense and complete, fine silky tannins with a medium + finish. Very nice.
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7/13/2018 - wineforth Likes this wine: 90 Points
Barrel sample at BB&R 2017 en primeur tasting. Ok. No vices and no superlatives. A lot of money for what it is.
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7/4/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 92 Points
More generous than 2017 Brane Cantenac tasted alongside. Perfumed on the nose, ripe fruit, spicy, floral, mineral. On the palate fresh and grippy, good structure and balance. Very good length. 91-92+
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4/26/2018 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Showing respectable dark color in the glass, the wine opens with vanilla, licorice, smoke, black cherry and the scent of a leafy wet valley. Medium/full bodied, forward, polished, sweet and fruity, the wine is focused on the creamy tannins and subtle mouth feel. You’ll notice sweet cherries throughout and a light splash of cocoa for an easy drinking finish. Already great now, the wine was produced from blending 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot. The harvest took place September 14 to October 2.
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