See previous entries. What stood out this time was the very powerful perfume on the nose. Wow. Just permeated everwhere when pouring into the decanter and then from decanter to glasses. Such a big wine feel from nose to long palate. Impressive.
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3hour decant served at 18c . Everything was perfect re service & storage BUT I forgot the comments from SHRIKE. I should have waited about 5 more years which I shall for the next one. Lovely nose lots of typical Pauillac flavours going on. Better after an hour at the end just too soon to get the very best from it I suspect just as SHRIKE told me. I have learnt my lesson but still a positive experience to taste along the journey. There is much more to come
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Seemingly mature, with tobacco and a bit of brown sugar on the nose. Fine palate, tannins mostly integrated and again with tertiary notes. Has the typical blend of cedar, tobacco and a bit of mint. Comes across as rather stately and four square— but developed and seemingly mature at this juncture lacking some energy on the palate. Based on recent tastings, I think this will drink before the ‘05 or ‘08. Doesn't seem to have the depth or complexity of the best years.
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Bought for Christmas holidays and it delivers!! Fully mature and smooth as silk while being full bodied. A mix of red fruits perfectly balanced from earthy and leather. Long finish
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Classic Pauillac- graphite, tobacco, stone, earth…well balanced. The palate is soft and rounded with enough structure to provide a smooth layered finish.
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Always thought I was 2 or 3 years too late on this one (& I reckon I'm right). Average vintage, 17yrs old, sound, drinking ok but not great. Decented and I think this helped. Soft fruits, some chocolate, a little astringency. Low tannin and next to no oak impact. Would be super educational to line this up against the 2005.
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The usual notes of cassis and cigar box on the nose, together with some creamier vanilla and plums. In the mouth, it's a real charmer - oodles of creamy blackcurrant and plum, very fresh and open, with a second wave of raspberry and blackberry, before a long finish with just enough grip to give it a few more years. I much prefer this to the 2005 for now.
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This is a smooth, elegant, 'proper' wine, the one you expect to do everything right, gentlemanly and gracefully. Everything you would expect from a top flight left bank Pauillac. It's peaked though and no longer has the punch, so needs opening beforehand and left to warm up to fully enjoy. I am bringing the drinking window forward to consume within next 2 years.
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Beautiful color, no significant age showing. Assertive, spicy nose of red plum, old wood, and a bit of cigar box (maybe power of suggestion - hard to tell the difference). Flavor profile is austere, with a better showing day two - more open and not as shy. Medium-bodied and not nearly as impressive in the mouth as on the finish which starts with a small burst of acidity, then a long glide path to the end. Lovely to taste a Bordeaux with over 15 years and GPL is almost always solid. Sixty seconds into the finish and still engaging.
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Ok, if not spectacular. Very interesting upon opening of dark fruits with a little graphite. 2 hour decant. In the mouth it was a touch thin given it was 18c maybe understandable, it got better with time throughout the meal with fruit fading but more flavours of the forest typical of a pauillac.
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Good closure with no seepage. Definite garnet colour. Nose is a little reticent perhaps but that is more than compensated by the palate. Full blackberry - quite tart - fleshy and delicious in the mouth. Soft tannins on a decent finish. This wine is much improved on its last showing a year ago and is now more expressive.
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drunk a few days after the sensational 2005, this paled in comparison - quite closed and ungiving, the wine was quite unbalanced with the tannins dominating the fruit - time may help but I am not optimistic
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Coravin fun - Grand Puy Lacoste (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Very slightly reductive notes lend rubbery and baked cabbage which blow off to show black fruits; plums and blackberry, toast and sweet spice, a tiny little menthol with a balsam underpin and some yeast extract and meaty notes. With time the fruit shows a little more jubey. Juicy, dark hued fruits, tight drying, slightly chalky tannins, finishes with those meaty notes and a touch of bitterness. Hmm.
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Medium (+) intensity aromas of rich blackberry, black plum, black cherry, cassis, dried red cherry, mint, mocha, cedar, dark chocolate, tobacco, dried dirt, forest floor, cinnamon and vanilla.
Pronounced palate.
Medium (+) body, high acidity, medium (+) smooth tannins, long finish.
If the nose and palate were more cohesive I think this would have been a significantly better wine. It felt bipolar with a rich black fruit nose, and strictly tertiary palate.
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Medium plus intensity on the nose with blackberry, black cherry, black plum, bramble, blackcurrant leaf, mint, cedar, earth, tobacco and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate with coffee and dark chocolate coming through. Medium plus acidity, high slightly chalky tannins, medium alcohol, medium plus body, medium plus finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging or further aging.
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Really solid middle aged Bordeaux. Not spectacular but very enjoyable.
Strong graphite, blackcurrant and leather on the nose.
The nose flows through to the palate. With plums joining the blackcurrant. And a touch of creaminess too. The fruit is still at the forefront but just lacking a little intensity while the tannic structure is still prominent.
I don’t see the tannins calming anytime soon whilst the fruit isn’t intense now so will fade moving forwards
An enjoyable drop and no need to drink up in the near term but I don’t see it as a long term keeper, as I think the fruit will fade before the tannins resolve. So I would guess best drink in the next 5 years or so.
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Last time I had this was 18 months ago. I expected some development but there is none. Nose is quite muted, even after 3 hour decant. Alcohol and a reticent Bordeaux nose. Smooth and somewhat lush mouth feel but, again, alcohol is the forefront. Tastes remarkably primary for a wine that’s 16 years old. Pauillac is, of course, pretty austere but this wins a prize. Fruit is repressed, but what is there is blackberry and black raspberry. New leather, earth and rocks. I wish I had been more patient with the bottles I have and was drinking this at age 25 because that’s when I think it’s going to shine. Just not today.
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I always thought that this (and most other 2006s) were angular and not at all charming. Having not tried this since 2018 I decided to serve it with burgers when having a few friends over (who was going to complain in that setting?). But it was terrific now, smooth without being too sweet, almost a classic Bordeaux. Now I wish I still had the rest of my bottles left.
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Good cork. Garnet colour with quite a distinct clear rim. Nose has a definite graphite/pencil. Very much blackcurrant lead on the palate - quite thin with a heavy tannin on the finish. Not unpleasant but no classic in the making - drink up I would say,
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A very nice Pauillac from an average Vintage,aired-out for 6 hours, lots of creamy dark fruit on the nose, lead pencil, was a bit shut at first. Went very well with braised lamb Leg, still feel like this did not open up to it's full potential, the mouth is lovely with Cassis, leather and hints of tobacco, tannins are super well integrated , lacking a little wow factor and complexity ,the vintage could be reason here, nevertheless a fine wine with our meal and sure it still has another 5/10 years left in the tank.
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2006 is one of those non-descript vintages that falls in between the greats of 2005 and then 2009 and 2010 and this is reflected in this wine. I found this a lovely and an entirely enjoyable bottle of wine, that will happily accompany a meal. I gave it a brief decant and then consumed it over a couple of hours. It is fully mature, medium bodied with smooth tannins. It still has lovely fruit but it misses the essential Pauillac undertones that can make these wines sing. I’m not going to be too critical though, as it is still a lovely drop and I’ll enjoy working my way through the rest of this case, but it needs to be seen within the context of the 2006 vintage.
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I enjoyed this but couldn't help feeling that it is already past its prime and this was a bottle bought and stored by the seller. Sure it is elegant and smooth but there are no tannins to speak of and the fruit lacks the punch which Pauillac is know for. Perhaps the waeker vintage comes into play here...
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We were trying to pair wines to go with Roman Lamb (cooked in the juices, piquant tomato base, just falls off the bone).
Penfold Bin 28 Syrah 2010 – we previously tried a Penfold Max Syrah 2 years old with some lamb wrapped in foil and done over a wood fire which worked. The Bin 28 with Roman lamb did not. We had also previously paired the Bin 28 with Lamb, slow-cooked with Moorish Spices & Buttermilk which also worked, so there really are no rules and the only way to tell is through trial and error. The wine itself had plenty of black fruits (black cherry, plum), liquorish sweetness, coffee & chocolate. It was that herby sage/star anise/liquorish/clove/vanilla hint that clashed with the Roman lamb. Score 89
2006 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste – a lovely smooth left bank Pauillac. 15 years and punching. Oaky with tobacco, blackberry and leather. It was OK with the lamb but we think a right bank with more Merlot would be done better. Score 90
2010 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva – this went best so we then tried it again (2nd bottle, a week later, same lamb recipe) and added a 2009 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Reserva (both Score 90). This time we knew to open both early (8 hours and decanted before serving). Both are outstanding years for Rioja with 2010 thought to be ahead. Both are super smooth but side by side, the Imperial was distinctly woodier. The Contino had more on the nose and was a tad sweeter on the palate. The Imperial was more tobacco and dried leaves. The Contino was more Fig and Strawberry. These differences are not great and you’d probably only notice this with them side by side. Both went beautifully with the Roman lamb. We had some of the first bottle of Imperial left over (cork left in). After a week, it had developed oxidative notes – wet mustiness on the nose, OK on the palate but with less fruit.
All the wines above are at the peak of their curve ie drink now.
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Clean cork. Nice limpid ruby with the merest hint of garnet towards the edge of a very narrow clear rim. Muted nose at present. Delicious palate bursting with black fruit, nice soft tannins which still have time to integrate further. Drunk straight after the 2007 GPL with neither of them decanted. The 2007 is in the sweetest spot right now - superb drinking. The 2006 has still a few years to reach its peak but is nevertheless a magnificent mouthful of the best expression of Bordeaux.
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Luscious, creamy sous bois fruit with some vanilla ice cream note. Palate is soft, brimming with black fruit, perfectly pitched savoury tannin and exciting razor sharp acidity. It doesn’t put a foot wrong and is ended with a long, alluring finish of black fruit and liquorice. Though definitely settled, this is still quite primary - not a sniff of mature notes which bodes well for long term prospects.
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very strange - cork was fine and no hint of taint on opening but there was a distinct and unpleasant taste of cork that developed over time - not rated
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Very clean closure. Garnet colour with a faint but evident clear rim consistent with the vintage. Nose on opening was big cassis and pencil as one might expect - definitely more subdued after a couple of hours. Palate on opening was taut, linear and perhaps a touch acidic. Over the course of 2+ hours everything softened - whether for the better is a moot point. Nice wine of course, but could drink the next one straight from the bottle - pop and pour may be the way?
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Writing this a few days later without notes but it was very acceptable and as you would expect of a Pauillac at this price level but not outstanding. Has been stored immaculately. Given a 2 hour decant and served at 18-19c. I believe there is a lot more to come from this wine and as I have another 22 bottles shall wait a year before trying again. Wondering whether to give the 2005 a go ?
From half. Decanted for an hour. Quite strong blackcurrant on the nose which I found slightly misleading as the palate showed less fruit. Oak still not integrated, graphite, tobacco. Like many bdx 06’s this was quite dry and austere but not unpleasant. 89-90 but suspect it will get better once the oak integrates.
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Winter is coming... (67 Pall Mall): Showed really well, and had filled out compared to my previous try around 18 months ago (perhaps as a result of a lengthy double-decant). On the cusp of developing tertiary notes, but tannins are already well-integrated and there's a tasty little green Cabernet note that pops up here and there to liven up the dominant cassis flavours.
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Slightly unripe fruits, an important amount of paprika and a bitter touch, but the black fruits, exotic wood and an almost Italian style acidity deliver freshness, resulting in an attractive wine. On day 2 barely scoring 80 with the wood and bitterness being way too dominant.
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Followed over 2 nights. Nice mid weight bdx. Early maturity but in no rush and likely still with some upside. Shows some flint and leather on the nose but not particular expressive. Palate is accessible, nice semi-mature red fruit, leather, cedar notes. Turns a bit dry on the finish. A bit “four-square” at this point. Can drink or hold, but likely hold another 3-5yrs if you can.
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Cork and levels immaculate. Ex wine society stock. Core still just about opaque. Classic pauillac nose of red meat, a touch of vanilla. Still full bodied, power and lift and depth. Wonderful wine.
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PNP the first glass and decanted most of the bottle. First glass upon opening showed a beautiful nose of chocolate and vanilla giving way to violets, cigar box and leather after time. Wonderful, soft, silky mouthfeel with fine tannins and amazing length (blueberries). Lush & round. This is a beautifully balanced, classically styled wine, complex and deep. A wine to ponder...
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This wine seems to be in between - past primary, not yet developing tertiary flavors and, thus, a bit more subdued than I expected. My last bottle was 4 years ago and it was so tight and young. This was open all day and decanted for 2 hours just before dinner. Not showing much fruit though a bit of red currant. Earth and saddle leather, again just a bit. Austere. Another four or five years and I think the wine will be substantially improved.
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Really solid. Early maturity, will evolve not but sure it’ll get “better”. Has everything you’d expect from Pauillac. Herbal freshness on the nose, clean red fruits on the palate. Quite fine and stately (boring?). Tannins are present but fine. Lengthy finish. Really good example, one of the better 2006’s I’ve had though admittedly doesn’t have the polish and cohesiveness of stronger vintages. On night 2 this was rather green, lacking harmony. Gives me a little pause for the future. Still, strong for the vintage.
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93+. Pnp. Expressive nose of wet stone, blackberries, graphite with dried floral notes-not oaky or tobaccoie, good balance. The palate was firm with layers of dark fruit- good weight and a grippy finish. Really enjoyed this. Drink or hold.
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I agree with Burgundy Mitch here. Really nice wine but not a monster. Very smooth and I would say medium bodied. Typical Bordeaux aromas and nice on the palate with plenty of fruit and structure. Going to pair this with feather steak later!
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Very nice and a great pairing with a T-Bone. Ripe, round, well fruited, youthfully exhuberant on 6/23/19 with a good decade of evolution yet. Purple fruit, beef blood, classic Pauillac lead pencil and cigar box. Plentiful tannins still- but ripe and velvety, good acidity and cut, not a monster but poised, balanced, delicious now and should go 15 years anyway, maybe more.
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Took a lot of time in decanter (4+ hours) to show some fruit and become pleasurable to drink. Strong tannins, and the forest floor is stronger than the fruit. Not as fabulously opulent and scented as the amazing 95, still very good.
Lovely dark red color. Strong immediate nose of cherries and floral notes. Dense mouthfeel with currants, prunes and an acidic lift. Continued to get smoother, rounder with some air. Medium length finish. Very nice and improving with air so still plenty of time.
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Classic Pauillac pencil shavings, spicy and terroir driven Cabernet aromas at first. Some incense opens later. Some plumb and truffle-like in the background. Palate riper, blackcherry liquor flavors and lots of it. Almost New World Style. Tannins were there, but not excessive. Not getting prior comments about tannins being excessive at all. Actually, I would start drinking this now with 2 to 3 hour decant. Really outstanding and defies it’s 5th growth status. GPL is a great value for Pauillac Cru Classe; and up there with Lynch Bages and Pontet Canet
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By the glass at the BA Lounge, LHR . Tried it from a fresh and a well opened bottle. Little difference. Proper and with an elegance only restrained Bordeaux can deliver. Good and firm wine, just about turning secondary, good ripe feel but in check, good acidity. Could use some more of a complex side but age will give it that. Very classic and classy. Solid 91 for now but with capacity to go higher.
Firm, structured wine with a strict, tannic spine that is going to take another decade to soften and come around. I like the concentration and ripe, crunch, red fruits, but this is a very old school, classically styled Pauillac that will please some tasters more than others.
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Surmarturite... all kinds of funky aromas, plenty of acidity and balance but really I'd be calling this as an '89 (!!) given the warmth, over-ripeness etc flavours. Remarkable. Bottle not from my cellar, served on BA First Class
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On opening, mild density of dark fruits, prunes and plums on the nose. The aroma on the palate felt somewhat muted, pencil lead with creamy wood oak, and a hint of pepperiness towards the end. There was a very, very slight aftertaste of marzipan. The tannins are refined that blends in well; smooth and velvety. The texture was lovely, just felt that if the aromas were more prominent, this would have been excellent.
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Very nice - still quite primary, with prominent blackcurrant and blueberry fruit plus some mintiness and creamy oak. Juicy and moreish but the slightly thin feel and short finish demonstrate it isn't first-class. Tannins are in a good place by now.
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Medium ruby with garnet rim. Lovely nose with dark fruit, cigar box, herbal nuances, a touch of nutmeg. Medium bodied with fine tannins and balancing acidity, a tad lean and not very deep with satisfying length. Good balance and relatively primary.
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Lightly fragrant. Not opulent, but you can sense the ripe fruit. Cassis with hints of mint, tar, tobacco. Very leafy after a few hours of decanting and maybe some pencil box aromas. On the palate this feels med/full bodied, dark fruit and leather with good acidity. The finish is actually very satisfying and long with hints of vanilla coming through. Fine tannins, almost imperceptible. Such a pair with a roast shoulder of lamb this evening. From half bottle.
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This wine is maturing nicely. Classic left bank Cabernet, with a distinct dark berry hue, bitter hint of tar, but rounded off with a creamy oak finish. The tannin has softened noticeably since 2 years ago, making it accessible without any serious effort on the part of the drinker. A great wine to open every now and then, to remind yourself what Bordeaux tastes like!
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Fresh red berries and cedar wood on the nose, also beginnings of leather. Tannins are mainly resolved but the wine is not yet smooth even so; there is a slight bitterness that creeps in. I have several more of these and so hope it becomes less edgy over time. For now I note that it is better with food (of course), and also when served just below room temperature.
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Nez d’une intensité aromatique normale sur du cassis, de la cerise, des notes de tabac très prégnantes, un côté champignon / sous-bois et quelques légères notes de poivron vert. Le tout assez aérien, n’évoquant pas une grosse matière au nez. Globalement, palette aromatique plutôt bien définie et assez classique de la rive gauche…
Bouche : entrée soyeuse et assez fluide. Un cœur de bouche certes équilibrée offrant un jus digeste de cerise et de prune, du tabac mais manquant un peu de matière et surtout de relief selon moi pour prétendre à un peu plus. En revanche, une bonne brillance en fin de bouche appuyée par une belle acidité qui donne plus de relief à ce vin. Corps normal (+) à assez ample développant un beau grain de tanin soyeux même si la trame tannique est assez solide pour assurer une certaine longévité. On peut le boire dès maintenant ou dans les 7/10 ans à venir. Finale de longueur assez bonne sur de la cerise et des baies rouges et de la myrtille digestes et fluides, des notes chocolatées et du tabac.
Note : 16-16,25/20 soit 90-91/100
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Dark purple color. Almost no sign of bricking. Still mostly primary flavors of cassis, dark cherry, and cinnamon. Tobacco and leather hidden in the background. Classic traditional Bordeaux. Good to drink now, but has another 8-10 years before it's decline.
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Brought this to a wine tasting session at Tunglok Classic @ Central last night.
In fact, we had 2 bottles of the same label. The first bottle was decanted for 1.5 hours, and the other was bottle breathed for 9 hours before consumption.
A good showcase of 06 Pauillac. Good intensity with balanced power. On the palate the wine presents small blue berries, cassis, toffee, aged hide, mocha and lead.
Good, imposing presence on the nose, followed by a strong, well-executed performance on the palate. The wine is silky with a long finish.
Great to drink now. Might reach even greater heights in 5 to 10 years time.
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A pair of Pauillacs ('06 Ch. Lynch Bages, '06 Ch. G.P.L.)
Noticeably lighter in color than L.B., dark brick red; shy nose with some iron/iodine, berry, earth; tannic and pleasantly tart with berry, cherry, iron, and some earth. A good wine, not a great wine.
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Decanted just 90 min, would love to revisit this with more air. Speaking of air, most excellent nose, very left banky, cassis, a little No2 etc. Though this has progressed a little since my last bottle in 2010, the palate is still pretty wound up, and in dire need of more time sideways. Hold.
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Decanted for around 3 hours but needed a few more. I had 3 of these that I purchased in 2009 for $36/bottle. Needless to say I drank all three within 2 years and they were fabulous wines. Luckily for me, my friend Dale talked me into a shared bottle that we'd wait sometime to open. Last night was that night. Gorgeous wine that will last another 20 years without breaking a sweat. Loved the Pauillac brawny shoulders and the plum, pencil, bittersweet chocolate, currants, and hints of anise. Terrific bottle! 93pts.
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Classic Pauillac. Less spice than other vintages. Pencil lead. You can taste the alcohol but tannins are well integrated. Solid effort. I’ve preferred other non-exceptional vintages over this one.
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Tasted over two days. Consistent with previous note, coming together slowly yet steadily. This bottle might not have packed the power of the one tasted in 2015, or it might have been in a phase. Overall, a fine example of the 2006 Left Bank vintage. 92-93.
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Had this fir about 2~3 hours in the decanter and it showed beautifully spices, dark wet stone, tobacco, dark red berries on the nose for a young pauillac the palate is so silky with fine grainy well integrated tannins, lots of acidity and a nice finish
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Day one - popped and poured but drank only a couple of small servings over several hours. Classic bouquet of cassis, cigar box and vanilla. Quite vegetal on the palate with decent, meaty tannins. Very typical Pauillac but as others have noted, its infanticide to be drinking this now. Will finish over the next couple of days - but this needs another 3-5 years minimum IMO. Does hint at being something quite special though. Day 2 and this is much more approachable. The vegetalness had blown off with expresso coming through. Beautiful wine that will reward more time in the cellar. Day 3 and the bouquet has completely gone. Still tannic and meaty but less refined. Best on day 2.
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This is just a wonderful left bank experience, the vintage often over shadowed by its predessor dark berry, wet stone mineral, slight touch of tobacco leaf, coiled right now so hard to get a real tell, palate is so silky despite the structure behind it with lots of mineral laden dark series medium acidity and high tannins all in harmony even at this young age,will anxiously wait for my other two for nother 5 or so years
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Double decanted and drank over 6 hours. Never opened up. I put the remaining 60% of the bottle in my cellar overnight and drank the next evening. After 14 hrs, the wine is starting to show signs of life. Give several years to soften tannins. Try again in 2021.
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This is a lovely old-school claret which is still a good decade away from real maturity, though try a 12-hour double decant if you really must drink it. A classic bouquet of cassis, woodsmoke, loamy soil tones and a touch of cigar tobacco and cedar on the upper register, subtly framed by new oak, introduce a pure, full-bodied wine with good depth, nice vivacity and a rich chassis of properly savoury tannin that just needs bottle age to unwind. Not quite as thrilling as the stunning 2005, it's true, but nonetheless a lovely vintage at this bastion of Pauillac classicism.
Medium to dark red in the glass and a fairly woody nose. A full bodied wine that is fairly approachable now with a few hours of air. There is a sense of a high merlot content which is dominating with its lush and velvety body. Lots of cherries and liquorice.
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This is closed up tight right now and even a long decant doesn't loosen it up much. Black fruits, some muted earthy elements and still a bit blocky. Come back in 5 years.
This is good but painfully young with no real development in the bottle. Very masculine, as one would expect, but the wine is reticent and not yet ready to show what it has. Nose is devoid of fruit but there is gunpowder and cigar box. Lovely soft mouth feel with fine-grained and softening tannins. Black plums, currants and a bit of cassis. The finish is earth, leather and tobacco carried by drying tannins.
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Medium full body. Dark purple color. Great balance between fruit, acidity, and tannins. Cassis, tobacco, with a touch of vanilla flavors. This is drinking nicely now, but has many years ahead to develop secondary flavors. Classic Bordeaux. Decant, a bit of sediment.
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This put on more weight and concentration over 3 days, suggesting that further aging is required (or a very long decant). On day 1, it had been decanted for an hour and the palate was quite thin. Lovely nose, stereotypical Pauillac but the palate lacked depth. I was probably about 88-89. On the second and third night, it had improved markedly. Think Luxardo maraschino cherry drizzled over gravel. 5 more years for me.
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep garnet; fine claret nose. B(alance) =2: Still closed and unyielding. C(omplexity)=2: Components there but needs resolution. D(epth) = 2 : Substantive on palate and after.
WineTally Score [2,2,2,2]=8/10
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Dinner at home with the Correas, Stocks & Ann (At home): Opened this at the end of a long evening, when I was surprised to find 1 or 2 of my dinner guests clamoring for more wine. Compared to the august lineup that preceded it, this 2006 GPL held up very well, though of course it came across as quite juvenile... with a very dark mineral character. A very decent future ahead
With just a bare minimum of lightening of color around the edges, the wine reminds me of walking into a cigar store, with a fireplace filled with burning wood. On the palate, the wine is full bodied, powerful, young and very tannic. But the fruit is ripe, sweet and fresh! Give this several more years in the cellar, or allow it a few hours of air in the decanter before serving it.
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This bottle had more fruit definition than the previous bottles, hence the higher score. This has to be about bottle variation because I can't believe the wine could develop that rapidly from my first note. There is still an element of restraint to the wine, which is a style I particularly like.
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In a blind tasting with 3 other Pauillac of various ages and reputations, this finished third.
Upon first pour, I noted a delicate but lovely nose of lavendar, but this faded over an hour or so to a simpler caramel/brown sugar aroma.
t had a very solid mid-palate presence: some iron to give it weight. Very pleasing taste, gentle blue fruit.
It's good but not great right now ... if I had one more, I'd probably age it another 5 years and see if something more spectacular happens to the nose.
The order of finish reflects the reputation and my rating: 1999 Baron Pichon 93 2000 Pontet-Canet 91 2006 Grand-Puy-Lacoste 90 2009 Artigues-Arnaud 87
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Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): This came across again as a pretty simplistic wine. It had a little bit of elegance thanks to the bright red-fruited acids, but besides that, I found it difficult to find much more on the palate.
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No formal notes, and I had a cold that somewhat dampened the senses. This is an excellent wine. Consistent with previous note (2nd Sept 2015). Although somewhat lighter than the 2008 Grand Puy Ducasse that we consumed on the same evening, the Grand Puy Lacoste is more elegant and complex with a long finish. Tannins are quite silky-smooth. This is now almost at its peak but should hold good for many more years to come. Excellent wine, last bottle, wish I had more!
Right up my street. Leathery, cedary nose, not particularly intense.Fairly full bodied, balancing acidity, bone dry, still good slug of (fine) tannins. Very traditional, nicely balanced.
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Decanted in the morning and slow-oxed for 12 hours. That I think is the way to treat this wine at this fairly early stage because it was much smoother than when I tried it a few months ago. Good balance and nicely integrated, not very complex but very enjoyable with a nice long finish. I'm pleased to have more of this one. 91-92
Zeder, Leder, Feige, Cassis, Rauch, Süßholzwurzel. Noch ziemlich verschlossen, vor allem am Gaumen. Leicht süßliche Frucht, präsente noch etwas sperrige Tannine. Mittelkräftige bis kräftige Säure. Rote Früchte, etwas Cassis. Mittlerer Abgang. Vielversprechend und lässt seine Klasse etwas aufblitzen, braucht aber definitiv noch Zeit. 90+
The bouquet shows aromas of cedar wood, leather, figs, black currants, smoke and liquorice roots. Still pretty buttoned up and reticent, especially on the palate. Somewhat sweetish fruit, prominent and bulky tannins. Medium-plus acidity. Red fruit and some black currant on the palate. Medium finish. Promising and allows a glimpse into the future. Definitely requires time. 90+
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Leather, vanilla and pencil lead on the nose. Reasonably soft tannin, a restrained but certainly not weak fruit profile. Lovely balance. Overall, I can't help but think there is a bit too much oak here and I wouldn't say this is hugely distinguishable from a lot is other, less esteemed, chateaux. However, this is way too young to be making definitive judgements - I'm sure this wine will do itself justice in old age. It isn't at all unpleasant to drink now but, I suspect, not what it ought to be. 90
No notes, but an excellent wine. Medium-full bodied, quite dry. Took around 2 hours in the decanter to wake up. Complex with long finish. Starting to enter its drinking window about now, but will improve with a couple of years in the cellar. Around 10 to 12 years of drinking life ahead of it.
Medium bodied with ruby red colour. Typical Pauillac nose with a bit leather, soil and earthiness, fruit is not strong. Tannin has gone and the wine is quite smooth. A little bit bitter in finish. Quite consistent over 2-3 hrs in bottle, but not in decanter.
I feel a little bad in calling this "just a generic Bordeaux"... because I did quite enjoy it and it had all the parts in reasonable balance (after a 4h decant at least). But the truth is that it had nothing really special to my mind. I am happy I have a lot more and I will enjoy drinking and sharing it; the QPR was ok but certainly no more than that. 90-91
Dry and restrained. Some herbal notes on the nose, along with blueberries. Plum, spice and cedar on the palate. A nice wine from a not such a great year. Medium bodied and medium length. Has the structure to last but its not clear to me where this will go. Would like the tannins to soften and the fruit to come more to the fore.
I was a bit disappointed at first, but this really blossomoed after two hours of decanting. The last glass had a lovely sweetness and poise to it. Will benefit from a few more years of bottle age.
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After the Armailhac a day earlier, the GPL was a disappointment. Fine nose but completely uneventful on the palate. Blueberry notes but hardly any secondary notes. Shallow mid-palate and of short length. Still good but not in relation to my expectations and the price I paid.
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Drank over three days, still quite young. The wine showed great substance and complexity over all three days. Bouquet of menthol, funk, black earth, gravel, and a core of candied cherry and blackberry fruit. Texturally, a powerful wine that touches the entire palate, arguably it's most classy feature, and a principal reason why it merits a 93 point score. Hand-in-hand with the texture comes excellent weight, a substantive back, and an appreciable, layered finish. A harmonious and though a mostly traditionally styled, rustic offering it has charm and elegance to spare. Recommend two to three years additional cellaring, and it should drink well through 2025. 92-93.
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A mini-vertical: 2006 and 2007. The '06 is a dense violet ruby color with a nose of cassis, menthol, violets, crushed rock, and chocolate. Still needing a bit of time; air helps open it out: dark, earthy red fruit with chewy tannins but medium length. Good but not spectacular - 90 pts. The '07 is more open on the nose and palate, spicier, brambly, and tarry, but not as complex. Dark berries and plums with sweet and black spice. Once again it is medium length and this ones not as tannic - 89 pts. 2 pretty middling vintages, decent but not the greatest QPR.
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Dark, pungent mineral and tar nose, with the cassis so muted it seemed more St Estephe than Pauillac. On the palate, there is ample dark berry fruit. However, it isn't sufficiently integrated with the tannin and alcohol, so the wine comes across as slightly grippy and a little hot. A bit like a barrel sample to be honest; the stuff is clearly there but kind of all over the place. I will not touch another bottle before the end of the decade.
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Already showing a little fade at the rim; quite tight and closed on the nose; nice flavour on the palate, still quite muscular and needs to soften but good potential. Classic style.
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Intense aromas of black berries and cherries, violets, and some chopped mints; cassises, whipped cream, and wood spices on the palate; mostly black berries, dark chocolate, and quite some gripping tannins in the long finish; overall, 90-91 points, still rather young.
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At the old FIFA HQ restaurant above Zurich with the NKF team. Fine deep colour, reluctant nose. Bold wine disjointed at present, some gravel, some acidity, some tannin, fruit not very evident. Quite solid, monolithic even. Much too young, but reasonable QPR (CHF 230) on an unbalanced list where I was asked to choose, but wasn't paying (always a delicate assignment). Good of course, but not a bottle you're in a hurry to finish off. On its way, will improve, but reticent for now and I believe for some years to come.
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Much better than my earlier review. Currant and earthy nose. Pleasant attack, rather balanced tannins, slightly bitter notes blend with moderate tannins and jammy dark fruit. Cedar wood and roasted pine nuts, some toast and hints of barnyard. Disappointing length with slightly burnt and bitter notes.
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Decanted for 4 hours before tasting, which seemed to be just long enough to wake her up. Showed a healthy, but not powerful nose resembling a more classic Pauillac with notes of raspberry and pencil shavings. Tannins were surprisingly well integrated for this point in time, however the finish was just not there as there seemed to be a lack of linger left on the palate. This leads me to wonder how much better the bottle will get with age, no doubt a few years in the bottle will help with the overall balance, but this vintage does not seem to have the power to make it much better than a 93 point wine down the road.
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Pop and pour due to circumstances, but this really should have had at least a couple of hours in the decanter. So it goes. In the glass, very dark clear red. On the nose, hints of cigar and crushed currants. On the palate, a relatively soft if somewhat austere Bdx; the currants are the primary note, with secondary notes of tobacco, oak, and a touch of beef blood, followed by a clipped finish. The tannins are modest at this point, so I wouldn't expect significant evolution from here.
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With some maturity creeping into the color, the wine opens with cigar box, earth and cassis scents. The wine is starting to mature, soften and display softer textures with a crisp, cherry tinged finish.
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Popped and poured from a split. This is a medium, brightly colored red wine. On the nose, there is some cherry, an almost CdP-like bramble, forest, and gravel generally. In the mouth, the wine is smooth and fruity; it focuses on the red fruit end of the spectrum and is not at all bombastic or overwrought. There’s a slight tannic overlay on the finish, but it certainly isn't enough to deter one from drinking this wine now. Overall, this is a very drinkable, classically-styled claret that is enjoyable now and likely will continue to be for some time. 91 points.
About 2 hours in the open bottle first; quite enjoyable complex and rich aromas of irises, roses, violets, cherries, caramel macchiato, and whipped cream; became more expressive after 20 minutes in the glass; on the palate, mostly bitter chocolate, cassis, and dark fruits, still green and tight; medium- to full-bodied; the medium long finish was dominated by bitter chocolate and dark fruits; 91+ for this elegant wine which certainly needed a few more years to evolve; yet could be enjoyed before that if you don't mind the somewhat green palate.
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See also my previous notes. A beautiful and luxurious très Pauillac bouquet. On the palate the same; dark fruits, luxurious, but also elegant and refined. Creamy tannin. Next try around 2016 or later.
Michael Schuster: Fine, soft, cedar-and-ripe-blackcurrant nose, with a marked gravel character; nicely balanced, fine-textured, fairly supple middleweight; dry, minerally, flavor, fine without being big, but ripe in fruit; long, understated, and graceful, with a marked aromatic complexity and fine length. A typically elegant expression of Pauillac, a lovely GPL. 2016–30+. 17.5
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Deep ruby red with garnet/slight tawny rim. Nose of intense and concentrated cassis, cedar, graphite pencil shavings. Palate of concentrated core of dark fruit, including cassis, dark plums with cedar, fresh pencil shavings and subtle herbaceousness. Full body, full flavoured, firm but smooth tannins on the finish. Impossibly long length. Still a bit young and needs longer to develop, (even with 2 hrs decanting) but an amazing wine.
Dark core , faint gamey savoury nose, faint gamey, leathery, savoury, vegetal, damp earth taste, no fruit - nothing much in this wine although it was easy to drink.
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Smoky and luxurious oak, cigar box. A bit dusty at the moment. Dark and exclusive fruit juice. Mainly cassis. Very tasteful and a lot of good tannin and bitterness. Try again around 2017 - 2019. 92+
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Tobacco, earth, mushroom, cedar, blackberry and cassis aromatics are found with only a little coaxing. This full bodied, tannic, Pauillac delivers a cassis, blackberry and spice filled finish. This needs several more years to fully integrate.
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lovely classic wine with a nose of tobacco, leather and Iron. Very balance and a lot of tannic to keep it fresh. Not as ripe and fruity as in the good vinage like 05 but a good wine nevertheless.
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Luxurious and elegant bouquet with good smoky oak and cassis. Same on the palate, so the wine is harmonious. Friendly and soft tannin which offers a pleasant bite. Adolescent stage now and already interesting to drink. Give it another 7+ years to reach full maturity and it will probably drink well until half the 2020s.
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After a 6 hour decant, I really enjoyed the nose. The taste was way too harsh and under developed for my taste. Hopefully some fruit will emerge in 5 years and the points will go up. I like this château, but like most classification wines of '06..... patience is a must.
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This is looking like a very worthwhile Pauillac for the money. The oak has definitely settled and it's approachable now, much more than the 2005. Still, it's too young and primary for me. Fairly lean but it has an interesting nose, and the palate was mouthfilling enough. It had more of of a spicy and green capsicum streak than I'd have preferred. Finally, it showed much better after a night in the fridge than it did on the first night. Don't hesitate to decant this for 8+ hours. 88 on this showing with a potential for 90 in another five years.
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Tried at a tasting. I knew this wine would not be ready, so I adjusted my expectations. Nose was definitely complex, with hints of tobacco and earth. However, not smoky or oaky at all. Some fruits, but definitely subdued. The body was much lighter than I expected, but still caressed the palate quite nicely. Tannins were very much present on the finish, but after 5-10 seconds, the wine came back for a brief encore. It definitely has promise, just not enough to get my $$.
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I really enjoyed this bottle of wine. I look forward to trying the 05's, but I think this wine is great value for the money. Frankly, this is the best 2006 bordeaux I have consumed to date.
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Agree with previous notes. Dark core. Garnet rim. Oddly evolved. Big savoury nose. Leather and graphite. Vegetal, damp earth. Expressive, but any fruit swamped by savoury tones. Nose follows into palate. Huge leather and graphite. Grippy pencil lead finish slightly challenging. No real fruit but v full minerally body. Silky smooth tannins. V slight greenness. Balancing acid. Could be pirorat! Very complete. Drinking well but easily has 10 yrs in it. Lovely with steak and ale stew. Ripe mulberry fruit finally appears in the mid palette when taken with food. Fine. Sheer class, though lack of fruit may not be to everyone's tastes - one for the classicists.
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A muscular and no nonsense Paulliac, that makes little concession to making a flashy impression. Instead, one has to simply admire its quiet and confident presentation of cassis and damp earth, a touch of wood, and many years of positive development ahead. Great buy at $40.
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Solid and classically-styled but also undifferentiated. It has a nice muscular structure, and it shows the typical cedar and cassis notes. But it's just so forgettable. Maybe it's closed for business for awhile -- obviously it's still way too young -- or maybe I didn't pay sufficient attention to it during our ruckus of a meal. But a couple of weeks from now, I won't even remember that I ever tasted this.
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Very nice wine. I tracked this wine from Friday night through Saturday night. Started out hard as nails, but it softened up within 24 hours (most of that time in the cellar). Lovely balance, and a wine that thrives on its black currant fruit and cigar box aromas and flavors. Although it's got leather, earth, and cherries going on, too, the black currant and cigar box really drive this wine right now. Finishes very well. It is remarkable that GPL made this to show off finesse and elegance yet undoubtedly serious ageability. This shows just how good present-day Bordeaux can be when the property doesn't see the need to spoof. Recommended.
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Already very accessible. Complex, refined and luxurious. Good cassis, toasted oak, tobacco etc. Soft and round tannin and good acidity. An elegant beauty with a good future.
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Bibendum Bordeaux tasting (Lord's Cricket Ground - London): Good Bordeaux nose. Black fruits, cassis. Smells slightly dusty and follows through with red berries and oak nuances. Good structure and quite hard and austere. Needs time to soften, and needs a bit of tlc with the right food.
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4/19/2024 - shallIshantI wrote: 91 Points
See previous entries. What stood out this time was the very powerful perfume on the nose. Wow. Just permeated everwhere when pouring into the decanter and then from decanter to glasses. Such a big wine feel from nose to long palate. Impressive.
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3/28/2024 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine: 92 Points
3hour decant served at 18c . Everything was perfect re service & storage BUT I forgot the comments from SHRIKE. I should have waited about 5 more years which I shall for the next one. Lovely nose lots of typical Pauillac flavours going on. Better after an hour at the end just too soon to get the very best from it I suspect just as SHRIKE told me.
I have learnt my lesson but still a positive experience to taste along the journey. There is much more to come
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3/10/2024 - curtr Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dec 30 minutes, resolved, medium, paired well with roast chicken. Drink now to 2029.
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1/13/2024 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Seemingly mature, with tobacco and a bit of brown sugar on the nose. Fine palate, tannins mostly integrated and again with tertiary notes. Has the typical blend of cedar, tobacco and a bit of mint. Comes across as rather stately and four square— but developed and seemingly mature at this juncture lacking some energy on the palate. Based on recent tastings, I think this will drink before the ‘05 or ‘08. Doesn't seem to have the depth or complexity of the best years.
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12/24/2023 - DPetrone Likes this wine: 95 Points
Bought for Christmas holidays and it delivers!! Fully mature and smooth as silk while being full bodied. A mix of red fruits perfectly balanced from earthy and leather. Long finish
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10/19/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 92 Points
Academie de Vin dinner. Mature and ready to drink. Dark fruit and gingerbread aromas. Solid but the mediocre 2006 vintage can't fully hide.
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10/8/2023 - Arcturus wrote: 93 Points
Classic Pauillac- graphite, tobacco, stone, earth…well balanced. The palate is soft and rounded with enough structure to provide a smooth layered finish.
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10/6/2023 - StewartWent wrote: 89 Points
Always thought I was 2 or 3 years too late on this one (& I reckon I'm right). Average vintage, 17yrs old, sound, drinking ok but not great. Decented and I think this helped. Soft fruits, some chocolate, a little astringency. Low tannin and next to no oak impact. Would be super educational to line this up against the 2005.
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9/17/2023 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 93 Points
The usual notes of cassis and cigar box on the nose, together with some creamier vanilla and plums. In the mouth, it's a real charmer - oodles of creamy blackcurrant and plum, very fresh and open, with a second wave of raspberry and blackberry, before a long finish with just enough grip to give it a few more years. I much prefer this to the 2005 for now.
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9/10/2023 - shallIshantI Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is a smooth, elegant, 'proper' wine, the one you expect to do everything right, gentlemanly and gracefully. Everything you would expect from a top flight left bank Pauillac. It's peaked though and no longer has the punch, so needs opening beforehand and left to warm up to fully enjoy. I am bringing the drinking window forward to consume within next 2 years.
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6/16/2023 - randyjc wrote: 91 Points
Beautiful color, no significant age showing. Assertive, spicy nose of red plum, old wood, and a bit of cigar box (maybe power of suggestion - hard to tell the difference). Flavor profile is austere, with a better showing day two - more open and not as shy. Medium-bodied and not nearly as impressive in the mouth as on the finish which starts with a small burst of acidity, then a long glide path to the end. Lovely to taste a Bordeaux with over 15 years and GPL is almost always solid. Sixty seconds into the finish and still engaging.
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4/3/2023 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ok, if not spectacular. Very interesting upon opening of dark fruits with a little graphite.
2 hour decant. In the mouth it was a touch thin given it was 18c maybe understandable, it got better with time throughout the meal with fruit fading but more flavours of the forest typical of a pauillac.
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4/2/2023 - J'agnes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good closure with no seepage. Definite garnet colour. Nose is a little reticent perhaps but that is more than compensated by the palate. Full blackberry - quite tart - fleshy and delicious in the mouth. Soft tannins on a decent finish. This wine is much improved on its last showing a year ago and is now more expressive.
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3/19/2023 - hargy Likes this wine: 89 Points
drunk a few days after the sensational 2005, this paled in comparison - quite closed and ungiving, the wine was quite unbalanced with the tannins dominating the fruit - time may help but I am not optimistic
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3/3/2023 - hkbob wrote: flawed
Bought on release and well-stored. Perfect fill and cork but poured a bit cloudy. Nose and palate both off. Cork taint? Down the drain.
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1/8/2023 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - Grand Puy Lacoste (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Very slightly reductive notes lend rubbery and baked cabbage which blow off to show black fruits; plums and blackberry, toast and sweet spice, a tiny little menthol with a balsam underpin and some yeast extract and meaty notes. With time the fruit shows a little more jubey. Juicy, dark hued fruits, tight drying, slightly chalky tannins, finishes with those meaty notes and a touch of bitterness. Hmm.
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11/6/2022 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 90 Points
Deep garnet colour.
Medium (+) intensity aromas of rich blackberry, black plum, black cherry, cassis, dried red cherry, mint, mocha, cedar, dark chocolate, tobacco, dried dirt, forest floor, cinnamon and vanilla.
Pronounced palate.
Medium (+) body, high acidity, medium (+) smooth tannins, long finish.
If the nose and palate were more cohesive I think this would have been a significantly better wine. It felt bipolar with a rich black fruit nose, and strictly tertiary palate.
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11/1/2022 - Irish_Wine wrote: 90 Points
Deep garnet.
Medium plus intensity on the nose with blackberry, black cherry, black plum, bramble, blackcurrant leaf, mint, cedar, earth, tobacco and leather. Developing.
Pronounced and dry on the palate with coffee and dark chocolate coming through. Medium plus acidity, high slightly chalky tannins, medium alcohol, medium plus body, medium plus finish.
Can drink now but has potential for aging or further aging.
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10/8/2022 - Brucie69 wrote: 91 Points
Really solid middle aged Bordeaux. Not spectacular but very enjoyable.
Strong graphite, blackcurrant and leather on the nose.
The nose flows through to the palate. With plums joining the blackcurrant. And a touch of creaminess too. The fruit is still at the forefront but just lacking a little intensity while the tannic structure is still prominent.
I don’t see the tannins calming anytime soon whilst the fruit isn’t intense now so will fade moving forwards
An enjoyable drop and no need to drink up in the near term but I don’t see it as a long term keeper, as I think the fruit will fade before the tannins resolve. So I
would guess best drink in the next 5 years or so.
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10/2/2022 - randyjc wrote: 91 Points
Last time I had this was 18 months ago. I expected some development but there is none. Nose is quite muted, even after 3 hour decant. Alcohol and a reticent Bordeaux nose. Smooth and somewhat lush mouth feel but, again, alcohol is the forefront. Tastes remarkably primary for a wine that’s 16 years old. Pauillac is, of course, pretty austere but this wins a prize. Fruit is repressed, but what is there is blackberry and black raspberry. New leather, earth and rocks. I wish I had been more patient with the bottles I have and was drinking this at age 25 because that’s when I think it’s going to shine. Just not today.
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9/11/2022 - CabIsKing Likes this wine: 91 Points
Definitely showing it’s age of old world, classic Bordeaux notes. I would say drink sooner than later.
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7/20/2022 - MrBrege wrote: 94 Points
I always thought that this (and most other 2006s) were angular and not at all charming. Having not tried this since 2018 I decided to serve it with burgers when having a few friends over (who was going to complain in that setting?). But it was terrific now, smooth without being too sweet, almost a classic Bordeaux. Now I wish I still had the rest of my bottles left.
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6/19/2022 - PaulHig wrote: 94 Points
2 hour decant, nice rich and broad fruited Pauillac. More generous than the 06 Lynch tasted alongside.
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6/2/2022 - J'agnes Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good cork. Garnet colour with quite a distinct clear rim. Nose has a definite graphite/pencil. Very much blackcurrant lead on the palate - quite thin with a heavy tannin on the finish. Not unpleasant but no classic in the making - drink up I would say,
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4/19/2022 - Nick72wine wrote: 91 Points
A very nice Pauillac from an average Vintage,aired-out for 6 hours, lots of creamy dark fruit on the nose, lead pencil, was a bit shut at first.
Went very well with braised lamb Leg, still feel like this did not open up to it's full potential, the mouth is lovely with Cassis, leather and hints of tobacco, tannins are super well integrated , lacking a little wow factor and complexity ,the vintage could be reason here, nevertheless a fine wine with our meal and sure it still has another 5/10 years left in the tank.
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3/27/2022 - Geoffy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Butch1970 summed this up very well. Lovely wine that just lacks the depth/power of better vintages. I'd drink it on its own rather than with food.
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3/4/2022 - Lec617 Likes this wine: 91 Points
經典的波亞克風味。香味非常有趣多變，成熟黑莓、濃郁果乾、鉛筆芯、堅果、咖啡Espresso。 酒體中等，丹寧非常柔順，尾韻中等。到了適飲的時候。
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2/26/2022 - Butch1970 wrote: 92 Points
2006 is one of those non-descript vintages that falls in between the greats of 2005 and then 2009 and 2010 and this is reflected in this wine. I found this a lovely and an entirely enjoyable bottle of wine, that will happily accompany a meal. I gave it a brief decant and then consumed it over a couple of hours. It is fully mature, medium bodied with smooth tannins. It still has lovely fruit but it misses the essential Pauillac undertones that can make these wines sing. I’m not going to be too critical though, as it is still a lovely drop and I’ll enjoy working my way through the rest of this case, but it needs to be seen within the context of the 2006 vintage.
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12/15/2021 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dekantert. Super og krema fra første glass. Stadig pen, men ikke super dag 3.
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10/12/2021 - Capt Cutlass Likes this wine: 89 Points
I enjoyed this but couldn't help feeling that it is already past its prime and this was a bottle bought and stored by the seller. Sure it is elegant and smooth but there are no tannins to speak of and the fruit lacks the punch which Pauillac is know for. Perhaps the waeker vintage comes into play here...
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6/20/2021 - shallIshantI Likes this wine: 90 Points
We were trying to pair wines to go with Roman Lamb (cooked in the juices, piquant tomato base, just falls off the bone).
Penfold Bin 28 Syrah 2010 – we previously tried a Penfold Max Syrah 2 years old with some lamb wrapped in foil and done over a wood fire which worked. The Bin 28 with Roman lamb did not. We had also previously paired the Bin 28 with Lamb, slow-cooked with Moorish Spices & Buttermilk which also worked, so there really are no rules and the only way to tell is through trial and error. The wine itself had plenty of black fruits (black cherry, plum), liquorish sweetness, coffee & chocolate. It was that herby sage/star anise/liquorish/clove/vanilla hint that clashed with the Roman lamb. Score 89
2006 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste – a lovely smooth left bank Pauillac. 15 years and punching. Oaky with tobacco, blackberry and leather. It was OK with the lamb but we think a right bank with more Merlot would be done better. Score 90
2010 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva – this went best so we then tried it again (2nd bottle, a week later, same lamb recipe) and added a 2009 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Reserva (both Score 90). This time we knew to open both early (8 hours and decanted before serving). Both are outstanding years for Rioja with 2010 thought to be ahead. Both are super smooth but side by side, the Imperial was distinctly woodier. The Contino had more on the nose and was a tad sweeter on the palate. The Imperial was more tobacco and dried leaves. The Contino was more Fig and Strawberry. These differences are not great and you’d probably only notice this with them side by side. Both went beautifully with the Roman lamb. We had some of the first bottle of Imperial left over (cork left in). After a week, it had developed oxidative notes – wet mustiness on the nose, OK on the palate but with less fruit.
All the wines above are at the peak of their curve ie drink now.
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6/17/2021 - Battersea James Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classic Bordeaux. Beautiful dark fruit, cassis, pencil shavings ... tannins integrating nicely. Very enjoyable. Still plenty of life ahead of it.
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6/4/2021 - J'agnes Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clean cork. Nice limpid ruby with the merest hint of garnet towards the edge of a very narrow clear rim. Muted nose at present. Delicious palate bursting with black fruit, nice soft tannins which still have time to integrate further. Drunk straight after the 2007 GPL with neither of them decanted. The 2007 is in the sweetest spot right now - superb drinking. The 2006 has still a few years to reach its peak but is nevertheless a magnificent mouthful of the best expression of Bordeaux.
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5/19/2021 - Dj6544 wrote: 94 Points
Luscious, creamy sous bois fruit with some vanilla ice cream note. Palate is soft, brimming with black fruit, perfectly pitched savoury tannin and exciting razor sharp acidity. It doesn’t put a foot wrong and is ended with a long, alluring finish of black fruit and liquorice. Though definitely settled, this is still quite primary - not a sniff of mature notes which bodes well for long term prospects.
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5/2/2021 - hargy wrote:
very strange - cork was fine and no hint of taint on opening but there was a distinct and unpleasant taste of cork that developed over time - not rated
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4/1/2021 - J'agnes Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very clean closure. Garnet colour with a faint but evident clear rim consistent with the vintage. Nose on opening was big cassis and pencil as one might expect - definitely more subdued after a couple of hours. Palate on opening was taut, linear and perhaps a touch acidic. Over the course of 2+ hours everything softened - whether for the better is a moot point. Nice wine of course, but could drink the next one straight from the bottle - pop and pour may be the way?
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1/16/2021 - Mhbeaune Likes this wine: 90 Points
Writing this a few days later without notes but it was very acceptable and as you would expect of a Pauillac at this price level but not outstanding. Has been stored immaculately. Given a 2 hour decant and served at 18-19c. I believe there is a lot more to come from this wine and as I have another 22 bottles shall wait a year before trying again. Wondering whether to give the 2005 a go ?
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12/5/2020 - RHaz Likes this wine: 93 Points
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11/20/2020 - Corporateslaves wrote: 89 Points
From half. Decanted for an hour. Quite strong blackcurrant on the nose which I found slightly misleading as the palate showed less fruit. Oak still not integrated, graphite, tobacco. Like many bdx 06’s this was quite dry and austere but not unpleasant. 89-90 but suspect it will get better once the oak integrates.
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11/8/2020 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ikke dekantert. Meget pen dag 1. Noe likegyldig dag 4.
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10/31/2020 - .M. wrote: 92 Points
På vei inn i tertiær fase. På begynnelsen av drikkevindu, ganske tight og trenger lang lufting -- men er nok verdt å vente noen år til på.
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10/15/2020 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Winter is coming... (67 Pall Mall): Showed really well, and had filled out compared to my previous try around 18 months ago (perhaps as a result of a lengthy double-decant). On the cusp of developing tertiary notes, but tannins are already well-integrated and there's a tasty little green Cabernet note that pops up here and there to liven up the dominant cassis flavours.
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10/3/2020 - Kris G wrote: 90 Points
Slightly unripe fruits, an important amount of paprika and a bitter touch, but the black fruits, exotic wood and an almost Italian style acidity deliver freshness, resulting in an attractive wine. On day 2 barely scoring 80 with the wood and bitterness being way too dominant.
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9/11/2020 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dekantert. Klokkeklar, deilig.
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8/15/2020 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
With two close friends a relaxed afternoon with some Bordeaux (@ My place): Beautiful bouquet with a lot of chocolate and mature dark berries. On the palate sweet spices and chocolate again. Good acidity and a good length. Beautiful wine and ready now and the next few years.
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7/26/2020 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Followed over 2 nights. Nice mid weight bdx. Early maturity but in no rush and likely still with some upside. Shows some flint and leather on the nose but not particular expressive. Palate is accessible, nice semi-mature red fruit, leather, cedar notes. Turns a bit dry on the finish. A bit “four-square” at this point. Can drink or hold, but likely hold another 3-5yrs if you can.
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6/26/2020 - Fletch0007 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cork and levels immaculate. Ex wine society stock. Core still just about opaque. Classic pauillac nose of red meat, a touch of vanilla. Still full bodied, power and lift and depth. Wonderful wine.
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5/2/2020 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 94 Points
PNP the first glass and decanted most of the bottle. First glass upon opening showed a beautiful nose of chocolate and vanilla giving way to violets, cigar box and leather after time. Wonderful, soft, silky mouthfeel with fine tannins and amazing length (blueberries). Lush & round. This is a beautifully balanced, classically styled wine, complex and deep. A wine to ponder...
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2/5/2020 - randyjc wrote: 89 Points
This wine seems to be in between - past primary, not yet developing tertiary flavors and, thus, a bit more subdued than I expected. My last bottle was 4 years ago and it was so tight and young. This was open all day and decanted for 2 hours just before dinner. Not showing much fruit though a bit of red currant. Earth and saddle leather, again just a bit. Austere. Another four or five years and I think the wine will be substantially improved.
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1/11/2020 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Really solid. Early maturity, will evolve not but sure it’ll get “better”. Has everything you’d expect from Pauillac. Herbal freshness on the nose, clean red fruits on the palate. Quite fine and stately (boring?). Tannins are present but fine. Lengthy finish. Really good example, one of the better 2006’s I’ve had though admittedly doesn’t have the polish and cohesiveness of stronger vintages.
On night 2 this was rather green, lacking harmony. Gives me a little pause for the future. Still, strong for the vintage.
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12/29/2019 - popopdrops Likes this wine: 91 Points
Kort dekant. Super nese, super munn. Virkelig bra dag 2.
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10/9/2019 - Arcturus wrote: 93 Points
93+. Pnp. Expressive nose of wet stone, blackberries, graphite with dried floral notes-not oaky or tobaccoie, good balance. The palate was firm with layers of dark fruit- good weight and a grippy finish. Really enjoyed this. Drink or hold.
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9/28/2019 - darrenhe Likes this wine: 88 Points
I agree with Burgundy Mitch here. Really nice wine but not a monster. Very smooth and I would say medium bodied. Typical Bordeaux aromas and nice on the palate with plenty of fruit and structure. Going to pair this with feather steak later!
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7/4/2019 - popopdrops wrote: 88 Points
Grei, på det jevne. Kjedelig?
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6/23/2019 - Burgundy Mitch wrote: 92 Points
Very nice and a great pairing with a T-Bone. Ripe, round, well fruited, youthfully exhuberant on 6/23/19 with a good decade of evolution yet. Purple fruit, beef blood, classic Pauillac lead pencil and cigar box. Plentiful tannins still- but ripe and velvety, good acidity and cut, not a monster but poised, balanced, delicious now and should go 15 years anyway, maybe more.
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6/8/2019 - sorp222 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Took a lot of time in decanter (4+ hours) to show some fruit and become pleasurable to drink. Strong tannins, and the forest floor is stronger than the fruit. Not as fabulously opulent and scented as the amazing 95, still very good.
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5/14/2019 - mp6283 wrote:
Lovely dark red color. Strong immediate nose of cherries and floral notes. Dense mouthfeel with currants, prunes and an acidic lift. Continued to get smoother, rounder with some air. Medium length finish. Very nice and improving with air so still plenty of time.
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4/15/2019 - Winemaker51 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic Pauillac pencil shavings, spicy and terroir driven Cabernet aromas at first. Some incense opens later. Some plumb and truffle-like in the background. Palate riper, blackcherry liquor flavors and lots of it. Almost New World Style. Tannins were there, but not excessive. Not getting prior comments about tannins being excessive at all. Actually, I would start drinking this now with 2 to 3 hour decant. Really outstanding and defies it’s 5th growth status. GPL is a great value for Pauillac Cru Classe; and up there with Lynch Bages and Pontet Canet
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4/9/2019 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Let's make this 92 from 91...
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3/31/2019 - Gdubya Likes this wine: 93 Points
Can only really compare to marg river, but this was lovely. Quite different on the nose. Very enjoyable
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3/20/2019 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
By the glass at the BA Lounge, LHR . Tried it from a fresh and a well opened bottle. Little difference.
Proper and with an elegance only restrained Bordeaux can deliver. Good and firm wine, just about turning secondary, good ripe feel but in check, good acidity. Could use some more of a complex side but age will give it that. Very classic and classy. Solid 91 for now but with capacity to go higher.
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2/4/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Firm, structured wine with a strict, tannic spine that is going to take another decade to soften and come around. I like the concentration and ripe, crunch, red fruits, but this is a very old school, classically styled Pauillac that will please some tasters more than others.
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2/4/2019 - ubercuvee wrote:
Surmarturite... all kinds of funky aromas, plenty of acidity and balance but really I'd be calling this as an '89 (!!) given the warmth, over-ripeness etc flavours. Remarkable.
Bottle not from my cellar, served on BA First Class
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1/20/2019 - Saint B wrote:
On opening, mild density of dark fruits, prunes and plums on the nose. The aroma on the palate felt somewhat muted, pencil lead with creamy wood oak, and a hint of pepperiness towards the end. There was a very, very slight aftertaste of marzipan. The tannins are refined that blends in well; smooth and velvety. The texture was lovely, just felt that if the aromas were more prominent, this would have been excellent.
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1/5/2019 - NickA Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice - still quite primary, with prominent blackcurrant and blueberry fruit plus some mintiness and creamy oak. Juicy and moreish but the slightly thin feel and short finish demonstrate it isn't first-class. Tannins are in a good place by now.
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1/2/2019 - Yorgos wrote: 91 Points
Medium ruby with garnet rim. Lovely nose with dark fruit, cigar box, herbal nuances, a touch of nutmeg. Medium bodied with fine tannins and balancing acidity, a tad lean and not very deep with satisfying length. Good balance and relatively primary.
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12/21/2018 - M.Y. Chong Likes this wine:
Lightly fragrant. Not opulent, but you can sense the ripe fruit. Cassis with hints of mint, tar, tobacco. Very leafy after a few hours of decanting and maybe some pencil box aromas. On the palate this feels med/full bodied, dark fruit and leather with good acidity. The finish is actually very satisfying and long with hints of vanilla coming through. Fine tannins, almost imperceptible. Such a pair with a roast shoulder of lamb this evening. From half bottle.
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10/5/2018 - ilee Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine is maturing nicely. Classic left bank Cabernet, with a distinct dark berry hue, bitter hint of tar, but rounded off with a creamy oak finish. The tannin has softened noticeably since 2 years ago, making it accessible without any serious effort on the part of the drinker. A great wine to open every now and then, to remind yourself what Bordeaux tastes like!
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5/27/2018 - MrBrege wrote: 91 Points
Fresh red berries and cedar wood on the nose, also beginnings of leather. Tannins are mainly resolved but the wine is not yet smooth even so; there is a slight bitterness that creeps in. I have several more of these and so hope it becomes less edgy over time. For now I note that it is better with food (of course), and also when served just below room temperature.
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5/6/2018 - I've Got Bottle (JP Abela) wrote: 91 Points
Robe grenat qui commence tout juste à évoluer.
Nez d’une intensité aromatique normale sur du cassis, de la cerise, des notes de tabac très prégnantes, un côté champignon / sous-bois et quelques légères notes de poivron vert. Le tout assez aérien, n’évoquant pas une grosse matière au nez. Globalement, palette aromatique plutôt bien définie et assez classique de la rive gauche…
Bouche : entrée soyeuse et assez fluide. Un cœur de bouche certes équilibrée offrant un jus digeste de cerise et de prune, du tabac mais manquant un peu de matière et surtout de relief selon moi pour prétendre à un peu plus. En revanche, une bonne brillance en fin de bouche appuyée par une belle acidité qui donne plus de relief à ce vin.
Corps normal (+) à assez ample développant un beau grain de tanin soyeux même si la trame tannique est assez solide pour assurer une certaine longévité.
On peut le boire dès maintenant ou dans les 7/10 ans à venir.
Finale de longueur assez bonne sur de la cerise et des baies rouges et de la myrtille digestes et fluides, des notes chocolatées et du tabac.
Note : 16-16,25/20 soit 90-91/100
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3/17/2018 - djarcara Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark purple color. Almost no sign of bricking. Still mostly primary flavors of cassis, dark cherry, and cinnamon. Tobacco and leather hidden in the background. Classic traditional Bordeaux. Good to drink now, but has another 8-10 years before it's decline.
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2/27/2018 - stayhappy21 wrote: 91 Points
Brought this to a wine tasting session at Tunglok Classic @ Central last night.
In fact, we had 2 bottles of the same label. The first bottle was decanted for 1.5 hours, and the other was bottle breathed for 9 hours before consumption.
A good showcase of 06 Pauillac. Good intensity with balanced power. On the palate the wine presents small blue berries, cassis, toffee, aged hide, mocha and lead.
Good, imposing presence on the nose, followed by a strong, well-executed performance on the palate. The wine is silky with a long finish.
Great to drink now. Might reach even greater heights in 5 to 10 years time.
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1/20/2018 - Blauweiss Likes this wine: 93 Points
Rich , yet Classic bdx. Very good, balanced and long.
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12/24/2017 - Kevin Cheng Likes this wine: 95 Points
Shared among a large group of friends so I didn't got much for myself. Great complexity and long finish.
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12/16/2017 - Racer117 wrote: 90 Points
Vol I, Ch. 3 wine gathering.
A pair of Pauillacs ('06 Ch. Lynch Bages, '06 Ch. G.P.L.)
Noticeably lighter in color than L.B., dark brick red; shy nose with some iron/iodine, berry, earth; tannic and pleasantly tart with berry, cherry, iron, and some earth. A good wine, not a great wine.
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12/2/2017 - Dale M wrote: 92 Points
Decanted just 90 min, would love to revisit this with more air. Speaking of air, most excellent nose, very left banky, cassis, a little No2 etc. Though this has progressed a little since my last bottle in 2010, the palate is still pretty wound up, and in dire need of more time sideways. Hold.
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11/28/2017 - Jimywags wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for around 3 hours but needed a few more. I had 3 of these that I purchased in 2009 for $36/bottle. Needless to say I drank all three within 2 years and they were fabulous wines. Luckily for me, my friend Dale talked me into a shared bottle that we'd wait sometime to open. Last night was that night. Gorgeous wine that will last another 20 years without breaking a sweat. Loved the Pauillac brawny shoulders and the plum, pencil, bittersweet chocolate, currants, and hints of anise. Terrific bottle! 93pts.
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11/24/2017 - A.Hansen Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still young. Concentrated nose of dark fruit and leather. Notes of blackcurrant, graphite, forest floor and tobacco. The wine has good acidity.
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11/18/2017 - lmbernstein Likes this wine: 91 Points
Classic Pauillac. Less spice than other vintages. Pencil lead. You can taste the alcohol but tannins are well integrated. Solid effort. I’ve preferred other non-exceptional vintages over this one.
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11/12/2017 - Motz wrote: 92 Points
Tasted over two days. Consistent with previous note, coming together slowly yet steadily. This bottle might not have packed the power of the one tasted in 2015, or it might have been in a phase. Overall, a fine example of the 2006 Left Bank vintage. 92-93.
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11/4/2017 - eoinhharkins wrote: 92 Points
Had this fir about 2~3 hours in the decanter and it showed beautifully spices, dark wet stone, tobacco, dark red berries on the nose for a young pauillac the palate is so silky with fine grainy well integrated tannins, lots of acidity and a nice finish
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10/1/2017 - isdblm@lsu.edu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Plenty left on this one. Smooth as silk, full to the palate & typically tasty after an hour or so in the glass.
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5/18/2017 - Ianjaig Likes this wine: 93 Points
Day one - popped and poured but drank only a couple of small servings over several hours. Classic bouquet of cassis, cigar box and vanilla. Quite vegetal on the palate with decent, meaty tannins. Very typical Pauillac but as others have noted, its infanticide to be drinking this now. Will finish over the next couple of days - but this needs another 3-5 years minimum IMO. Does hint at being something quite special though. Day 2 and this is much more approachable. The vegetalness had blown off with expresso coming through. Beautiful wine that will reward more time in the cellar. Day 3 and the bouquet has completely gone. Still tannic and meaty but less refined. Best on day 2.
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4/22/2017 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine:
This is just a wonderful left bank experience, the vintage often over shadowed by its predessor dark berry, wet stone mineral, slight touch of tobacco leaf, coiled right now so hard to get a real tell, palate is so silky despite the structure behind it with lots of mineral laden dark series medium acidity and high tannins all in harmony even at this young age,will anxiously wait for my other two for nother 5 or so years
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3/26/2017 - similan Likes this wine: 94 Points
We let it breathe in the Bible for one hour which is more than enough. Perhaps a half hour would be better. Smooth,velvety.
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12/31/2016 - curtr Likes this wine:
Double decanted and drank over 6 hours. Never opened up. I put the remaining 60% of the bottle in my cellar overnight and drank the next evening. After 14 hrs, the wine is starting to show signs of life. Give several years to soften tannins. Try again in 2021.
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12/6/2016 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a lovely old-school claret which is still a good decade away from real maturity, though try a 12-hour double decant if you really must drink it. A classic bouquet of cassis, woodsmoke, loamy soil tones and a touch of cigar tobacco and cedar on the upper register, subtly framed by new oak, introduce a pure, full-bodied wine with good depth, nice vivacity and a rich chassis of properly savoury tannin that just needs bottle age to unwind. Not quite as thrilling as the stunning 2005, it's true, but nonetheless a lovely vintage at this bastion of Pauillac classicism.
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11/25/2016 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium to dark red in the glass and a fairly woody nose. A full bodied wine that is fairly approachable now with a few hours of air. There is a sense of a high merlot content which is dominating with its lush and velvety body. Lots of cherries and liquorice.
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11/14/2016 - pjaines wrote:
This is closed up tight right now and even a long decant doesn't loosen it up much. Black fruits, some muted earthy elements and still a bit blocky. Come back in 5 years.
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10/22/2016 - randyjc wrote: 89 Points
This is good but painfully young with no real development in the bottle. Very masculine, as one would expect, but the wine is reticent and not yet ready to show what it has. Nose is devoid of fruit but there is gunpowder and cigar box. Lovely soft mouth feel with fine-grained and softening tannins. Black plums, currants and a bit of cassis. The finish is earth, leather and tobacco carried by drying tannins.
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9/30/2016 - djarcara Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium full body. Dark purple color. Great balance between fruit, acidity, and tannins. Cassis, tobacco, with a touch of vanilla flavors. This is drinking nicely now, but has many years ahead to develop secondary flavors. Classic Bordeaux. Decant, a bit of sediment.
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7/29/2016 - majamke Likes this wine: 92 Points
This put on more weight and concentration over 3 days, suggesting that further aging is required (or a very long decant). On day 1, it had been decanted for an hour and the palate was quite thin. Lovely nose, stereotypical Pauillac but the palate lacked depth. I was probably about 88-89. On the second and third night, it had improved markedly. Think Luxardo maraschino cherry drizzled over gravel. 5 more years for me.
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7/16/2016 - WineTally Likes this wine:
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep garnet; fine claret nose.
B(alance) =2: Still closed and unyielding.
C(omplexity)=2: Components there but needs resolution.
D(epth) = 2 : Substantive on palate and after.
WineTally Score [2,2,2,2]=8/10
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6/10/2016 - ove_stammrud wrote:
Plumme, solbær, vanilje og noe eik på nese. Bløt munnfølese, merkbare tanniner og syre. Noe kort mellomparti. Bør ligge lenger
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5/28/2016 - ilee Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dinner at home with the Correas, Stocks & Ann (At home): Opened this at the end of a long evening, when I was surprised to find 1 or 2 of my dinner guests clamoring for more wine. Compared to the august lineup that preceded it, this 2006 GPL held up very well, though of course it came across as quite juvenile... with a very dark mineral character. A very decent future ahead
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5/25/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
With just a bare minimum of lightening of color around the edges, the wine reminds me of walking into a cigar store, with a fireplace filled with burning wood. On the palate, the wine is full bodied, powerful, young and very tannic. But the fruit is ripe, sweet and fresh! Give this several more years in the cellar, or allow it a few hours of air in the decanter before serving it.
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3/29/2016 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This bottle had more fruit definition than the previous bottles, hence the higher score. This has to be about bottle variation because I can't believe the wine could develop that rapidly from my first note. There is still an element of restraint to the wine, which is a style I particularly like.
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2/14/2016 - terry j Likes this wine: 90 Points
In a blind tasting with 3 other Pauillac of various ages and reputations, this finished third.
Upon first pour, I noted a delicate but lovely nose of lavendar, but this faded over an hour or so to a simpler caramel/brown sugar aroma.
t had a very solid mid-palate presence: some iron to give it weight. Very pleasing taste, gentle blue fruit.
It's good but not great right now ... if I had one more, I'd probably age it another 5 years and see if something more spectacular happens to the nose.
The order of finish reflects the reputation and my rating:
1999 Baron Pichon 93
2000 Pontet-Canet 91
2006 Grand-Puy-Lacoste 90
2009 Artigues-Arnaud 87
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2/3/2016 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Flickinger Customer Appreciation Tasting (Casino Club - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. A subtle and elegant 2006, this has both black and red fruit with good balance and length, showing intriguing textures on finish.
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2/3/2016 - acyso wrote: 85 Points
Flickinger Tasting at The Casino (Chicago, IL): This came across again as a pretty simplistic wine. It had a little bit of elegance thanks to the bright red-fruited acids, but besides that, I found it difficult to find much more on the palate.
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1/8/2016 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 2 hours but still showing its tannins. A good gpl but as most 06s requiring at least another 3-5 years. 91+
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12/25/2015 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very restrained again. Much like my last note. Good length with slight sour finish. Still relatively youthful.
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12/23/2015 - ChristP Likes this wine: 92 Points
No formal notes, and I had a cold that somewhat dampened the senses. This is an excellent wine. Consistent with previous note (2nd Sept 2015). Although somewhat lighter than the 2008 Grand Puy Ducasse that we consumed on the same evening, the Grand Puy Lacoste is more elegant and complex with a long finish. Tannins are quite silky-smooth. This is now almost at its peak but should hold good for many more years to come. Excellent wine, last bottle, wish I had more!
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12/3/2015 - Ricardohd wrote: 92 Points
Right up my street. Leathery, cedary nose, not particularly intense.Fairly full bodied, balancing acidity, bone dry, still good slug of (fine) tannins. Very traditional, nicely balanced.
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11/12/2015 - MrBrege wrote: 92 Points
Decanted in the morning and slow-oxed for 12 hours. That I think is the way to treat this wine at this fairly early stage because it was much smoother than when I tried it a few months ago. Good balance and nicely integrated, not very complex but very enjoyable with a nice long finish. I'm pleased to have more of this one. 91-92
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10/10/2015 - MNig wrote: 90 Points
Zeder, Leder, Feige, Cassis, Rauch, Süßholzwurzel. Noch ziemlich verschlossen, vor allem am Gaumen. Leicht süßliche Frucht, präsente noch etwas sperrige Tannine. Mittelkräftige bis kräftige Säure. Rote Früchte, etwas Cassis. Mittlerer Abgang. Vielversprechend und lässt seine Klasse etwas aufblitzen, braucht aber definitiv noch Zeit. 90+
The bouquet shows aromas of cedar wood, leather, figs, black currants, smoke and liquorice roots. Still pretty buttoned up and reticent, especially on the palate. Somewhat sweetish fruit, prominent and bulky tannins. Medium-plus acidity. Red fruit and some black currant on the palate. Medium finish. Promising and allows a glimpse into the future. Definitely requires time. 90+
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10/10/2015 - CabIsKing wrote: 91 Points
Nice nose of dark cherries, leather, vanilla and earth. Full bodied with a long finish. I do think this will get better with some more time.
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9/14/2015 - Dj6544 wrote: 90 Points
Leather, vanilla and pencil lead on the nose. Reasonably soft tannin, a restrained but certainly not weak fruit profile. Lovely balance. Overall, I can't help but think there is a bit too much oak here and I wouldn't say this is hugely distinguishable from a lot is other, less esteemed, chateaux. However, this is way too young to be making definitive judgements - I'm sure this wine will do itself justice in old age. It isn't at all unpleasant to drink now but, I suspect, not what it ought to be. 90
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9/2/2015 - ChristP Likes this wine: 92 Points
No notes, but an excellent wine. Medium-full bodied, quite dry. Took around 2 hours in the decanter to wake up. Complex with long finish. Starting to enter its drinking window about now, but will improve with a couple of years in the cellar. Around 10 to 12 years of drinking life ahead of it.
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8/25/2015 - ETT95 wrote: 89 Points
Medium bodied with ruby red colour. Typical Pauillac nose with a bit leather, soil and earthiness, fruit is not strong. Tannin has gone and the wine is quite smooth. A little bit bitter in finish. Quite consistent over 2-3 hrs in bottle, but not in decanter.
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8/12/2015 - MrBrege wrote: 91 Points
I feel a little bad in calling this "just a generic Bordeaux"... because I did quite enjoy it and it had all the parts in reasonable balance (after a 4h decant at least). But the truth is that it had nothing really special to my mind. I am happy I have a lot more and I will enjoy drinking and sharing it; the QPR was ok but certainly no more than that. 90-91
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8/1/2015 - johnh1001 wrote: 89 Points
Dark fruit, asphalt and leather. Open right now. A little lean on the finish.
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7/19/2015 - Andrew67 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dry and restrained. Some herbal notes on the nose, along with blueberries. Plum, spice and cedar on the palate. A nice wine from a not such a great year. Medium bodied and medium length. Has the structure to last but its not clear to me where this will go. Would like the tannins to soften and the fruit to come more to the fore.
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6/2/2015 - John McCabe wrote: 92 Points
I was a bit disappointed at first, but this really blossomoed after two hours of decanting. The last glass had a lovely sweetness and poise to it. Will benefit from a few more years of bottle age.
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5/22/2015 - Burgnick wrote: 90 Points
Dark fruit, grass, and herbs on the nose. The wine was somewhat disjointed at present stage. Will revisit after 3 years.
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4/10/2015 - Fantomas wrote: 84 Points
After the Armailhac a day earlier, the GPL was a disappointment. Fine nose but completely uneventful on the palate. Blueberry notes but hardly any secondary notes. Shallow mid-palate and of short length. Still good but not in relation to my expectations and the price I paid.
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3/31/2015 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Drank over three days, still quite young. The wine showed great substance and complexity over all three days. Bouquet of menthol, funk, black earth, gravel, and a core of candied cherry and blackberry fruit. Texturally, a powerful wine that touches the entire palate, arguably it's most classy feature, and a principal reason why it merits a 93 point score. Hand-in-hand with the texture comes excellent weight, a substantive back, and an appreciable, layered finish. A harmonious and though a mostly traditionally styled, rustic offering it has charm and elegance to spare. Recommend two to three years additional cellaring, and it should drink well through 2025. 92-93.
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12/30/2014 - neilemc Likes this wine: 90 Points
A mini-vertical: 2006 and 2007. The '06 is a dense violet ruby color with a nose of cassis, menthol, violets, crushed rock, and chocolate. Still needing a bit of time; air helps open it out: dark, earthy red fruit with chewy tannins but medium length. Good but not spectacular - 90 pts. The '07 is more open on the nose and palate, spicier, brambly, and tarry, but not as complex. Dark berries and plums with sweet and black spice. Once again it is medium length and this ones not as tannic - 89 pts. 2 pretty middling vintages, decent but not the greatest QPR.
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12/20/2014 - Burgnick wrote: 90 Points
Dark big fruit..the structure of the wine is not very integrated. The finish is little sour with hint of alcohol. Average wine but ready to drink
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12/18/2014 - ilee wrote: 89 Points
Dark, pungent mineral and tar nose, with the cassis so muted it seemed more St Estephe than Pauillac. On the palate, there is ample dark berry fruit. However, it isn't sufficiently integrated with the tannin and alcohol, so the wine comes across as slightly grippy and a little hot. A bit like a barrel sample to be honest; the stuff is clearly there but kind of all over the place. I will not touch another bottle before the end of the decade.
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10/23/2014 - vespasian wrote: 90 Points
Already showing a little fade at the rim; quite tight and closed on the nose; nice flavour on the palate, still quite muscular and needs to soften but good potential. Classic style.
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9/12/2014 - CWang wrote: 90 Points
Intense aromas of black berries and cherries, violets, and some chopped mints; cassises, whipped cream, and wood spices on the palate; mostly black berries, dark chocolate, and quite some gripping tannins in the long finish; overall, 90-91 points, still rather young.
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6/14/2014 - Remony wrote: 89 Points
At the old FIFA HQ restaurant above Zurich with the NKF team. Fine deep colour, reluctant nose. Bold wine disjointed at present, some gravel, some acidity, some tannin, fruit not very evident. Quite solid, monolithic even. Much too young, but reasonable QPR (CHF 230) on an unbalanced list where I was asked to choose, but wasn't paying (always a delicate assignment). Good of course, but not a bottle you're in a hurry to finish off. On its way, will improve, but reticent for now and I believe for some years to come.
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1/10/2014 - Fantomas wrote: 89 Points
Much better than my earlier review. Currant and earthy nose. Pleasant attack, rather balanced tannins, slightly bitter notes blend with moderate tannins and jammy dark fruit. Cedar wood and roasted pine nuts, some toast and hints of barnyard. Disappointing length with slightly burnt and bitter notes.
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12/2/2013 - TightLettuce Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 4 hours before tasting, which seemed to be just long enough to wake her up. Showed a healthy, but not powerful nose resembling a more classic Pauillac with notes of raspberry and pencil shavings. Tannins were surprisingly well integrated for this point in time, however the finish was just not there as there seemed to be a lack of linger left on the palate. This leads me to wonder how much better the bottle will get with age, no doubt a few years in the bottle will help with the overall balance, but this vintage does not seem to have the power to make it much better than a 93 point wine down the road.
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12/2/2013 - Fantomas Does not like this wine: 79 Points
Bland and flat. My sense of taste may have been compromised after a cold. Impression needs to be validate with another bottle.
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8/24/2013 - jshufelt wrote: 90 Points
Pop and pour due to circumstances, but this really should have had at least a couple of hours in the decanter. So it goes. In the glass, very dark clear red. On the nose, hints of cigar and crushed currants. On the palate, a relatively soft if somewhat austere Bdx; the currants are the primary note, with secondary notes of tobacco, oak, and a touch of beef blood, followed by a clipped finish. The tannins are modest at this point, so I wouldn't expect significant evolution from here.
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5/22/2013 - henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:
v. toasty nose
v. digestible, fragrance
easy going
good tannin
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5/19/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
With some maturity creeping into the color, the wine opens with cigar box, earth and cassis scents. The wine is starting to mature, soften and display softer textures with a crisp, cherry tinged finish.
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5/12/2013 - whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured from a split. This is a medium, brightly colored red wine. On the nose, there is some cherry, an almost CdP-like bramble, forest, and gravel generally. In the mouth, the wine is smooth and fruity; it focuses on the red fruit end of the spectrum and is not at all bombastic or overwrought. There’s a slight tannic overlay on the finish, but it certainly isn't enough to deter one from drinking this wine now. Overall, this is a very drinkable, classically-styled claret that is enjoyable now and likely will continue to be for some time. 91 points.
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4/27/2013 - UPL Does not like this wine: 85 Points
green, bitterness, nearly no fruit, no typical bordeaux nose--disappointing
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2/26/2013 - CWang wrote: 91 Points
About 2 hours in the open bottle first; quite enjoyable complex and rich aromas of irises, roses, violets, cherries, caramel macchiato, and whipped cream; became more expressive after 20 minutes in the glass; on the palate, mostly bitter chocolate, cassis, and dark fruits, still green and tight; medium- to full-bodied; the medium long finish was dominated by bitter chocolate and dark fruits; 91+ for this elegant wine which certainly needed a few more years to evolve; yet could be enjoyed before that if you don't mind the somewhat green palate.
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11/25/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Annual Grand Cru Tasting (Wijnhandel De Gouden Leeuw, Voorschoten, NL): Classic Pauillac, lovely purity of fruit, good definition.
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11/20/2012 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 Points
See also my previous notes. A beautiful and luxurious très Pauillac bouquet. On the palate the same; dark fruits, luxurious, but also elegant and refined. Creamy tannin. Next try around 2016 or later.
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10/17/2012 - cakebread88 wrote:
Michael Schuster: Fine, soft, cedar-and-ripe-blackcurrant nose, with a marked gravel character; nicely balanced, fine-textured, fairly supple middleweight; dry, minerally, flavor, fine without being big, but ripe in fruit; long, understated, and graceful, with a marked aromatic complexity and fine length. A typically elegant expression of Pauillac, a lovely GPL. 2016–30+. 17.5
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9/12/2012 - Pinot luva Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep ruby red with garnet/slight tawny rim.
Nose of intense and concentrated cassis, cedar, graphite pencil shavings.
Palate of concentrated core of dark fruit, including cassis, dark plums with cedar, fresh pencil shavings and subtle herbaceousness.
Full body, full flavoured, firm but smooth tannins on the finish.
Impossibly long length.
Still a bit young and needs longer to develop, (even with 2 hrs decanting) but an amazing wine.
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7/17/2012 - j30 wrote: 88 Points
Drank a few days ago. Feeling kind of closed. Pleasant to drink but not its best.
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2/19/2012 - Dano13xx wrote: 93 Points
Lush round and layered
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1/15/2012 - BMcD77 wrote: 87 Points
Dark core , faint gamey savoury nose, faint gamey, leathery, savoury, vegetal, damp earth taste, no fruit - nothing much in this wine although it was easy to drink.
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12/13/2011 - yipen wrote:
Quite tight, not ready to drink, have berry and spice, wait
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12/1/2011 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Smoky and luxurious oak, cigar box. A bit dusty at the moment. Dark and exclusive fruit juice. Mainly cassis. Very tasteful and a lot of good tannin and bitterness. Try again around 2017 - 2019. 92+
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7/23/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Tobacco, earth, mushroom, cedar, blackberry and cassis aromatics are found with only a little coaxing. This full bodied, tannic, Pauillac delivers a cassis, blackberry and spice filled finish. This needs several more years to fully integrate.
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6/21/2011 - EMichels wrote: 90 Points
Nice classic nose; Tannic; Good length; Nice; Solid fruit; Good depth
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4/21/2011 - lomowest Likes this wine: 91 Points
lovely classic wine with a nose of tobacco, leather and Iron. Very balance and a lot of tannic to keep it fresh. Not as ripe and fruity as in the good vinage like 05 but a good wine nevertheless.
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2/24/2011 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Luxurious and elegant bouquet with good smoky oak and cassis. Same on the palate, so the wine is harmonious. Friendly and soft tannin which offers a pleasant bite. Adolescent stage now and already interesting to drink. Give it another 7+ years to reach full maturity and it will probably drink well until half the 2020s.
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2/19/2011 - METRIK wrote: 88 Points
After a 6 hour decant, I really enjoyed the nose. The taste was way too harsh and under developed for my taste. Hopefully some fruit will emerge in 5 years and the points will go up. I like this château, but like most classification wines of '06..... patience is a must.
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2/15/2011 - Ho Bryan wrote: 88 Points
This is looking like a very worthwhile Pauillac for the money. The oak has definitely settled and it's approachable now, much more than the 2005. Still, it's too young and primary for me. Fairly lean but it has an interesting nose, and the palate was mouthfilling enough. It had more of of a spicy and green capsicum streak than I'd have preferred. Finally, it showed much better after a night in the fridge than it did on the first night. Don't hesitate to decant this for 8+ hours. 88 on this showing with a potential for 90 in another five years.
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2/14/2011 - Decanthor wrote: 90 Points
Tried at a tasting. I knew this wine would not be ready, so I adjusted my expectations. Nose was definitely complex, with hints of tobacco and earth. However, not smoky or oaky at all. Some fruits, but definitely subdued. The body was much lighter than I expected, but still caressed the palate quite nicely. Tannins were very much present on the finish, but after 5-10 seconds, the wine came back for a brief encore. It definitely has promise, just not enough to get my $$.
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12/23/2010 - raginbajan wrote: 94 Points
I really enjoyed this bottle of wine. I look forward to trying the 05's, but I think this wine is great value for the money. Frankly, this is the best 2006 bordeaux I have consumed to date.
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12/12/2010 - D Brown wrote: 93 Points
Agree with previous notes. Dark core. Garnet rim. Oddly evolved. Big savoury nose. Leather and graphite. Vegetal, damp earth. Expressive, but any fruit swamped by savoury tones. Nose follows into palate. Huge leather and graphite. Grippy pencil lead finish slightly challenging. No real fruit but v full minerally body. Silky smooth tannins. V slight greenness. Balancing acid. Could be pirorat! Very complete. Drinking well but easily has 10 yrs in it. Lovely with steak and ale stew. Ripe mulberry fruit finally appears in the mid palette when taken with food. Fine. Sheer class, though lack of fruit may not be to everyone's tastes - one for the classicists.
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11/16/2010 - dave747400 wrote: 89 Points
Farr Christmas Tasting 2010: Surprisingly gentle & closed. Dry with great structure & length, but fruit is AWOL. £320/cs (Sal 89 pts)
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10/31/2010 - Dale M wrote: 91 Points
A muscular and no nonsense Paulliac, that makes little concession to making a flashy impression. Instead, one has to simply admire its quiet and confident presentation of cassis and damp earth, a touch of wood, and many years of positive development ahead. Great buy at $40.
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9/23/2010 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
wonderful aroma, balanced in taste, tannic, a bit woody, long after-taste, still too tight
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9/23/2010 - Stephan O wrote: 88 Points
Solid and classically-styled but also undifferentiated. It has a nice muscular structure, and it shows the typical cedar and cassis notes. But it's just so forgettable. Maybe it's closed for business for awhile -- obviously it's still way too young -- or maybe I didn't pay sufficient attention to it during our ruckus of a meal. But a couple of weeks from now, I won't even remember that I ever tasted this.
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6/24/2010 - Yagil wrote: 89 Points
Pauillac vs St. Julien (2006) (Wine Road Tel-Aviv): wonderful aroma, balanced with taste, which quite tannic, a bit woody, with long after-taste. Still very closed
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1/19/2010 - steffenpelz wrote:
Very nice wine. I tracked this wine from Friday night through Saturday night. Started out hard as nails, but it softened up within 24 hours (most of that time in the cellar). Lovely balance, and a wine that thrives on its black currant fruit and cigar box aromas and flavors. Although it's got leather, earth, and cherries going on, too, the black currant and cigar box really drive this wine right now. Finishes very well. It is remarkable that GPL made this to show off finesse and elegance yet undoubtedly serious ageability. This shows just how good present-day Bordeaux can be when the property doesn't see the need to spoof. Recommended.
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12/15/2009 - MRichman wrote:
2006 Bordeaux horizontal (Public Restaurant, NYC): Surprisingly soft. Broad, lush with espresso and sweet dark fruit and dates. Really nice. A bit sweet, silky smooth. Overly rich?
B
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12/4/2009 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Already very accessible. Complex, refined and luxurious. Good cassis, toasted oak, tobacco etc. Soft and round tannin and good acidity. An elegant beauty with a good future.
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8/31/2009 - admid wrote: 85 Points
Burned rubbery and sweet cherries
Powerful and firm tannins. Good texture
Good length
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8/30/2009 - LWI wrote: 87 Points
Bordeaux 2008 Primeur (The National Opera, Oslo): Quite soft, and somewhat short. Oaky. Not convincing.
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4/22/2009 - thewineoceros wrote: 89 Points
Bibendum Bordeaux tasting (Lord's Cricket Ground - London): Good Bordeaux nose. Black fruits, cassis. Smells slightly dusty and follows through with red berries and oak nuances. Good structure and quite hard and austere. Needs time to soften, and needs a bit of tlc with the right food.
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