Aerated into decanter 2 hours before tasting event then returned to bottle. Very nice nose of ripe plums/ lavender/cigar box. Smooth on the palate after resting in decanter and during tasting event. A pretty good QPR at $15 delivered.
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Similar to previous notes. A good but not great St. Emilion served with grilled flat iron steak last night. Did not decant. Initial nose of cassis, cedar, blackberry and spices, a bit short in the mid-range, and some tannins and a bit of bitterness in the finish. The bitterness diminished after an hour or so. Wine is certainly in its drinking range and should hold and possible improve for 5 years or so.
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Nose of plums and spices, soft round tannins in the mid-range and a moderate finish. Served with grilled ribeye steak. This is a good, but not great wine. Like many of the 2006's it seems to be a bit short in the mid-range. Still, a nice wine for a weekend. Should keep for 5 years or so.
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This needed aeration. Tannins are a bit drying on P&P, but after aeration and a day under gas, much more drinkable. Nice floral & fruit noise, both at P&P and on day 2.
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Better than last bottle; tannin has tamed a bit but is still a bit out of whack. Violets, plumb, cedar, black cherry. Nice acidity. If I had more, I'd wait another couple of years. 87 pts day 1, maybe 88 Day 2.
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PnP served at a family reception; really needed decanting. Still very tight and still showing big tannins. I think if this had been decanted for a couple of hours, the black fruit flavors would have shown better. Definitely has potential and will benefit from additional cellar time.
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A very good Bordeaux blend for the money. Clear, ruby, medium intensity. The nose is clean, medium in intensity, with black fruit and vanilla. The nose is developing. The palate is dry, without much fruit at first. Blackberry, cassis and red plum on the palate. The acidity and tannins are medium plus. The alcohol is medium at 14%. The body is medium. The flavor intensity and length are all medium to medium plus. Overall, this is a very elegant and balanced wine. More of a food wine than a cocktail wine, due to the still austere tannins and acidity. It is still surprisingly tight and youthful, with a dark, dry core. Drink now to 2014. The tightness should improve a little with age, but I don't think there's enough fruit for longer term ageing. Good QPR.
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light color.muted,plum/iodine nose. never opened up. grapey,slightly green finish.at $23.00 borderline qpr. and with a drinking window listed as 2011.....
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Some nice red fruit on the nose. Black licorice, some spice on the palate, All buried in excessive tannin. Not without it's charm, but today it falls short for me.
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Licorice, coffee, jammy blackberries, coffee and smoke aromas work well with the wines fleshy and flashy charm. Round in texture, at 5 years of age, this is already showing well. The wine finishes with fennel, black and red plums.
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The wine took about an hour to open up, so it probably has a little time left in it. A little more fruit forward than I am used to from a Bordeaux, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
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I’ve been reading about the winemaking of Jonathan Maltus for a while and have been wanting to try his wines. This, his Grand vin – Chateau Teyssier – does not disappoint. Dark red-purple color. Aromas of blackberries and spice. Medium-bodied palate yields cherry, spice, light oak, and a light earthiness. Moderate tannins. Medium-short finish. Definitely Merlot-centric in character. Terrific QPR when priced around $15. Tasted in-flight on American Airlines; paired quite well with a chateaubriand topped with a green peppercorn sauce. This will certainly benefit from additional time in the bottle and a more proper tasting environment, but it’s definitely one of the finer in-flight Bordeaux offerings for a domestic carrier.
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Intense casis and fruit on the nose, noticeable but relatively soft tanins and acid in the mid-range, and moderate length in the finish. With the relatively intense, clean fruit, it taste like a cross between California and Bordeaux. The major criticism is that it lacks a sense of place. That said, this wine has several (about 10) years to go and may develop limited nuances.
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Lovely nose of baking spices - reminds me of mulled wine and holiday cookies. Some oak. Nice fruit on palate. Medium bodied with low to moderate tannins.
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A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark ruby in color. A full bodied red that got better as I drank it over three days, needs time to open at first. Blackberry, licorice, earth, dry with good acidity.
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Over two nights, I've come to the conclusion that this is a pretty poor bottle of wine. First night it was incredibly tight. Cherry kool-aid and listerine. No mid-palette or finish to speak of. Second night it had opened up a little with more fruit present but the antiseptic quality still there. I don't remember the first bottle of this being so bad. I might use my last bottle as a doorstop or just put it away for a couple of years to see if it improves.
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Very basic, but the nose came around after breathing a little bit. The fruit wants to express itself more, lacking right now. I think the fruit is there, this wine will benefit greatly from time.
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Good structure, but lacking any sense of place. A little boring right now. Basic, dry red fruits with good weight, oak, and somewhat firm tannins. Will surely be better a couple of years down the road, but not really worth following.
Hold. 83-85 -JRS
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Did not get as much of nice merlot fruit this time around. Decent cherry and raspberry on the mid palate, but lacking on the finish that is a little bitter at this point. Somewhat boringl. I'll check back on the last bottle in a year or two.
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I am raising my previous score. Maybe I'm in a better place in my life now. I get some raspberries and dark chocolate on the nose. It is a lighter and fruity Bordeaux but it has grown on me. It doesn't have a long finish, but the pleasant flavor makes me keep drinking so the finish never really ends. For the price is serves well as a spring/summer deck wine, not the complex Bordeaux to contemplate over.
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I recently ordered more of this wine. It's not at all like I remember. It's not bad, but very green and disjointed, thin and acidic. I don't know if it is bottle variation or not. I'll withhold any score until I try another bottle. This one was disappointing.
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Every now and then, Gary V. lets me down. This is a prime example. No complexity, just straight blah terrior without any fruit or real rugged Bordeaux depth. Nothing to see here, move on to something better for $20.
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Quality Bordeaux, especially at $15. Had the '05 last week and not suprisingly was fuller in the mouth and showed much more depth, but this '06 is solid. Blackberries, red currant, and spice on the nose with some faint alchoolic heat. Nice mouthfeel with somewhat masked red fruit and earthy notes. A little clunky on the finish. Hopefully will come together nicely in the next couple years.
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Good nose of raspberries and blackberries. This wine was a little light for me. It was just ok, not knocking my socks off. Good fruit, but a quick finisher that fades away fast.
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Excellent bottle of Bordeaux that needs serious time in the decanter to open up. A great bottle to buy and open up 5 - 10 years from now and impress your friends; they will think it is much more expensive than it is.
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85% merlot, 15% cabernet franc. 40% new oak. I touch more restrictive and restrained than the '05. Tastes more like Bordeaux than Cali this vintage. Nice at $29. The Chateau feels that the 2007 just explodes on the nose although you miss a little bump of fruit in the mid palate that 2006 has but especially 2005.
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9/24/2022 - FabesMTL Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent wine. Soft texture and mature but with nice spice and fruits. Drink now.
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3/26/2017 - gcarl wrote: 90 Points
Aerated into decanter 2 hours before tasting event then returned to bottle. Very nice nose of ripe plums/ lavender/cigar box. Smooth on the palate after resting in decanter and during tasting event. A pretty good QPR at $15 delivered.
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10/31/2016 - Kloehn wrote: 87 Points
Not your typical St. Emilion. Lighter and more like a Merlot. Wine is ready to drink now.
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4/18/2015 - Ken332 wrote: 87 Points
Similar to previous notes. A good but not great St. Emilion served with grilled flat iron steak last night. Did not decant. Initial nose of cassis, cedar, blackberry and spices, a bit short in the mid-range, and some tannins and a bit of bitterness in the finish. The bitterness diminished after an hour or so. Wine is certainly in its drinking range and should hold and possible improve for 5 years or so.
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10/6/2014 - Ken332 wrote: 88 Points
Nose of plums and spices, soft round tannins in the mid-range and a moderate finish. Served with grilled ribeye steak. This is a good, but not great wine. Like many of the 2006's it seems to be a bit short in the mid-range. Still, a nice wine for a weekend. Should keep for 5 years or so.
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8/4/2014 - gcarl wrote: 89 Points
This needed aeration. Tannins are a bit drying on P&P, but after aeration and a day under gas, much more drinkable. Nice floral & fruit noise, both at P&P and on day 2.
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2/3/2014 - BrunelloBob wrote: 87 Points
Better than last bottle; tannin has tamed a bit but is still a bit out of whack. Violets, plumb, cedar, black cherry. Nice acidity. If I had more, I'd wait another couple of years. 87 pts day 1, maybe 88 Day 2.
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8/21/2013 - jdoakpark wrote: 87 Points
Ok...as expected
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12/14/2012 - wmccone54 wrote: 87 Points
PnP served at a family reception; really needed decanting. Still very tight and still showing big tannins. I think if this had been decanted for a couple of hours, the black fruit flavors would have shown better. Definitely has potential and will benefit from additional cellar time.
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8/5/2012 - jdoakpark wrote: 88 Points
Liked it but it was awkward and without a backbone. Good table wine
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6/9/2012 - TannicBeast wrote: 88 Points
A very good Bordeaux blend for the money. Clear, ruby, medium intensity. The nose is clean, medium in intensity, with black fruit and vanilla. The nose is developing. The palate is dry, without much fruit at first. Blackberry, cassis and red plum on the palate. The acidity and tannins are medium plus. The alcohol is medium at 14%. The body is medium. The flavor intensity and length are all medium to medium plus. Overall, this is a very elegant and balanced wine. More of a food wine than a cocktail wine, due to the still austere tannins and acidity. It is still surprisingly tight and youthful, with a dark, dry core. Drink now to 2014. The tightness should improve a little with age, but I don't think there's enough fruit for longer term ageing. Good QPR.
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3/27/2012 - pupaes wrote: 87 Points
light color.muted,plum/iodine nose. never opened up. grapey,slightly green finish.at $23.00 borderline qpr. and with a drinking window listed as 2011.....
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11/16/2011 - jjlobi wrote: 84 Points
Not a fan of this one.
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11/5/2011 - boreddoughboy wrote: 86 Points
Great fruit, seems overlytannic. Like this a bunchmore in the past.
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9/6/2011 - BrunelloBob wrote: 86 Points
Some nice red fruit on the nose. Black licorice, some spice on the palate, All buried in excessive tannin.
Not without it's charm, but today it falls short for me.
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8/15/2011 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 Points
Licorice, coffee, jammy blackberries, coffee and smoke aromas work well with the wines fleshy and flashy charm. Round in texture, at 5 years of age, this is already showing well. The wine finishes with fennel, black and red plums.
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4/26/2011 - Troon Likes this wine: 87 Points
The wine took about an hour to open up, so it probably has a little time left in it. A little more fruit forward than I am used to from a Bordeaux, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
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4/10/2011 - BrandrB wrote: 87 Points
I’ve been reading about the winemaking of Jonathan Maltus for a while and have been wanting to try his wines. This, his Grand vin – Chateau Teyssier – does not disappoint. Dark red-purple color. Aromas of blackberries and spice. Medium-bodied palate yields cherry, spice, light oak, and a light earthiness. Moderate tannins. Medium-short finish. Definitely Merlot-centric in character. Terrific QPR when priced around $15. Tasted in-flight on American Airlines; paired quite well with a chateaubriand topped with a green peppercorn sauce. This will certainly benefit from additional time in the bottle and a more proper tasting environment, but it’s definitely one of the finer in-flight Bordeaux offerings for a domestic carrier.
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4/5/2011 - DaleW wrote:
This is Bordeaux? Spoofy Merlot, sweet to supersweet with oak, green herbs, and short finish. No no no, this can't be my reward for long day. C+
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2/21/2011 - Cantina Hill's wrote: 87 Points
No flaws, a perfect wine with the rich beef stew served. Dark fruit without getting jammy and an earthy quality missing in so many New World wines.
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1/14/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Pretty raisined out and very high acidity. Kinda out of balance.
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1/2/2011 - boreddoughboy wrote: 89 Points
Fresh fruit with moderate Oakes nuance. Plenty of refreshing dark fruit. Tannins still firm. Will wait another 6 months.
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12/5/2010 - Ken332 wrote: 87 Points
Intense casis and fruit on the nose, noticeable but relatively soft tanins and acid in the mid-range, and moderate length in the finish. With the relatively intense, clean fruit, it taste like a cross between California and Bordeaux. The major criticism is that it lacks a sense of place. That said, this wine has several (about 10) years to go and may develop limited nuances.
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11/3/2010 - Sijan wrote: 89 Points
Lovely nose of baking spices - reminds me of mulled wine and holiday cookies. Some oak. Nice fruit on palate. Medium bodied with low to moderate tannins.
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5/31/2010 - corkscrews wrote: 88 Points
A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark ruby in color. A full bodied red that got better as I drank it over three days, needs time to open at first. Blackberry, licorice, earth, dry with good acidity.
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5/31/2010 - bmwcarl wrote: 82 Points
Over two nights, I've come to the conclusion that this is a pretty poor bottle of wine. First night it was incredibly tight. Cherry kool-aid and listerine. No mid-palette or finish to speak of. Second night it had opened up a little with more fruit present but the antiseptic quality still there. I don't remember the first bottle of this being so bad. I might use my last bottle as a doorstop or just put it away for a couple of years to see if it improves.
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5/28/2010 - ey1294 wrote: 87 Points
Very basic, but the nose came around after breathing a little bit. The fruit wants to express itself more, lacking right now. I think the fruit is there, this wine will benefit greatly from time.
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5/27/2010 - CdP in NYC wrote:
Good structure, but lacking any sense of place. A little boring right now. Basic, dry red fruits with good weight, oak, and somewhat firm tannins. Will surely be better a couple of years down the road, but not really worth following.
Hold. 83-85 -JRS
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5/22/2010 - Chateaunole-du-Pape wrote: 88 Points
Entirely drinkable, rather simple Bordeaux. Fairly light bodied, fruit forward and enjoyable. Certainly worth the $15 I paid.
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5/17/2010 - Zo65 wrote: 87 Points
Little nose, even with 2 hour decant. Unremarkable.
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5/1/2010 - rednick@internode.on.net wrote:
Fine powdery tannins, light but pretty fruit and acid backing up. A little short but elegant and enjoyable
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4/28/2010 - pete s. wrote: 86 Points
Did not get as much of nice merlot fruit this time around. Decent cherry and raspberry on the mid palate, but lacking on the finish that is a little bitter at this point. Somewhat boringl. I'll check back on the last bottle in a year or two.
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4/25/2010 - rjrausch Likes this wine: 89 Points
I am raising my previous score. Maybe I'm in a better place in my life now. I get some raspberries and dark chocolate on the nose. It is a lighter and fruity Bordeaux but it has grown on me. It doesn't have a long finish, but the pleasant flavor makes me keep drinking so the finish never really ends. For the price is serves well as a spring/summer deck wine, not the complex Bordeaux to contemplate over.
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4/1/2010 - Blue Shorts wrote:
I recently ordered more of this wine. It's not at all like I remember. It's not bad, but very green and disjointed, thin and acidic. I don't know if it is bottle variation or not. I'll withhold any score until I try another bottle. This one was disappointing.
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3/28/2010 - greatwineshark wrote: 85 Points
Every now and then, Gary V. lets me down. This is a prime example. No complexity, just straight blah terrior without any fruit or real rugged Bordeaux depth. Nothing to see here, move on to something better for $20.
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3/20/2010 - tmarman wrote: 89 Points
Nothing special, but very drinkable. A little light and fruity, nice and smooth, which is exactly what we were looking. Good QPR.
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3/9/2010 - pete s. wrote: 87 Points
Quality Bordeaux, especially at $15. Had the '05 last week and not suprisingly was fuller in the mouth and showed much more depth, but this '06 is solid. Blackberries, red currant, and spice on the nose with some faint alchoolic heat. Nice mouthfeel with somewhat masked red fruit and earthy notes. A little clunky on the finish. Hopefully will come together nicely in the next couple years.
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2/28/2010 - rjrausch wrote: 86 Points
Good nose of raspberries and blackberries. This wine was a little light for me. It was just ok, not knocking my socks off. Good fruit, but a quick finisher that fades away fast.
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2/26/2010 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 87 Points
Aromas of currants, raspberries and loads of cherries. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. Gets better with some air time. - JD87
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2/22/2010 - jdoakpark wrote: 88 Points
nice but a bit light for me....lacked real depth
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10/2/2009 - jmh st louis wrote: 87 Points
nice. Muted soft fruit, mild backbone. Good but not worth the price.
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8/31/2009 - MWes wrote: 88 Points
Excellent bottle of Bordeaux that needs serious time in the decanter to open up. A great bottle to buy and open up 5 - 10 years from now and impress your friends; they will think it is much more expensive than it is.
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8/26/2009 - Blue Shorts wrote: 88 Points
Once again, a great bordeaux at a killer price. 50+5+11+15+7 This is still better than the score. A real keeper. I'd buy more if I could find it.
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8/23/2009 - Blue Shorts wrote: 87 Points
50+5+10+15+7 I think that this wine is much better than the score. Ironic, ain't it? Overall... a delicious bordeaux at a killer price. ($9.99)
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7/17/2009 - Hazeo wrote: 89 Points
A touch new world-y ripe fruit but very much a bordeaux still. Smooth and tasty.
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4/8/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
85% merlot, 15% cabernet franc. 40% new oak. I touch more restrictive and restrained than the '05. Tastes more like Bordeaux than Cali this vintage. Nice at $29. The Chateau feels that the 2007 just explodes on the nose although you miss a little bump of fruit in the mid palate that 2006 has but especially 2005.
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2/2/2009 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Merlot.
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12/17/2008 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Quite tight and fierce right now.
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