Brought this to a wine dinner at Kai Duck. Theme of the evening: 2002 Bordeaux vs Chilean Bordeaux Blend wines. Drank alongside the 2002 Almaviva.
Dark purple in colour with ripe dark fruits on the nose and palate. Alluring and inviting with some herbaceous and mint notes, backed by dark chocolate and black coffee.
Vibrant, and starting to show some layering and complexity. A stunning wine.
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A nose of rich black fruits, blackberry, cassis, black cherry, with a touch of mint and a green leafy almost herbal aspect to the finish.
On the palate the same black fruits, with the mint, a touch of chocolate, and then a slight tannic bite with a touch of leather and tobacco after the first couple of hours. The herbal element also starts to peek into view as the wine aerates.
For a wine of 23 years old it’s still remarkably vibrant and fruity with just a hint of secondary and tertiary development. It’s however very rich, slightly one-paced and for me lacks a bit of complexity and nuance. And while the fruit is certainly there I don’t think it has much more to give than what it’s showing now.
So no hurry to drink up but it doesn’t feel to me that cellaring for longer will bring out any hidden depths.
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Vraiment excellent pour ses 15 ans. Les aromes de plant de tomate se sont estompés. Encore une bonne structure, va tenir la route encore quelques années. En bouche, un peu de vanille, boite à cigare, belle finale persistante
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Wow! Premiere experience avec la grande cuvée errazuriz. Cela ne m'a pas deçu. Definitivement le plant de tomate au nez. Belle structure, attaque franche, belle finale.
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Dunkles Purpurrot mit feinem rotbraunem Wasserrand. In der Nase nach Nüssen, Zwetschken, Heidelbeeren und Leder. Am Gaumen zuerst intensive Kirschfrucht mit gut stützender Säure, dann Schokolade- und Kaffeenoten mit Gewürzen, gut eingebundener Alkohol, sehr lang im Abgang. Wirklich ausgezeichnet, wirkt eigentlich recht jung - der Wein ist sicher noch 5-7 Jahre großartig. Für 50 EUR nicht gerade ein Schnäppchen, aber das ist der Wein durchaus wert. 50+5+13+18+7
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1/19/2024 - stayhappy21 wrote: 91 Points
Brought this to a wine dinner at Kai Duck. Theme of the evening: 2002 Bordeaux vs Chilean Bordeaux Blend wines. Drank alongside the 2002 Almaviva.
Dark purple in colour with ripe dark fruits on the nose and palate. Alluring and inviting with some herbaceous and mint notes, backed by dark chocolate and black coffee.
Vibrant, and starting to show some layering and complexity. A stunning wine.
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1/5/2024 - Brucie69 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Pop and poured. Drank over 4 hours.
A nose of rich black fruits, blackberry, cassis, black cherry, with a touch of mint and a green leafy almost herbal aspect to the finish.
On the palate the same black fruits, with the mint, a touch of chocolate, and then a slight tannic bite with a touch of leather and tobacco after the first couple of hours. The herbal element also starts to peek into view as the wine aerates.
For a wine of 23 years old it’s still remarkably vibrant and fruity with just a hint of secondary and tertiary development. It’s however very rich, slightly one-paced and for me lacks a bit of complexity and nuance. And while the fruit is certainly there I don’t think it has much more to give than what it’s showing now.
So no hurry to drink up but it doesn’t feel to me that cellaring for longer will bring out any hidden depths.
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12/5/2020 - maaike2 wrote: 92 Points
Fruit bomb, enormous power, round, long. Not complex. Not easy after the superb refined mouton 83.
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11/15/2020 - maaike2 wrote: 92 Points
Young and powerful. Cherries, good soft tannins, round mouthfeel, good length. superb value for money!
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6/25/2017 - paul canet wrote: 93 Points
Vraiment excellent pour ses 15 ans. Les aromes de plant de tomate se sont estompés. Encore une bonne structure, va tenir la route encore quelques années. En bouche, un peu de vanille, boite à cigare, belle finale persistante
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2/26/2012 - paul canet wrote: 92 Points
Wow! Premiere experience avec la grande cuvée errazuriz. Cela ne m'a pas deçu. Definitivement le plant de tomate au nez. Belle structure, attaque franche, belle finale.
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11/7/2010 - burnhard wrote: 93 Points
Dunkles Purpurrot mit feinem rotbraunem Wasserrand. In der Nase nach Nüssen, Zwetschken, Heidelbeeren und Leder. Am Gaumen zuerst intensive Kirschfrucht mit gut stützender Säure, dann Schokolade- und Kaffeenoten mit Gewürzen, gut eingebundener Alkohol, sehr lang im Abgang. Wirklich ausgezeichnet, wirkt eigentlich recht jung - der Wein ist sicher noch 5-7 Jahre großartig. Für 50 EUR nicht gerade ein Schnäppchen, aber das ist der Wein durchaus wert.
50+5+13+18+7
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