Nose: Dried strawberry and leather, some ethanol varnish. Palate: Quite a lot of fresh grape and sour red grape skin initially; tart and woody raspberries; sleek and sinewy tannins; ethanol (14.5%) is detectable on the finish and not entirely integrated. Based on my prior notes, it would appear that the tannins and acid have been holding steady over the past two years; there's maybe been a slight improvement since then, although I'm not sure from where the grape-y-ness is now coming, since I found this wine to be more red fruit forward a couple of years ago.
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Vraiment excellent. un plaisir à partager avec de bons amis. très fruité, délicat. Au nez c'est assez fabuleux aussi. The body is medium/full. The wine finishes long.
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Robust and enjoyable with no obvious faults. Full bodied with big red and black berry fruit, balanced with moderate acidity and some oak. Subtracted a point for having a little too much heat on the finish.
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Was quite excited to open this bottle, but possibly it's in a funk a bit early or I'm just not that thrilled. Bought 4 at Costco about a year ago for can't quite remember and is probably a decent qpr, but I'm guessing this is a modern style again? Could be wrong. But it was a pop and pour with lots of fruit and mouthfilling tannins. This leads me to believe this will develop some with a few more years. 88 or 89 for me.
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The second wine from 5th growth Chateau Dauzac, the wine is deep ruby in color with a tinge of purple around the glass. Pleasing aromas of black cherry, oak, slate and a tiny hint of sweet vanilla. The palate shows muted notes of dark fruits, leather and cocoa that are somewhat dominated by medium+ acidity. Delicate, chalky tannins linger throughout the dry, mellow finish.
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Blackberry, red fruits, leather. Can smell the oak but it’s not overpowering, and minimal vanilla. The tannins are silky, very silky for being this young. I’m buying another 10 bottles to hold until 2025. $20 is a steal for this.
Nose: Blackberry fruit with faint cocoa and leather. Palate: tart red plums and some blackberries; the taste is more red fruit than the nose would suggest. Surprisingly silky tannins for such a young wine. A fine Bordeaux, but nothing spectacular. Pretty good QPR for a Margaux in a good year ($20).
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2/18/2024 - stamperb wrote: 87 Points
Nose: Dried strawberry and leather, some ethanol varnish. Palate: Quite a lot of fresh grape and sour red grape skin initially; tart and woody raspberries; sleek and sinewy tannins; ethanol (14.5%) is detectable on the finish and not entirely integrated. Based on my prior notes, it would appear that the tannins and acid have been holding steady over the past two years; there's maybe been a slight improvement since then, although I'm not sure from where the grape-y-ness is now coming, since I found this wine to be more red fruit forward a couple of years ago.
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1/5/2023 - Pechomette wrote: 90 Points
Vraiment excellent. un plaisir à partager avec de bons amis. très fruité, délicat. Au nez c'est assez fabuleux aussi.
The body is medium/full. The wine finishes long.
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1/4/2023 - Rhuby Likes this wine: 88 Points
Robust and enjoyable with no obvious faults. Full bodied with big red and black berry fruit, balanced with moderate acidity and some oak. Subtracted a point for having a little too much heat on the finish.
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12/7/2022 - CoramCritter wrote: 89 Points
Was quite excited to open this bottle, but possibly it's in a funk a bit early or I'm just not that thrilled. Bought 4 at Costco about a year ago for can't quite remember and is probably a decent qpr, but I'm guessing this is a modern style again? Could be wrong. But it was a pop and pour with lots of fruit and mouthfilling tannins. This leads me to believe this will develop some with a few more years. 88 or 89 for me.
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11/29/2021 - mreinitz wrote: 88 Points
Mainly dark fruits with some zingy acid. The oak is a bit much for my taste. A fine food wine but nothing really distinguishes it,
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9/24/2021 - ElJefeTX Likes this wine: 90 Points
The second wine from 5th growth Chateau Dauzac, the wine is deep ruby in color with a tinge of purple around the glass. Pleasing aromas of black cherry, oak, slate and a tiny hint of sweet vanilla. The palate shows muted notes of dark fruits, leather and cocoa that are somewhat dominated by medium+ acidity. Delicate, chalky tannins linger throughout the dry, mellow finish.
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8/25/2021 - Nd8848 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Blackberry, red fruits, leather. Can smell the oak but it’s not overpowering, and minimal vanilla. The tannins are silky, very silky for being this young. I’m buying another 10 bottles to hold until 2025. $20 is a steal for this.
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8/16/2021 - stamperb Likes this wine: 86 Points
Nose: Blackberry fruit with faint cocoa and leather. Palate: tart red plums and some blackberries; the taste is more red fruit than the nose would suggest. Surprisingly silky tannins for such a young wine. A fine Bordeaux, but nothing spectacular. Pretty good QPR for a Margaux in a good year ($20).
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7/31/2021 - NewKlNGjames Likes this wine:
Pretty good
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