Walkaround tasting so just short notes: Red and black berries, round and supple acidity and slightly sticky tannin. Probably entering its maturity stage around 2027. Easy going wine.
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Classic Haut- Medoc. On nose: dark florals, subtle mesquite charcoal, and a hint of eucalyptus. On palate:all above flavour notes singing on a lightly tannic, fullish medium body, and after a 2 hour decant fine notes of red and black currant, a ghost of fresh sage and cigar tobacco. A far different animal from the the light bodied Blaye commune La Gamaye 2020, tasted a couple of days ago. A good consistent property, having reviewed the 2018 and 2019 earlier.....may close up for a few years....one for the long haul.
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Flowers, cigar wrapper, mint, black, and red currants, and a hint of toasty oak create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is round, supple, fresh, and fruity with layers of sweet, ripe, clean, juicy currants with a touch of peppery spice in the finish. Drink it within a year or two of age, and enjoy it for at least 15 or more years after that Drink from 2024-2040.
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Übt sich in Zurückhaltung. Klassischer Charakter mit guter Struktur. Andere sind wie immer präsenter und deutlich fruchtiger. Griffige Tannine. Durchaus kraftvoll. Braucht Zeit ist aber sehr vielversprechend. 89-91
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88-89 vvPunkte Kühle, terroirgeprägte Nase, steinig, distanziert, dunkelfruchtig und mit einem Hauch weissem Pfeffer. Im Gaumen schlank, gradlinig, delikate Frucht, fein gewobene Gerbstoffe, nix dominiert, alles in guter Harmonie. Wirkt lebendig und offenherzig, hallt angenehm lange nach. Ein harmonischer Vertreter dieser Appellation. 2024-2036 (April/Mai 2021)
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Toasty oak, dark red and black fruit, camphor and espresso come through on the nose. On the palate the wine is round, supple and structured. You find loads of sweet, ripe, fleshy fruits with a trace of cocoa in the finish. This should age quite nicely. 90-92
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1/26/2024 - scorbett Likes this wine:
A savory, leafy, taught wine. The dark fruits are properly buried. Perhaps even demure. Blackberry and laurel may be the closest hits right now.
Despite all these restrained and subtle characteristics, it's an enjoyable young drink.
All I'm seeing is upside for this great value BDX.
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1/21/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 89 Points
Walkaround tasting so just short notes: Red and black berries, round and supple acidity and slightly sticky tannin. Probably entering its maturity stage around 2027. Easy going wine.
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12/7/2023 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 92 Points
Classic Haut- Medoc.
On nose: dark florals, subtle mesquite charcoal, and a hint of eucalyptus.
On palate:all above flavour notes singing on a lightly tannic, fullish medium body, and after a 2 hour decant fine notes of red and black currant, a ghost of fresh sage and cigar tobacco.
A far different animal from the the light bodied Blaye commune La Gamaye 2020, tasted a couple of days ago.
A good consistent property, having reviewed the 2018 and 2019 earlier.....may close up for a few years....one for the long haul.
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6/27/2023 - poppacork Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice dark fruit, iron, espresso, and touches of violet. Not too extracted so it’s a pleasant and drinkable young Bordeaux. Opens up with a bit of air.
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3/21/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Flowers, cigar wrapper, mint, black, and red currants, and a hint of toasty oak create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is round, supple, fresh, and fruity with layers of sweet, ripe, clean, juicy currants with a touch of peppery spice in the finish. Drink it within a year or two of age, and enjoy it for at least 15 or more years after that Drink from 2024-2040.
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6/21/2021 - Mali Likes this wine: 90 Points
Übt sich in Zurückhaltung. Klassischer Charakter mit guter Struktur. Andere sind wie immer präsenter und deutlich fruchtiger. Griffige Tannine. Durchaus kraftvoll. Braucht Zeit ist aber sehr vielversprechend. 89-91
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5/22/2021 - vvWine.ch wrote: 89 Points
88-89 vvPunkte Kühle, terroirgeprägte Nase, steinig, distanziert, dunkelfruchtig und mit einem Hauch weissem Pfeffer. Im Gaumen schlank, gradlinig, delikate Frucht, fein gewobene Gerbstoffe, nix dominiert, alles in guter Harmonie. Wirkt lebendig und offenherzig, hallt angenehm lange nach. Ein harmonischer Vertreter dieser Appellation. 2024-2036 (April/Mai 2021)
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5/20/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points
Toasty oak, dark red and black fruit, camphor and espresso come through on the nose. On the palate the wine is round, supple and structured. You find loads of sweet, ripe, fleshy fruits with a trace of cocoa in the finish. This should age quite nicely. 90-92
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5/10/2021 - chatters wrote:
Airoldi - Bordeaux En Primeur 2020 (Quay Restaurant, International Passenger Terminal, Sydney): Aromas of plums and cream over blackcurrant with a slight cassis underpin, cedar. Juicy acid, more savoury on the palate fruit joined by cherry, chewy tannins are silky textured. Nice.
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