Bottle #2 was just like the first. Touch simple but lovely nose, taste, and finish, thanks to being from a double magnum. See 3.31.2021 TN and my comment.
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This was an auction double magnum for $48 or $12 a standard bottle, Great QPR. poured into 4 bottles size 750ml and sealed each with a champagne cork. Nose of black berry, plum, mushroom, and tired spring flowers, same on the palate, tasty, mouth filling fruit, touch simple, hints of soft tannins on the back of the palate, very fresh due to double magnum size, medium/long finish, thankfully from a great vintage so tasted rich, slightly complex, and nice nose and palate, enjoyed over 2 nights. Back label photo uploaded, front label too many wine stains from mu pouring.
Very open and attractive, there are plums and cassis, along with figs and chocolate. Plush and smooth, it's very inviting and food friendly, particularly where sweeter fruit based sauces might feature. Nothing profound, but holding very nicely.
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Very pleasant. Still lots of fruit - this has not dried out at all. Fairly simple & monochromatic. Surprisingly short finish. Stored in my passive cellar since purchase.
Tasted over two days, the wine held up surprisingly well on day 2.
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I shouldn't have drunk all those before (see 05/05/12). This was a lovely, strong Medoc. The tannins were still evident, but really silky and the fruit was still there. One more left and I hope it's as good as this.
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{cork, 12.5%} Smelt very lean and with an oxidative touch upon opening; got a little better with time, but not much. Leafy but not unripe bordeaux; probably helped by the generous vintage, but the fruit going in here was only of medium quality I reckon; it's got that just-too-old quality, without the compensating complexity. Really needs food; then its shortcomings are minimised, the short hollow finish among them. Light/medium weight effort now well on the downslope; drink up.
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For such a everyday medoc this wine has a few pleasant surprises. The colour is still slightly purple only ageing at the rim. There is fruit, mushroom and old cheddar cheese on the nose. The taste has some hard tannins and savoury flavours that may merge with the dark fruits over time. It does fall away quickly.... But it has interest beyond its pedigree.
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Fortsat et fint glas vin. Dejlig næse af kirsebær, solbær og vanilie. Fin klassisk bordeaux-smag af kirsebær og urter, men også lidt grønne stilke, som heldigvis forsvinder når vinen nydes sammen med en god kalvekotelet. Denne vin er bestemt ikke færdig endnu.
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Mild aroma. Spicy and peppery at its core, with a stronger finish than the nose suggests. Tannins are still kicking. Some vanilla and mushroom. Finish doesn't last.
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Big, wide glass of moody fruit that dropped off quick towards the end. Kind of reminded me a bit of a California Zinfandel actually with all that black fruit
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It has lasted well, but the tannins have deposited and it is quite soft. Otherwise, characteristic Medoc, but not complex. Worth noting that all seven bottles so far have been excellent.
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Nice old world nose- mushrooms, vanilla, subtle floral notes. Tannins are softening, bit austere on the finish and it does not last more than 10 seconds. For the money, not bad. I would drink it up as nothing here will improve over the next five or so years. This is what a call a really good Tuesday night Bordeaux. I had mine with a leftover turkey salad sandwich, my daughter had a small taste with a bagel and egg sandwich (for a 10 year old, she had the palate to know it just didn't work with the jelly she put on it!)
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- Garnet color with medium forming legs and aromas of mushroom, dusty and smokey and has flavours of coffee, cedar, vanilla and bacon with a light/medium body. Round texture with a short finish - Don't know why but opened it while having pizza. Was very happy with this wine. Woodsy, earthy, dry and clean. Wish I had more just like it.
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With great excitement, I purchased this bottle as a friend with whom I was dining had been a partial owner of this vineyard. The bottle tasted like old socks... most likely tainted. Very sad.
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Maturing into an outstanding Medoc. Should be even better balanced in another year or two. Definitely needs leaving in the decanter for more than 2 hours
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Perfect clear ruby color. Classic Bordeaux nose of sweet tobacco, cigar box and spicy cassis. Fairly tannic and full-bodied with a smooth texture and flavors of tobacco, black fruits and allspice. Finishes tannic and spicy with nice complexity. A balanced wine with real Bordeaux character that could still use a few more years for the tannins to soften. Really good with charred filet mignon. I like drinking this. 89
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Still quite tannic, needs a number of more years. Not sure if this will ever resolve into something good - is mildly enjoyable now, but tannic, and a bit astringent. Green, unripe notes show through. Would be interesting to taste again in 5-10 years.
Had with E and YJ in Pusan.
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Very nice Bordeaux. Will last another 3 to 5 years. It is drinking lovely now. Smells complex, earthy, vanilla, on the palate is smooth and silky, medium to full bodied, long lasting finish. Good concentration for 12.5%. Very decent bordeaux
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{cork, 12.5%, A$33} Clear garnet, with brickish fading at the rim. Some development evident on the somewhat pongy nose, with wet leaves & compost, sweat and barnyard aromas to the fore. The wine has a muted feel on the palate, with earthy flavours predominating. Fruit is headed the cigar-box way, but it’s not a very expensive cigar box. Dry palate, with soft powdery tannins, nearly medium-bodied weight, but a short finish reveals the pedigree. Warm and ripe, however, and there is a decent balance of structure along the palate. Will doubtless go a few more years, but I can’t see it getting much better.
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Again, very good. Served 2 days after Christmas (on our 9th anniversary) with Remee and Alex at dinner. Served with beef and ham. Not as deep a taste as the Simi Cabernet Sauvignon from the previous evening. Softer, since it has Merlot (substantial am
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Insignificant aroma... light tannins, currant and smoke flavor, but metalic overtones. Improved greatly second day. Lacks complexity and a little thin.
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A strong wine. Served with beef the day after Christmas 2005. Nice depth. Good Bordeaux nose. Some richness. The wine opened up more the longer it sat.
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10/17/2023 - ATL wrote:
Perfect right now (from 375).
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8/4/2021 - ATL wrote:
Finally coming around. Lovely, mature-ish claret. Drink or hold (in 375ml).
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3/23/2021 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Bottle #2 was just like the first. Touch simple but lovely nose, taste, and finish, thanks to being from a double magnum. See 3.31.2021 TN and my comment.
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3/21/2021 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
This was an auction double magnum for $48 or $12 a standard bottle, Great QPR. poured into 4 bottles size 750ml and sealed each with a champagne cork. Nose of black berry, plum, mushroom, and tired spring flowers, same on the palate, tasty, mouth filling fruit, touch simple, hints of soft tannins on the back of the palate, very fresh due to double magnum size, medium/long finish, thankfully from a great vintage so tasted rich, slightly complex, and nice nose and palate, enjoyed over 2 nights. Back label photo uploaded, front label too many wine stains from mu pouring.
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1/9/2021 - atamoros Likes this wine:
Good average wine with tertiary notes.
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1/1/2021 - depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very open and attractive, there are plums and cassis, along with figs and chocolate. Plush and smooth, it's very inviting and food friendly, particularly where sweeter fruit based sauces might feature. Nothing profound, but holding very nicely.
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12/9/2019 - Renatod wrote: 89 Points
Falta fruta e acidez
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12/9/2018 - FransS wrote: flawed
Corked
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12/26/2016 - jdbooth wrote: 85 Points
Very pleasant. Still lots of fruit - this has not dried out at all. Fairly simple & monochromatic. Surprisingly short finish. Stored in my passive cellar since purchase.
Tasted over two days, the wine held up surprisingly well on day 2.
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8/10/2016 - richard thorne wrote: 90 Points
I shouldn't have drunk all those before (see 05/05/12). This was a lovely, strong Medoc. The tannins were still evident, but really silky and the fruit was still there. One more left and I hope it's as good as this.
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3/1/2016 - 2T Likes this wine: 89 Points
Needs more cellaring. 3-5more years.
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7/10/2015 - graemeg wrote:
Confirming last month's bottle was typical I guess. Old, dusty; OK with food but otherwise increasingly skeletal Medoc. Drink up.
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6/16/2015 - graemeg wrote:
{cork, 12.5%} Smelt very lean and with an oxidative touch upon opening; got a little better with time, but not much. Leafy but not unripe bordeaux; probably helped by the generous vintage, but the fruit going in here was only of medium quality I reckon; it's got that just-too-old quality, without the compensating complexity. Really needs food; then its shortcomings are minimised, the short hollow finish among them. Light/medium weight effort now well on the downslope; drink up.
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12/11/2013 - ATL wrote:
Still drinking young, even from 375ml. Try to wait another 5 years if you can.
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12/11/2013 - ATL wrote:
Still drinking young, even from 375ml. Try to wait another few years if you can.
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9/6/2013 - MFenton Likes this wine: 89 Points
For such a everyday medoc this wine has a few pleasant surprises. The colour is still slightly purple only ageing at the rim. There is fruit, mushroom and old cheddar cheese on the nose. The taste has some hard tannins and savoury flavours that may merge with the dark fruits over time. It does fall away quickly.... But it has interest beyond its pedigree.
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2/12/2013 - Dinamarca wrote: 87 Points
Fortsat et fint glas vin. Dejlig næse af kirsebær, solbær og vanilie. Fin klassisk bordeaux-smag af kirsebær og urter, men også lidt grønne stilke, som heldigvis forsvinder når vinen nydes sammen med en god kalvekotelet. Denne vin er bestemt ikke færdig endnu.
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12/24/2012 - glennramsdell wrote: 87 Points
Mild aroma. Spicy and peppery at its core, with a stronger finish than the nose suggests. Tannins are still kicking. Some vanilla and mushroom. Finish doesn't last.
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12/23/2012 - Fur in the glass Likes this wine:
Big, wide glass of moody fruit that dropped off quick towards the end. Kind of reminded me a bit of a California Zinfandel actually with all that black fruit
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5/26/2012 - ATL wrote:
Nice, if a bit young and hard. Nice enough but should benefit from more time. Try again in 5 years. Drank from 375ml.
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5/5/2012 - richard thorne wrote: 89 Points
It has lasted well, but the tannins have deposited and it is quite soft. Otherwise, characteristic Medoc, but not complex. Worth noting that all seven bottles so far have been excellent.
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11/29/2011 - MFC wrote: 88 Points
Nice old world nose- mushrooms, vanilla, subtle floral notes. Tannins are softening, bit austere on the finish and it does not last more than 10 seconds. For the money, not bad. I would drink it up as nothing here will improve over the next five or so years. This is what a call a really good Tuesday night Bordeaux. I had mine with a leftover turkey salad sandwich, my daughter had a small taste with a bagel and egg sandwich (for a 10 year old, she had the palate to know it just didn't work with the jelly she put on it!)
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10/28/2011 - bdufton wrote: 85 Points
Just a Bordeaux with some timew spent - nothing memorable but still - its a 2000 Bordeaux.
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4/20/2011 - kaptainreboot wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color with medium forming legs and aromas of mushroom, dusty and smokey and has flavours of coffee, cedar, vanilla and bacon with a light/medium body. Round texture with a short finish - Don't know why but opened it while having pizza. Was very happy with this wine. Woodsy, earthy, dry and clean. Wish I had more just like it.
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4/15/2011 - Bmack21 wrote: 87 Points
It was good not great
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10/2/2010 - richard thorne wrote: 89 Points
Now well balanced and no sign of it deteriorating, but it has not developed as well as I thought it would. Excellent, but not outstanding.
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6/3/2010 - pncboy85 wrote: flawed
With great excitement, I purchased this bottle as a friend with whom I was dining had been a partial owner of this vineyard. The bottle tasted like old socks... most likely tainted. Very sad.
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1/11/2010 - Brnshj22 wrote: 89 Points
Beautiful traditionally styled, Cab dominated claret. Should improve for another 5 years or so but drinks very well at age 10.
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8/2/2009 - richard thorne wrote: 90 Points
Maturing into an outstanding Medoc. Should be even better balanced in another year or two. Definitely needs leaving in the decanter for more than 2 hours
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5/11/2009 - dream wrote: 89 Points
Perfect clear ruby color. Classic Bordeaux nose of sweet tobacco, cigar box and spicy cassis. Fairly tannic and full-bodied with a smooth texture and flavors of tobacco, black fruits and allspice. Finishes tannic and spicy with nice complexity. A balanced wine with real Bordeaux character that could still use a few more years for the tannins to soften. Really good with charred filet mignon. I like drinking this. 89
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10/24/2008 - sddoc wrote:
Bottle was spoiled & discarded
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10/8/2008 - amateurwino wrote: 87 Points
Still quite tannic, needs a number of more years. Not sure if this will ever resolve into something good - is mildly enjoyable now, but tannic, and a bit astringent. Green, unripe notes show through. Would be interesting to taste again in 5-10 years.
Had with E and YJ in Pusan.
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5/31/2008 - groper1234 wrote: 90 Points
Very nice Bordeaux. Will last another 3 to 5 years. It is drinking lovely now. Smells complex, earthy, vanilla, on the palate is smooth and silky, medium to full bodied, long lasting finish. Good concentration for 12.5%. Very decent bordeaux
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3/21/2008 - madeiradog wrote: 85 Points
Cab Franc poking through with some tobacco notes, chalky tannins and some earthy fruit.
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8/21/2007 - graemeg wrote:
{cork, 12.5%, A$33} Clear garnet, with brickish fading at the rim. Some development evident on the somewhat pongy nose, with wet leaves & compost, sweat and barnyard aromas to the fore. The wine has a muted feel on the palate, with earthy flavours predominating. Fruit is headed the cigar-box way, but it’s not a very expensive cigar box. Dry palate, with soft powdery tannins, nearly medium-bodied weight, but a short finish reveals the pedigree. Warm and ripe, however, and there is a decent balance of structure along the palate. Will doubtless go a few more years, but I can’t see it getting much better.
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7/8/2007 - Hadco wrote: 82 Points
Don't spend your money.
Nao gaste seu dinheiro. Nao vale
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1/28/2007 - VDLT Wine Does not like this wine:
Marked more by oak and generally less impressive.
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12/27/2006 - TaitaJidou wrote: 89 Points
Again, very good. Served 2 days after Christmas (on our 9th anniversary) with Remee and Alex at dinner. Served with beef and ham. Not as deep a taste as the Simi Cabernet Sauvignon from the previous evening. Softer, since it has Merlot (substantial am
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10/17/2006 - TheDane wrote: 87 Points
Surprisingly tanic! hint of vanilla and berries. Will try again in 08
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1/21/2006 - hue570n wrote: 69 Points
Insignificant aroma... light tannins, currant and smoke flavor, but metalic overtones. Improved greatly second day. Lacks complexity and a little thin.
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1/15/2006 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
Never really concentrated it on it. Very enjoyable with steak.
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12/26/2005 - TaitaJidou wrote: 89 Points
A strong wine. Served with beef the day after Christmas 2005. Nice depth. Good Bordeaux nose. Some richness. The wine opened up more the longer it sat.
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2/12/2005 - VDLT Wine Likes this wine:
good again
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12/12/2004 - delice wrote:
Concentrated, spiced, peppery. Deep concentrated aromas - vanilla and oak. Dark ruby red, still young but tannins soft. Structured, deep and balanced.
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