Flowers, espresso, licorice and black cherries line the perfume. The palate is supple, creamy, and vibrant with touch of savory herbs and oak that accompanies the plums and dark cocoa-dusted cherries in the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2027-2050.
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UGC Bordeaux 2021, SF: Very good. This has a really nice, pretty, floral side. Good restrained fruit. A top choice and one of the better wines of the day.
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UGC 2021 Bordeaux (Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA): The nose shows off a slightly rustic side as cedar, fresh leather, and some cigar wrapper notes are what hits first while leaning into tones of licorice, dark red cherries, cranberries, sour red fruits, and some liqueur tones. The Medium bodied feel is deft and balanced with crisp, medium acidity and silky, medium tannins. The mid-palate is a bit thin and lacking which detracts from the feel. If that can flesh out with age, then I can see this improving a fair bit.
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UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Walkaround tasting with the producers. Wonderfully fun for the vintage, open and charming with tasty black cherry and soft spice notes. Good young.
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Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux (New York City, NY, USA): This showed a little better than some of the other mid-priced Margaux's tasted today. While the fruit was still a little hidden, there was some cherry along with plenty of earthy cedar, herbs, spice and wet stones. Long finish decent structure to age well. Fairly complex with some depth. Maybe better in a decade?
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(92-94 vvPunkte) Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Die Nase ist etwas scheu, feiner Duft, mineralische Noten, Veilchen und rote Beeren, etwas Rauch. Im Gaumen straff und mit knackiger Frucht, die Tannine sind präsent, umgarnen die Frucht, der Wein hat Zug und Frische, ist lebendig und hallt lange nach. Elegant. 2026 bis 2045 (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2022. Dourthe)
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Initially you notice the brightness in the fruits before moving to the flowers, tobacco leaf, espresso, smoke and earthy nuances. The wine is focused on its vibrancy, freshness and fleshy style, managing to find the perfect balance between all three characteristics. The wine is a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2050. 92-94
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En-Primeur campaign for the 2021 vintage; 4/25/2022-4/29/2022 (Bordeaux): Blackcurrant tends to cassis, cream, a little baked herb note with an underpin of polished oak, sweet spice, violets. In the mouth it’s juicy tending to medium plus intensity acidity, fruit is initially sweet then rapidly gets more savoury, tannins are floury textured, drying but equally made up of grape and oak notes. There is a little black coffee note with time. It does fade quite quickly and, rather oddly, begins to show a smidge of cork taint…
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3/9/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Flowers, espresso, licorice and black cherries line the perfume. The palate is supple, creamy, and vibrant with touch of savory herbs and oak that accompanies the plums and dark cocoa-dusted cherries in the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2027-2050.
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3/3/2024 - Madera16 wrote:
UGC. I liked this, but I could notice the IBMP.
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1/26/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:
Quite dumb, relatively tannic, black fruit, slightly griottine-like. Plenty of sap, that's for sure - but difficult to score today.
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1/25/2024 - MRichman wrote:
UGC Bordeaux 2021, SF: Very good. This has a really nice, pretty, floral side. Good restrained fruit. A top choice and one of the better wines of the day.
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1/24/2024 - KeithAkers wrote: 89 Points
UGC 2021 Bordeaux (Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA): The nose shows off a slightly rustic side as cedar, fresh leather, and some cigar wrapper notes are what hits first while leaning into tones of licorice, dark red cherries, cranberries, sour red fruits, and some liqueur tones. The Medium bodied feel is deft and balanced with crisp, medium acidity and silky, medium tannins. The mid-palate is a bit thin and lacking which detracts from the feel. If that can flesh out with age, then I can see this improving a fair bit.
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1/23/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Walkaround tasting with the producers. Wonderfully fun for the vintage, open and charming with tasty black cherry and soft spice notes. Good young.
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1/22/2024 - oldwines Likes this wine: 92 Points
Union Des Grands Crus Bordeaux (New York City, NY, USA): This showed a little better than some of the other mid-priced Margaux's tasted today. While the fruit was still a little hidden, there was some cherry along with plenty of earthy cedar, herbs, spice and wet stones. Long finish decent structure to age well. Fairly complex with some depth. Maybe better in a decade?
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6/22/2022 - vvWine.ch wrote: 93 Points
(92-94 vvPunkte) Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Die Nase ist etwas scheu, feiner Duft, mineralische Noten, Veilchen und rote Beeren, etwas Rauch. Im Gaumen straff und mit knackiger Frucht, die Tannine sind präsent, umgarnen die Frucht, der Wein hat Zug und Frische, ist lebendig und hallt lange nach. Elegant. 2026 bis 2045 (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2022. Dourthe)
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5/20/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Initially you notice the brightness in the fruits before moving to the flowers, tobacco leaf, espresso, smoke and earthy nuances. The wine is focused on its vibrancy, freshness and fleshy style, managing to find the perfect balance between all three characteristics. The wine is a blend of 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2050. 92-94
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4/25/2022 - chatters wrote:
En-Primeur campaign for the 2021 vintage; 4/25/2022-4/29/2022 (Bordeaux): Blackcurrant tends to cassis, cream, a little baked herb note with an underpin of polished oak, sweet spice, violets. In the mouth it’s juicy tending to medium plus intensity acidity, fruit is initially sweet then rapidly gets more savoury, tannins are floury textured, drying but equally made up of grape and oak notes. There is a little black coffee note with time. It does fade quite quickly and, rather oddly, begins to show a smidge of cork taint…
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