Decanted 2h before, was a bit too long: it seemed slightly beyond its peak. Still concentrated fruit, black berries, but only slight Chateau Margaux character. Very nce wine to drink up now.
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With a developed character, starting with the color, you can easily sense the earthy, herbal, secondary characteristics. Slightly past full maturity, the wine is soft, almost, almost light actually. There is still some fruit remaining in the finish, but if you holding any, you are best advised to drink up, before the remaining fruit fades.
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Polish and refined, and very much showing its breeding - punchy red fruit layered across fine grained tannins. The more I drinl 2007s the more I enjoy them. Very good, although you would have to be insane to buy this at current market rates.
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Middling Margaux that has whisps of quality but wears the vintage and its second-wine stature on its sleeve. Lots of green pepper, red fruit and minerals - balanced and loose knit, and probably as good as its going to get now. I'd not see much point in ageing this any more.
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Good to drink now. Intense perfume aroma, balanced and orthodox palate, modest tannins albeit a bit coarse, nice acidity, good concentration, fairly short but sweet finish. Elegant and very enjoyable wine although quite straightforward.
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CellarTracker Bordeaux Trip; 5/23/2011-5/26/2011 (Bordeaux, France): Elegant, yet rich nose giving off a strong aroma of cassis, followed by blackberries, cigar box, plum, and a touch of tar. Complimenting the nose is a slightly tart palate composed of lots of dark plum and tar, as well as cranberry, cherry, raspberry, cigar leaf, and some clove spice. Extremely dry, with mouth-puckering chalky tannins, along with an abundance of acidity. Medium+ finish, ending with a note of black currants. Fresh and elegant, in a non over-extracted traditional sense. OK.
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-- tasted a single glass non-blind over approx. 10 minutes -- -- 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot --
NOSE: coffee and raspberry; not showing much in the way of complexity.
TASTE: a bit green and relatively austere; showing some nice red berry fruitiness; fine, slightly drying tannins. Honestly, not impressive -- O.K., maybe if this cost $15 I'd be impressed, but it doesn't, so I'm not. Gut impression: 87-88.
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CT Bordeaux Trip, Day 4 (Margaux): A pretty nice second wine. 38% Merlot, 58% Cab Sauv, the rest being a dash of Petit Verdot. The nose was a bit tight at first, with some toasty oak at the fore only slowly opening up into fresh cassis, a touch of earth, some ivy leaf, flowers and a slightly greeb alfafa sprout notes. Lots of nice acidity on the palate, along with fine tannins and flavours of spice, cassis and plums, some tobacco leaf, all very balanced, nice to drink. This had a nice depth for a second wine and finished with good length showing bits of bramble and spice. Very elegant, lots of finesse, a really nice without ever threatening to be spectacular.
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Color: bright, deep red, clear Nose: flower, red fruit Palate: tight and closed, flower, raspberry, dark cherry, aromatic elegant, smoky . not ready another 5-7 years.
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1/13/2022 - mowtod wrote: 92 Points
Brilliant with super ripe Brillat Savarin and French bread
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8/21/2020 - floribo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted 2h before, was a bit too long: it seemed slightly beyond its peak. Still concentrated fruit, black berries, but only slight Chateau Margaux character. Very nce wine to drink up now.
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12/26/2017 - photoguy wrote: 92 Points
Opened up after about 1 hour decanted and was quite smooth.
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7/12/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 88 Points
With a developed character, starting with the color, you can easily sense the earthy, herbal, secondary characteristics. Slightly past full maturity, the wine is soft, almost, almost light actually. There is still some fruit remaining in the finish, but if you holding any, you are best advised to drink up, before the remaining fruit fades.
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12/29/2016 - pjaines wrote:
Polish and refined, and very much showing its breeding - punchy red fruit layered across fine grained tannins. The more I drinl 2007s the more I enjoy them. Very good, although you would have to be insane to buy this at current market rates.
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11/1/2014 - pjaines wrote:
Middling Margaux that has whisps of quality but wears the vintage and its second-wine stature on its sleeve. Lots of green pepper, red fruit and minerals - balanced and loose knit, and probably as good as its going to get now. I'd not see much point in ageing this any more.
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9/3/2011 - j30 wrote: 90 Points
Good to drink now. Intense perfume aroma, balanced and orthodox palate, modest tannins albeit a bit coarse, nice acidity, good concentration, fairly short but sweet finish. Elegant and very enjoyable wine although quite straightforward.
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5/26/2011 - MattTM wrote:
CellarTracker Bordeaux Trip; 5/23/2011-5/26/2011 (Bordeaux, France): Elegant, yet rich nose giving off a strong aroma of cassis, followed by blackberries, cigar box, plum, and a touch of tar. Complimenting the nose is a slightly tart palate composed of lots of dark plum and tar, as well as cranberry, cherry, raspberry, cigar leaf, and some clove spice. Extremely dry, with mouth-puckering chalky tannins, along with an abundance of acidity. Medium+ finish, ending with a note of black currants. Fresh and elegant, in a non over-extracted traditional sense. OK.
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5/26/2011 - grafstrb wrote:
-- tasted a single glass non-blind over approx. 10 minutes --
-- 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot --
NOSE: coffee and raspberry; not showing much in the way of complexity.
TASTE: a bit green and relatively austere; showing some nice red berry fruitiness; fine, slightly drying tannins. Honestly, not impressive -- O.K., maybe if this cost $15 I'd be impressed, but it doesn't, so I'm not. Gut impression: 87-88.
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5/26/2011 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
CT Bordeaux Trip, Day 4 (Margaux): A pretty nice second wine. 38% Merlot, 58% Cab Sauv, the rest being a dash of Petit Verdot. The nose was a bit tight at first, with some toasty oak at the fore only slowly opening up into fresh cassis, a touch of earth, some ivy leaf, flowers and a slightly greeb alfafa sprout notes. Lots of nice acidity on the palate, along with fine tannins and flavours of spice, cassis and plums, some tobacco leaf, all very balanced, nice to drink. This had a nice depth for a second wine and finished with good length showing bits of bramble and spice. Very elegant, lots of finesse, a really nice without ever threatening to be spectacular.
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11/9/2010 - Veritas 53 wrote: 89 Points
Color: bright, deep red, clear
Nose: flower, red fruit
Palate: tight and closed, flower, raspberry, dark cherry, aromatic elegant, smoky . not ready another 5-7 years.
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10/28/2010 - madia wrote: 89 Points
Bordeaux 2007 Happening (Wine Route Tel Aviv): Close nose – red fruits. Light to medium bodied, not completely balanced. Predominant tannins.
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