Dry, mature, blackberry/plum-oriented garnet Graves. Along with the fruit, the nose includes mineral, and tobacco; and the palate traditional tobacco/scorched earth, good acid, and somehow medium-bodied, stylish, and a bit coarse at the same time. Good wine and superior value, definitely intended with food rather than alone, and should last several more years assuming good storage.
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Mature mulberry-oriented brick red, salmon rim. Mature, forthcoming nose of currants, hints of blackberries, incense and oak. The medium bodied palate is less impressive. Dryish plum, with just a bit of abrasive acids and unrefined tannins. Good bite, but maybe a bit austere, with a sour fruit profile. Not really my style. Medium finish. This will not improve, drink up. 89 points
2 hours later. Okay, this is settling in. Better after an hour and a half. Less rustic and more integrated. Nice actually, and best with red wine friendly food. I'd still drink up, but give it a little time in the decanter. Upgraded from 89 to 91 points.
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Happy. This source's bottles have recovered from shipping and are outstanding. Dry, stylish, blackberry, tobacco infused, very earth and vegetal oriented (in a good sense) with great fruit balance. Solid. Wish I had more than the 4 bottles I have remaining. Good for at least another 4 years.
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Another taster's note says "Closed, taut, relentless tannic structure." This bottle was certainly that. From a different source than my previous purchase, which I enjoyed much more. I'll have to wait and see if this batch opens up, or whether (again!) a second purchase doesn't live up to the first. This bottle was not enjoyable, but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that it may loosen up. Maybe needs more than the week I gave it to shake off it's shipping shock. We'll see. 87+? for now.
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Nice, dry, stylish, blackberry-fruit oriented Graves. Nose forthcoming, at peak, simple, but interesting and enlivening - not the most complex, but not overly simple either. A fruit oriented Bordeaux, but not in the California, gushy, over-ripe sense. Clean, balanced, taut, interesting, accessible. Classic tobacco and earth emerging at the one hour mark. An excellent beverage alongside grilled salmon and mustard aioli. Just what the doctor ordered for an intellectually stimulating, flavory, medium priced and mature Bordeaux after a day at the office. Beautiful.
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PI. Decantado por 2 horas. Aromas de couro, tabaco, cassis e pimentão. Boa fruta mas sem excessos, taninos finos e alta acidez. Meio de boca sem grande expressão, mas equilibrado e agradável. Melhora com a comida. E.
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I think this wine has a lot to offer the taster, yet not right now. It was very closed on the nose, taut and somewhat relentless tannin structure. The next day it was far more approachable yet still not entirely enjoyable due to fairly intensive tannic structure. Black and very full tarry fruits, dry tight tannins, solid minerality coupled with a fair streak of acid. I had decanted a couple of hours but even then it was stern on the palate. Rustic but classic, older oak treatment was respectful of terrior, allowing black fruits the leverage. I bet this will be great in five or so years, I'd call it a v. good QPR buy from a very decent vintage, it just needs time to develop more charm from it's austerity.
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This was consumed alongside '98 Yarra Yering Dry Red #1 and '99 Monbousquet. This one showed the tightest of the 3 in the flight. And it was considerably tighter than any of the several other bottles of this wine I've consumed. So I think it is starting to close up now. Showed a serious minerality. But still a ripeness of fruit that had some guessing New World in this blind tasting. Nice wine and a good value in the Bordeaux market.
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11/9/2020 - msauer Likes this wine: 92 Points
üppige Frucht, voll. Warme Reife. Kein Kraftprotz, keine Alkohol-Bombe,
mäßig elegant, ausgewogen
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8/24/2019 - wdrewett Likes this wine:
Dry, mature, blackberry/plum-oriented garnet Graves. Along with the fruit, the nose includes mineral, and tobacco; and the palate traditional tobacco/scorched earth, good acid, and somehow medium-bodied, stylish, and a bit coarse at the same time. Good wine and superior value, definitely intended with food rather than alone, and should last several more years assuming good storage.
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12/24/2014 - Pierredelamontagne Likes this wine: 92 Points
Top wine. Taste red fruit, tobacco. Full body.
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10/14/2014 - wine&roses wrote: 81 Points
The Ghost of Claret Past.
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6/28/2009 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Mature mulberry-oriented brick red, salmon rim. Mature, forthcoming nose of currants, hints of blackberries, incense and oak. The medium bodied palate is less impressive. Dryish plum, with just a bit of abrasive acids and unrefined tannins. Good bite, but maybe a bit austere, with a sour fruit profile. Not really my style. Medium finish. This will not improve, drink up. 89 points
2 hours later. Okay, this is settling in. Better after an hour and a half. Less rustic and more integrated. Nice actually, and best with red wine friendly food. I'd still drink up, but give it a little time in the decanter. Upgraded from 89 to 91 points.
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1/9/2009 - sawira wrote: 92 Points
Happy. This source's bottles have recovered from shipping and are outstanding. Dry, stylish, blackberry, tobacco infused, very earth and vegetal oriented (in a good sense) with great fruit balance. Solid. Wish I had more than the 4 bottles I have remaining. Good for at least another 4 years.
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12/7/2008 - CTwine wrote: 84 Points
herbal little nose
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11/28/2008 - sawira wrote: 87 Points
Another taster's note says "Closed, taut, relentless tannic structure." This bottle was certainly that. From a different source than my previous purchase, which I enjoyed much more. I'll have to wait and see if this batch opens up, or whether (again!) a second purchase doesn't live up to the first. This bottle was not enjoyable, but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that it may loosen up. Maybe needs more than the week I gave it to shake off it's shipping shock. We'll see. 87+? for now.
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6/19/2008 - sawira wrote: 91 Points
Nice, dry, stylish, blackberry-fruit oriented Graves. Nose forthcoming, at peak, simple, but interesting and enlivening - not the most complex, but not overly simple either. A fruit oriented Bordeaux, but not in the California, gushy, over-ripe sense. Clean, balanced, taut, interesting, accessible. Classic tobacco and earth emerging at the one hour mark. An excellent beverage alongside grilled salmon and mustard aioli. Just what the doctor ordered for an intellectually stimulating, flavory, medium priced and mature Bordeaux after a day at the office. Beautiful.
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12/25/2007 - Vinho wrote: 90 Points
PI. Decantado por 2 horas. Aromas de couro, tabaco, cassis e pimentão. Boa fruta mas sem excessos, taninos finos e alta acidez. Meio de boca sem grande expressão, mas equilibrado e agradável. Melhora com a comida. E.
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9/22/2007 - jakob.krummenacher@gmail.com wrote: 89 Points
Nice aromas of French oak and red fruit. Light to medium body with not much depth. A bit week and not much complexity on this one. Drink now.
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9/14/2007 - djs wrote: 92 Points
Two hour decant. Don't have time for a note but this was really good!
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1/24/2006 - Shiraziste wrote: 87 Points
I think this wine has a lot to offer the taster, yet not right now. It was very closed on the nose, taut and somewhat relentless tannin structure. The next day it was far more approachable yet still not entirely enjoyable due to fairly intensive tannic structure.
Black and very full tarry fruits, dry tight tannins, solid minerality coupled with a fair streak of acid. I had decanted a couple of hours but even then it was stern on the palate. Rustic but classic, older oak treatment was respectful of terrior, allowing black fruits the leverage.
I bet this will be great in five or so years, I'd call it a v. good QPR buy from a very decent vintage, it just needs time to develop more charm from it's austerity.
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11/15/2005 - Blair Curtis wrote: 91 Points
This was consumed alongside '98 Yarra Yering Dry Red #1 and '99 Monbousquet. This one showed the tightest of the 3 in the flight. And it was considerably tighter than any of the several other bottles of this wine I've consumed. So I think it is starting to close up now. Showed a serious minerality. But still a ripeness of fruit that had some guessing New World in this blind tasting. Nice wine and a good value in the Bordeaux market.
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