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2016 Château Phélan Ségur
4/6/2024 - JimHow Likes this wine: 93 Points
I found this very 2016, firm and structured but balanced, it reminded me a little of the 2016 Sociando Mallet, there is nothing wrong with drinking it at age 8, it has developed some nice nuances and goes very well with the steak, and will continue to develop and provide St. Estephe notes of berries and cassis for the next couple of decades. Lovely St. Estephe deep ruby, Cos like spices. I am happy to have four more bottles in my cellar, which I will drink over the next 15 years. A very satisfying 2016 that is very representative of this exceptional vintage. I would be curious to try the 2019 up against this. St. Estephe has become firmly ensconced in second place among my favorite Bordeaux appellations, second to Pauillac. Rating: 93 points.
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2019 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
3/29/2024 - JimHow Likes this wine: 94 Points
Over two decades ago I drank a 1996 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. It was swill. It was a supermarket wine at best. Thin, shallow, watery. No resemblance to the first label. For over twenty years, I have just basically kept away from this wine. Over the years, however, I have heard from some like Racer Chris, Nicola (?), others, who have been impressed by more recent vintages. And I saw a bit of a buzz on cellar tracker. So, when I saw some bottles of the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou on the shelf in New Hampshire this week, I decided to buy a few bottles. I uncorked one the other night.... As Sacha Baron Cohen would say: Wow, wow, wee! I found the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou quite stunning. First of all, I could tell this ain't no supermarket wine just by looking at it... the deep rich, bright black/purple color was a harbinger of the depth that was to come. This was a concentrated, first-label level of a wine, they poured the good grapes into this bottle, it was rich, classy, very St. Julien, very Ducru, could have easily passed as the first label to me. Stunning. I bought four, I have three left, I'll buy another dozen more. A real revelation, as Comte Flaneur de Boulevardier would say. Wow, wow, wee!!!! Rating: 94+ points easily, probably higher. I'll give another bottle a try to see if this was an aberration or if it was really as good as it appears.
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2014 Domaine de Chevalier
3/22/2024 - JimHow Likes this wine: 94 Points
A beautiful wine, true to Graves. A nod to modernness but not offensively so. The fruit is ripe and fresh but the wine is overall elegant. If I were drinking this blind I would wonder if it were a right banker, or a Graves. Opened up with air, the last sips were the best. For me, these 2014s are drinking beautifully right now. Sure this will evolve for another 10-15 years but for my taste it is fresh, the fruit is rich and inviting at age ten. A beauty. Rating: 94 points.
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