Silly to compare this to newer bottles of PM. Having said that, delicious mature bordeaux.
Cedar, small cherries, balsam, firewood, mocha, still some heat. Cloying tannins, black fruit on the finish. Extremely drinkable, more so than recent bottles of 2000 and 2005. Not as complex, but at a very fair price, worth enjoying now.
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One of the notes below hits it perfectly. Classy old-school chianti with power and elegance. Excellent QPR. I've had this in fine restaurants and with tuesday night ziti and it excels in both settings.
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Have had this a couple times. Very good value. Round. Buttery, decent bit of vanilla and lemon curd. Hints of green apple. Greener and lightly herbal on the finish with enough acidity to keep it fresh, but still a rich wine. Each bottle has had a slight touch of oxidation, which I don't mind, but worth noting. Very good with seafood or fish in cream sauces.
Enjoyable.
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1996 Château Pavie Macquin
6/22/2016 - nba1017 wrote: 90 Points
Silly to compare this to newer bottles of PM. Having said that, delicious mature bordeaux.
Cedar, small cherries, balsam, firewood, mocha, still some heat. Cloying tannins, black fruit on the finish. Extremely drinkable, more so than recent bottles of 2000 and 2005. Not as complex, but at a very fair price, worth enjoying now.
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2006 Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva Badia a Passignano
5/14/2016 - nba1017 Likes this wine: 92 Points
One of the notes below hits it perfectly. Classy old-school chianti with power and elegance. Excellent QPR. I've had this in fine restaurants and with tuesday night ziti and it excels in both settings.
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2011 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot
4/11/2016 - nba1017 wrote: 91 Points
Have had this a couple times. Very good value. Round. Buttery, decent bit of vanilla and lemon curd. Hints of green apple. Greener and lightly herbal on the finish with enough acidity to keep it fresh, but still a rich wine. Each bottle has had a slight touch of oxidation, which I don't mind, but worth noting. Very good with seafood or fish in cream sauces.
Enjoyable.
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