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2009 Château Lilian Ladouys
3/2/2024 - swiftr Likes this wine: 88 Points
First bottle opened of a case of 12. Lots of deposit, fairly solid. Pleasant fruity nose, rich sweet fruit on the palate with soft tannins. Not complex (yet?) but a very enjoyable modern style Bordeaux. Might develop further though it will be hard to resist the luscious fruit.
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2000 Château Haut-Batailley
2/1/2024 - swiftr Likes this wine: 89 Points
Soft tannins, lovely sweet fruit & aroma, not very complex or deep but pure pleasure. A classic mid-weight claret of traditional style.
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
1/15/2024 - swiftr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Great relief since the previous bottle a couple of months ago was disappointing—dried out and uninteresting. I sadly rejected it in favour of a good 2001 bottle. This one, from the same 1998 case, was every bit as excellent as it should be. The cork was in good condition, though saturated all the way to the capsule. Lots of deposit on decanting—best to keep it vertical for a while before. Wonderfully attractive nose coming out of the glass. Then really complex, rich, elegant darkish fruit, very long, exactly what I hope for in a great Beaucastel. Notably better than even the very good but relatively simple, or perhaps immature 2001 as far as I can remember it. Seven bottles left and evidently no hurry to drink them if I can restrain myself.
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