The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, blackberry, forest floor, stoniness, medium toast, oak, vanilla and rose. It tastes like blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, plum, forest floor, stoniness, tobacco, bell pepper and cool/menthol. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
A really nice wine for the price point. Very classic Ste Emillion characteristics.
92 - pretty darn good but nothing that blows my mind. Definitely a weekly drinking wine.
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On the nose: pouring this out of the bottle was an experience of itself with huge aroma of blackberries and strawberries. Big time pencil shavings in the glass and a sweet deep earthiness to show a bit of its age.
On the palate:
Out of the bottle: very hot with a green red fruit and big smooth tannins balanced out with an acidity that cuts through the ripe fruit and around the back of the palate. Followed by a long earthy finish. Starts like a new world ends like an old.
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On the nose: raspberry, strawberry, graphite/pencil shavings, vanillin, light sweetness of a jam.
On the palate out of the bottle Strawberry, blueberry, vanilla, stone, green oakiness.
20 minutes in the glass: acidic blueberry and raspberry balances out the silky tannins and heat that is still on the wine. Slight bitterness reminiscent of chocolate. Pencil shaving. Very long strawberry finish. At least 15 seconds.
30 Min decant w/French onion soup. More acidity and strawberry is almost candy-like with deep earthy flavors lingering on the finish but still cool. Finish lasts forever. Texture like a 2% milk, not quite whole milk!
60 minute decant after a Broccoli Parmesan dish: gained even more balance with all the above integrated to a harmonious wine. Gained a bit of a savory note and dropped the greenness. Absolutely singing. Drink it after an hour decant in my opinion.
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2018 Château Barde-Haut
6/18/2023 - ashawswim20 wrote: 92 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, blackberry, forest floor, stoniness, medium toast, oak, vanilla and rose. It tastes like blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, plum, forest floor, stoniness, tobacco, bell pepper and cool/menthol. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
A really nice wine for the price point. Very classic Ste Emillion characteristics.
92 - pretty darn good but nothing that blows my mind. Definitely a weekly drinking wine.
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2015 Château Troplong Mondot
1/17/2023 - ashawswim20 wrote:
Slightly brick rush red color
On the nose: pouring this out of the bottle was an experience of itself with huge aroma of blackberries and strawberries. Big time pencil shavings in the glass and a sweet deep earthiness to show a bit of its age.
On the palate:
Out of the bottle: very hot with a green red fruit and big smooth tannins balanced out with an acidity that cuts through the ripe fruit and around the back of the palate. Followed by a long earthy finish. Starts like a new world ends like an old.
30 minute decant:
90 minute decant:
2 he decant:
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2016 Château La Conseillante
1/14/2023 - ashawswim20 Likes this wine: 95 Points
On the nose: raspberry, strawberry, graphite/pencil shavings, vanillin, light sweetness of a jam.
On the palate out of the bottle Strawberry, blueberry, vanilla, stone, green oakiness.
20 minutes in the glass: acidic blueberry and raspberry balances out the silky tannins and heat that is still on the wine. Slight bitterness reminiscent of chocolate. Pencil shaving. Very long strawberry finish. At least 15 seconds.
30 Min decant w/French onion soup. More acidity and strawberry is almost candy-like with deep earthy flavors lingering on the finish but still cool. Finish lasts forever. Texture like a 2% milk, not quite whole milk!
60 minute decant after a Broccoli Parmesan dish: gained even more balance with all the above integrated to a harmonious wine. Gained a bit of a savory note and dropped the greenness. Absolutely singing. Drink it after an hour decant in my opinion.
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