Le Bilboquet Holiday Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Tasted at Somm Guild of ATL Holiday dinner @ Le Bilboquet. Paired with Steak and Frites. Realy nice showing! Drank alongside four other Napa cabs / Bordeaux blends. Brad - heavypourwine.com
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Drank this over three evenings. On the first, it was like a grumpy friend wearing black at an 80s party, with a The Fall T-shirt, complaining about the Human League the DJ was playing - you think - come on, loosen up! Well, it only did so on the third evening, revealing some reasonably attractive dark fruit, but still very reserved and tannic. Not my favourite Lanessan, this is for those who like them dark and broody. My cellar is cold, so perhaps not representative, but for me this needs at least another three years, possibly more. The only concern is the cork - a sort of short Diam, probably responsible for the slightly low level in spite of perfect cellaring conditions since purchase.
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The aromatics of this are terrific and classically Bordeaux. But either it needs more time to overcome its disjointed palate or it’s overwhelmed by brett. With air the ashiness subsides somewhat. For now it’s more impressive than enjoyable.
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(Château Lanessan) Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; nice tart cassis, slightly herbaceous nose with a hint of smoke; silky textured, tart cassis and mineral palate; medium finish
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12/19/2023 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Le Bilboquet Holiday Dinner (Atlanta, GA): Tasted at Somm Guild of ATL Holiday dinner @ Le Bilboquet. Paired with Steak and Frites. Realy nice showing! Drank alongside four other Napa cabs / Bordeaux blends. Brad - heavypourwine.com
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12/16/2023 - Julian Marshall wrote: 90 Points
Drank this over three evenings. On the first, it was like a grumpy friend wearing black at an 80s party, with a The Fall T-shirt, complaining about the Human League the DJ was playing - you think - come on, loosen up!
Well, it only did so on the third evening, revealing some reasonably attractive dark fruit, but still very reserved and tannic.
Not my favourite Lanessan, this is for those who like them dark and broody.
My cellar is cold, so perhaps not representative, but for me this needs at least another three years, possibly more.
The only concern is the cork - a sort of short Diam, probably responsible for the slightly low level in spite of perfect cellaring conditions since purchase.
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10/1/2023 - Hschmitz Likes this wine: 91 Points
holder flot - flot Bordeaux til prisen,
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9/16/2023 - Eaglet93 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious
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8/11/2023 - VDLT Wine wrote:
The aromatics of this are terrific and classically Bordeaux. But either it needs more time to overcome its disjointed palate or it’s overwhelmed by brett. With air the ashiness subsides somewhat. For now it’s more impressive than enjoyable.
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