The nose featured increasingly bright red fruits, going towards juicy cherries, raspberry, a cool streak of premium vanilla, slight VA, sweet soil and green pepper. So classical, fantastic complexity without being a show off.
Dark palate, at first a bit pointy, lacks perhaps some mid palate volume. Here I found blueberry, coffee, leather and a touch of VA as well with a very long finish.
High class stuff 96+
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Opened at Octavium in HK. Slow-oxed for several hours before being served as the fourth in a flight.
This was fantastic! WOTN for me, just slightly edging the '00 Cheval served before it. A bit more intensity on the nose, hints more red fruit, but also more tannic at this stage and slightly more grippy, as befitting the age and vintage. Still, going down velvety smooth as you'd expect from CB. Absolute class.
I think there's upside here, with potential to climb an extra point. Leave it for another 3+ years and see where it's at, but there's enough stuffing here to last another decade at least and still retain most primary notes. A real treat to drink.
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The Papies join the 13,000 Tasting Notes Club (Paris, France): Decanted and really needs it at this stage. This wine is like you are in 1801 and u just met 5yr old Mozart. Mind blown , but also you are like wait , what happens in 5,10, 20 years . And that’s exactly it , as exceptional as this wine is now in its youth , perfect rich fruit, still mostly primary it is a case of where this goes and could well be a perfect wine in 10years . For now a 96-97 and what a joy! Pointless to discuss more.
Vertical from 1966 to 2014 at Wine Watch: slightly medicinal, high-toned nose. Huge concentration, rich, ripe fruit though still tannic. This was a favourite of many at the tasting though for me, it lacked some freshness & elegance but has great potential to improve and be something special in the future.
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1/1/2024 - Hugo Hilde Likes this wine: 96 Points
Bordeaux + Napa pirates (Tøyen, Oslo): Slow oxed 5 hours
The nose featured increasingly bright red fruits, going towards juicy cherries, raspberry, a cool streak of premium vanilla, slight VA, sweet soil and green pepper. So classical, fantastic complexity without being a show off.
Dark palate, at first a bit pointy, lacks perhaps some mid palate volume. Here I found blueberry, coffee, leather and a touch of VA as well with a very long finish.
High class stuff
96+
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11/16/2023 - oxwombat Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opened at Octavium in HK. Slow-oxed for several hours before being served as the fourth in a flight.
This was fantastic! WOTN for me, just slightly edging the '00 Cheval served before it. A bit more intensity on the nose, hints more red fruit, but also more tannic at this stage and slightly more grippy, as befitting the age and vintage. Still, going down velvety smooth as you'd expect from CB. Absolute class.
I think there's upside here, with potential to climb an extra point. Leave it for another 3+ years and see where it's at, but there's enough stuffing here to last another decade at least and still retain most primary notes. A real treat to drink.
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10/13/2023 - Papies wrote: 96 Points
The Papies join the 13,000 Tasting Notes Club (Paris, France): Decanted and really needs it at this stage.
This wine is like you are in 1801 and u just met 5yr old Mozart. Mind blown , but also you are like wait , what happens in 5,10, 20 years . And that’s exactly it , as exceptional as this wine is now in its youth , perfect rich fruit, still mostly primary it is a case of where this goes and could well be a perfect wine in 10years . For now a 96-97 and what a joy! Pointless to discuss more.
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8/19/2023 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Good, if not a wow.
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4/3/2023 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 94 Points
Vertical from 1966 to 2014 at Wine Watch: slightly medicinal, high-toned nose. Huge concentration, rich, ripe fruit though still tannic. This was a favourite of many at the tasting though for me, it lacked some freshness & elegance but has great potential to improve and be something special in the future.
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