Wonderful wine. Big and well balanced with lots of fruit, cherry, vanilla. I did not decant it, instead kept the bottle open to let it evolve further slowly during the course of the evening, which it did beautifully. Excellent until the last sip.
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I opened this about an hour before dinner and then let it evolve in the glass during dinner. Aroma was very funky, almost all barnyard/manure. Hint of cherry, vanilla and tobacco but really dominated by barnyard. The palate however was actually quite pleasant. The barnyard was still there but it was very smooth, still decent acidity and tannins almost completely resolved but enough left to give some structure. The flavor profile wasn’t great on its own, but with braised short ribs and mashed potatoes it was actually quite nice. The barnyard was more in the background, there was definitely a little fruit left along with tobacco. With the food there was also a nice sweetness mid palate. I would say this must be right at the end of its life but if you like old wine with mostly tertiary flavors it’s still enjoyable.
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(Gruaud Larose) Classic nose of Gruaud funk and a supple. silky palate. Tannins were not intrusive and this was very harmonious. Not outrageously rich but drinking great now and a classic GL.
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4/4/2024 - ShakenNotStirred Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wonderful wine. Big and well balanced with lots of fruit, cherry, vanilla. I did not decant it, instead kept the bottle open to let it evolve further slowly during the course of the evening, which it did beautifully. Excellent until the last sip.
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4/2/2024 - The Wine Monkeys wrote: flawed
Corked
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3/31/2024 - alamoave Likes this wine: 92 Points
From magnum. Decanted for an hour. Delicious. Drink now.
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3/4/2024 - Mleh wrote: 88 Points
I opened this about an hour before dinner and then let it evolve in the glass during dinner. Aroma was very funky, almost all barnyard/manure. Hint of cherry, vanilla and tobacco but really dominated by barnyard. The palate however was actually quite pleasant. The barnyard was still there but it was very smooth, still decent acidity and tannins almost completely resolved but enough left to give some structure. The flavor profile wasn’t great on its own, but with braised short ribs and mashed potatoes it was actually quite nice. The barnyard was more in the background, there was definitely a little fruit left along with tobacco. With the food there was also a nice sweetness mid palate. I would say this must be right at the end of its life but if you like old wine with mostly tertiary flavors it’s still enjoyable.
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1/31/2024 - Ppavlicek Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lots of green grassy notes on the nose followed by purple fruits. Still has some life left.
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