Was hoping for better. The fruit was not bright, tannins not silky smooth. Finish was rather astringent with a prune edge. At 15 years, I truly doubt this wine has more to show. If it were blossoming, I would see hints by now. I have another bottle so here is hoping to bottle variation. Disappointing St Emillion. I detected no merlot in this wine although obviously it is there. Stored in a stand alone cellar since arrival.
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Another really nice bottle of this. This bottle seems almost peak-drinking, but it will not fall off the table any time soon. Open, radiant and giving, slightly richer style, but really works nicely here. I would probably drink this over the next 5-10 years or so.
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Weird purplish ruby. Black fruit pie nose with some alcohol fumes. Hot, extracted, loads of dark fruit. More drinkable on day two but still not that great.
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Just lovely. Had with friends. Decanted one hour before first pour. Everything you want: great nose, interesting darkish fruit, lovely medium to fine grained tannins, and a delightful finish. Will last a couple more years but glad we opened this one.
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4/22/2024 - unc0rked wrote: 88 Points
Was hoping for better. The fruit was not bright, tannins not silky smooth. Finish was rather astringent with a prune edge. At 15 years, I truly doubt this wine has more to show. If it were blossoming, I would see hints by now. I have another bottle so here is hoping to bottle variation. Disappointing St Emillion. I detected no merlot in this wine although obviously it is there. Stored in a stand alone cellar since arrival.
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2/7/2024 - bobbylion Likes this wine: 92 Points
7 months later and this is much more ready. Really a proper claret with all the gentleness and finesse of SE.
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2/3/2024 - NostraBacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another really nice bottle of this. This bottle seems almost peak-drinking, but it will not fall off the table any time soon. Open, radiant and giving, slightly richer style, but really works nicely here. I would probably drink this over the next 5-10 years or so.
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1/6/2024 - kronfeld wrote:
Weird purplish ruby. Black fruit pie nose with some alcohol fumes. Hot, extracted, loads of dark fruit. More drinkable on day two but still not that great.
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11/23/2023 - jroberts86 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Just lovely. Had with friends. Decanted one hour before first pour. Everything you want: great nose, interesting darkish fruit, lovely medium to fine grained tannins, and a delightful finish. Will last a couple more years but glad we opened this one.
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