1981 Château Bel-Air Lagrave

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 86.5 points

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  7/31/1999 - Zweder wrote: 86 Points

  In fact the same note as 5 months ago. I forgot to mention then there is good acidity and black fruit, but a little too less elegance.

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  2/15/1999 - Zweder wrote: 86 Points

  Full bodied and juicy cassis with still enough tannin. The wine is mature now and offering a good bite. It is a pity that behind the load of young tannin from the past is not the complexity I hoped it would have. Nevertheless; still a very pleasant and good wine. Can easily age a few more years.

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  2/21/1987 - Zweder wrote: 88 Points

  The wine is still dark purple. The bouquet is pure and with firm dark cassis, but promises a wine which is still locked. And that is correct; the wine is still harsh and much too young. There is a lot of tannin that needs to melt, but the taste is broad and the finish is quite long, so it will probably be ok on the long term. So give it time; another 5 – 8 years at least.

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