2000 Château d'Aiguilhe

Community Tasting Notes (161) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  2/4/2024 - DH90 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This proved to be an amazing bottle of this wine. It had deep garnet color with almost no evidence of aging despite its 20+ years. The palate was redolent with dark berry fruits (Merlot) and spiced red fruit with a hint of cinnamon (C. franc). It was rich and full on the palate with great length. Very impressive effort for this Cotes de Castillon wine. Another crowd pleaser!

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  2/9/2023 - WojteG Likes this wine: 93 Points

  To all distinguished and noble members of this great site: this 22 years old wine is fine, alive and delicious!
  Let's drink Merlot on this beautiful Thursday (it was sunny, windless day, -2°C now). This time my Merlot is not from St.Emilion, but from its close neighbor - Cotes de Castillon. First - 22 years old wine with lovely ruby color!
  Second - intense, sweet aromas of black currant, blackberry. Also a lot of coffee and some licorice.
  Nice creamy texture! Taste: blackberry, blackcurrant, red currant, black chocolate and strong flavors of black coffee.
  Matter of fact - coffee is everywhere! I like coffee in a wine... but for my personal taste, there is too much coffee here. By the way: 80% Merlot, 20% CF.
  Acidity is very friendly, tannins very weak. Finish - pretty long, but soft with black fruits, red currant and gentle spice.
  It's hard to complain about 22 years old wine, that in my opinion hold its 'spirit' high and alive, especially when the price I paid was €27
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  I started drinking the third glass of this wine and it seems that everything is the same, but beautifully arranged. Like dominoes in a winning game. In a word: balance, balance, balance.
  Other word: pleasure, pleasure, pleasure
  Well, well, well: tannins suddenly appeared out of nowhere, which is of course positive news. Therefore, the wine becomes much livelier, more interesting, with a longer finish.
  Simply put - delicious juice
  Upgraded from 91 to 93 pts.
  Uncomplicated, but very delicious juice

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  1/9/2023 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  From Magnum. This wine came around pretty quickly even in this format. Some blueberry and modest chocolate notes with a mid palate and finish of slightly tart raspberries and a touch of green beans. Silky smooth. Interesting. Well balanced.

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  12/25/2022 - DH90 wrote: 92 Points

  Good color--deep garnet. Deep rich fruit with hints of cinnamon. Nicely balanced with brisk acidity. Red Cabernet franc fruit was prominent. Very satisfying on the palate although a slightly short finish. This is drinking very well right now.

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  6/6/2022 - Tao wrote: 91 Points

  Dark ruby red in colour! Extravagant nose of riped black cherries fruit, drinking very well at the moment, for those who bought it in the En-Primeur market, the return is simply sensational, really worth the wait!

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