Another 2004 horizontal (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Same bottle as SimonG, rather than the other notes from this day. Rather brightly-fruited nose, with some graphite coming through. Fresh, elegant and juicily red-fruited on the palate, with a herbal side and a touch of espresso. A compelling wine, and much improved from a bottle I had five years ago. To our surprise, everyone preferred this to the Baron.
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Jonathan’s 2004 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): This had a lovely classic claret nose with dark fruit and smoky mineral notes. Medium/full bodied, mouth-filling dark fruits on entry, fine tannins, fresh acids, harmonious and long with some savoury meaty notes coming through on the finish. Lovely.
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Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Lovely cassis fruit here, plus smoked meat, cedar and pencil lead, this is nicely balanced and quite classical, albeit perhaps less immediately dusty old school desk Pauillac than I was expecting. It's a bit more alive and vibrant than this, youth still on its side. Good bottle, solid and enjoyable, plenty of time in hand.
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Jonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Beautifully dense ruby. Vibrant. More focused than the PB alongside. Good depth of cassis.cool with a hint of cedar. More restraint here. Opening nicely. A sense of tautness cf the PB. Sorry not to own any of this. ****
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(Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac) Overdelivering for its rank and vintage, this is a stunning wine that rivals the more highly rated 2005. It will easily keep for a decade or more, but is enormously enjoyable now, with richly concentrated cassis and cedar flavors and a supple, integrated structure. Hot Picks
(Château Pontet-Canet) Cassis, blueberry nose; plush cassis, plum palate with good acidity; medium finish
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4/15/2024 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another 2004 horizontal (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Same bottle as SimonG, rather than the other notes from this day. Rather brightly-fruited nose, with some graphite coming through. Fresh, elegant and juicily red-fruited on the palate, with a herbal side and a touch of espresso. A compelling wine, and much improved from a bottle I had five years ago. To our surprise, everyone preferred this to the Baron.
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4/15/2024 - Paul D wrote: 92 Points
Jonathan’s 2004 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor, Guildhall, London): This had a lovely classic claret nose with dark fruit and smoky mineral notes. Medium/full bodied, mouth-filling dark fruits on entry, fine tannins, fresh acids, harmonious and long with some savoury meaty notes coming through on the finish. Lovely.
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4/15/2024 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bordeaux 2004 20 years on Part 2 (Hawksmoor Guildhall): Lovely cassis fruit here, plus smoked meat, cedar and pencil lead, this is nicely balanced and quite classical, albeit perhaps less immediately dusty old school desk Pauillac than I was expecting. It's a bit more alive and vibrant than this, youth still on its side. Good bottle, solid and enjoyable, plenty of time in hand.
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4/15/2024 - Vinumming & Ahhing Likes this wine: 92 Points
Jonathan's 2004 Bordeaux Check In (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London, UK): Pungent summer greenhouse with ripe tomato leaf. Rich and smoky with hints of cinnamon syrup sone earthiness and just a hint of All Bran cereal. Really good stuff.
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4/15/2024 - SimonG wrote: 92 Points
Jonathan’s/Nick’s 04 Bordeaux (Hawksmoor Guildhall, London): Beautifully dense ruby. Vibrant. More focused than the PB alongside. Good depth of cassis.cool with a hint of cedar. More restraint here. Opening nicely. A sense of tautness cf the PB. Sorry not to own any of this. ****
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