One of 2023 highlights. Another generous treat from a friend. Decanted for 2 hours and drank after dinner. Love the nose. Extremely elegant and silky smooth. One of the best.
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Served blind. Opened by Allred. 2nd time I have had this wine. Deep purple color. This was still rather tight and likely needs more time to show better. Notes of plums, leather, pepper and black cherries. Round finish. Other vintages I've had include the 1985, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2009 and 2010. The best was the 2009. 93 points.
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4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Blind. Similar to wine I, with chocolate and dark fruit qualities, with the addition of saddle leather and mocha. Long finish. Not as expressive as previous examples but still lush and forward and very enjoyable.
This was decanted for about two hours then rebottled, poured around four and a half hours after the cork was pulled.
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Drank with Chad and Nicole. Delicious for sure, but this particular bottle took second fiddle to a 1996 Lynch Bages and a 2010 Clos des Papes CDP, both of which were considerably less expensive. This was also definitively inferior to the 2006 vintage that we had a week before. Tannins were well resolved and still had considerable residual dark black and purple fruit, seemingly ready to drink now. Not complaining here, but honestly this bottle underperformed given the high expectations... maybe just a matter of bottle variation. Will drink my one remaining bottle in 2-5 years.
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12/29/2023 - chialuvwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
One of 2023 highlights. Another generous treat from a friend. Decanted for 2 hours and drank after dinner. Love the nose. Extremely elegant and silky smooth. One of the best.
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5/21/2023 - debrawco Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent. Full bodied, mellow, no tannin.
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5/4/2023 - Vino Me wrote: 93 Points
Served blind. Opened by Allred. 2nd time I have had this wine. Deep purple color. This was still rather tight and likely needs more time to show better. Notes of plums, leather, pepper and black cherries. Round finish. Other vintages I've had include the 1985, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2009 and 2010. The best was the 2009. 93 points.
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4/29/2023 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Blind. Similar to wine I, with chocolate and dark fruit qualities, with the addition of saddle leather and mocha. Long finish. Not as expressive as previous examples but still lush and forward and very enjoyable.
This was decanted for about two hours then rebottled, poured around four and a half hours after the cork was pulled.
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4/13/2023 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank with Chad and Nicole. Delicious for sure, but this particular bottle took second fiddle to a 1996 Lynch Bages and a 2010 Clos des Papes CDP, both of which were considerably less expensive. This was also definitively inferior to the 2006 vintage that we had a week before. Tannins were well resolved and still had considerable residual dark black and purple fruit, seemingly ready to drink now. Not complaining here, but honestly this bottle underperformed given the high expectations... maybe just a matter of bottle variation. Will drink my one remaining bottle in 2-5 years.
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