Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Burwood): From Coravin. Cold earth, brambles backed by very slight blackcurrant, sous bois, leather, cedar, cigar box, slight cream, the fruit is slightly dried out; a touch raisin. On the palate the tannins are wonderfully grippy, powdery and savoury; just the right side of bitter, the fruit fresher than the nose implies showing brambles over blackcurrant, those earthy sous bois notes are here as well. Yum.
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Perhaps an imbibed decision to open this after a bottle of Morey-Saint-Denis at dinner, but after reading about the vinification changes Château Branaire-Ducru have undergone since the 1990s, I was eager to try a bottle from that period. Enjoying many of the bottles I've tried from the 1995 vintage, it was a no-brainer when I saw this bottle for sale and that confidence was rewarded after a 30 minute decant last night. The 1995 Château Branaire-Ducru opened up wonderfully, drinking younger than anticipated and boasting a lot of power over the course of two hours. The nose medlied lots of classic Bordeaux qualities as blackcurrants, cigar box, pencil shavings and a hint of smoke all came together. The fruit was singing as the upfront was packed with blackberries and even a hint of rhubarb before the mid-palate moved into a backbone of cedar wood, licorice and a hint of earthiness. The power of this bottle was well represented in the finish as notes of crème de cassis and meatiness came across an elongated finish that boasted racy acidity.
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Coravin fun - Caronne Ste Gemme and Branaire Ducru (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Leather, blackcurrant, a little cigar box, gentlemen's club, spice, fresh earth. Medium plus intensity acidity, black fruits, meaty underpin, tannins are drying, coarse flour textured and slightly woody, and persist long with the fruit…perhaps they are slightly too big for the fruit in fact. Pleasant enough
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5/16/2024 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Burwood): From Coravin. Cold earth, brambles backed by very slight blackcurrant, sous bois, leather, cedar, cigar box, slight cream, the fruit is slightly dried out; a touch raisin. On the palate the tannins are wonderfully grippy, powdery and savoury; just the right side of bitter, the fruit fresher than the nose implies showing brambles over blackcurrant, those earthy sous bois notes are here as well. Yum.
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5/14/2024 - Sagan99 Likes this wine: 90 Points
TBD
Dry
Body medium+
Alcohol
Acid medium-
Viscosity/Mouthfeel
Tannins medium-
Finish medium 30s+, ends abruptly
CS
M
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% abv
PS Drink The Rainbow!
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4/24/2024 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 94 Points
Perhaps an imbibed decision to open this after a bottle of Morey-Saint-Denis at dinner, but after reading about the vinification changes Château Branaire-Ducru have undergone since the 1990s, I was eager to try a bottle from that period. Enjoying many of the bottles I've tried from the 1995 vintage, it was a no-brainer when I saw this bottle for sale and that confidence was rewarded after a 30 minute decant last night. The 1995 Château Branaire-Ducru opened up wonderfully, drinking younger than anticipated and boasting a lot of power over the course of two hours. The nose medlied lots of classic Bordeaux qualities as blackcurrants, cigar box, pencil shavings and a hint of smoke all came together. The fruit was singing as the upfront was packed with blackberries and even a hint of rhubarb before the mid-palate moved into a backbone of cedar wood, licorice and a hint of earthiness. The power of this bottle was well represented in the finish as notes of crème de cassis and meatiness came across an elongated finish that boasted racy acidity.
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11/22/2023 - paulst Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lean fruit; some light blackberry and earth; textured; elegant finish.
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4/12/2023 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - Caronne Ste Gemme and Branaire Ducru (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Leather, blackcurrant, a little cigar box, gentlemen's club, spice, fresh earth. Medium plus intensity acidity, black fruits, meaty underpin, tannins are drying, coarse flour textured and slightly woody, and persist long with the fruit…perhaps they are slightly too big for the fruit in fact. Pleasant enough
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