1945 Château Nenin

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 82.5 points

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  7/17/2022 - Cailles wrote: flawed

  16 Mature Bordeaux Magnums 1945/47/55/59 (+Unico): Three 1945s, all from magnum. Winner was the Gruaud Larose (94+ pts) which showed very classic with all telltale aromatics, an impeccable structure, good tension, just missing a touch of complexity. Still young-ish, this was like the little brother of the 1982. Next was the Margaux (92 pts) which showed so elegant and ethereal but lost its structural integrity some time ago. The Nenin (NR) was unfortunately corked but showed impressively powerful underneath.
  
  TN: Corked. But the underneath the wine was incredibly powerful, intense and quite complex. Too bad is was corked. I got the feeling that this bottle could have had a chance to edge out the Margaux and Gruaud Larose 1945 magnums we had in the same flight.
  
  Decanting: Double decanted 2+ hours before the tasting.

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  7/2/2022 - sirpat00 Does not like this wine: 75 Points

  Richter Magnum Rarity Tasting (Zunfthaus zur Waag, Zurich): Tasted at a grand magnum rarities tasting hosted by a merchant and collector in Zurich. Most bottles were Bordeaux from the 40s and 50s. The top 3 wines 1. Cheval Blanc 1955 (98), 2. Ausone 1959 (97), 3. Haut-Brion 1955 (95). Full list of wines sorted by score and additional observations included in the tasting story.
  
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  Came across corked initially with cardboard and cellar must. But there was some nice intensity to it with a ripe fruit and some savory overlays. Unfortunately while probably not corked after all, this was end of life with pretty much only acidity left on the palate.

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  7/2/2022 - G_H wrote: 90 Points

  Annual Richter All-Magnum Extravaganza: Started out slightly stinky then developed better with air, but the stink came back. The 90 points was at that high middle moment. There it showed malty and cola notes, with an intense acidity and a hint of sweetness.

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