Similar to my note from 2022. It is smooth but reticent. I wonder if this will ever be a generous wine like many of the 2009 Bdx. Time will tell. Hold if you can.
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A little disjointed on palate but evolved nose with some tertiary aromas. Pronounced oak still but the wine seems to be fully mature. Followed over 1,5 hrs in glass.
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Tenth bottle from two full cases purchased en primeur from a reputable Dutch merchant. Pristine bottle, not decanted as it did not seem to need it. Showing well, and holding up well on the second day. Black fruit, lead pencil, flowers and cream, blonde tobacco, good weight (14% ABV) and freshness, finely grained tannins, minty finish with very good length. Drinking well now and over the next decade.
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Odd and disjoint showing. I can't discount low level TCA. Seemed a bit hot. Tasting from the open bottle the next day, it has come together a little bit more but still seems to have elements that aren't in harmony, but there is some depth to the fruit. I'll wait a few years and try again.
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Meyney was my first left bank 2009' Bordeaux a few weeks ago and it delivered well, so I had to try another 2009er. Gave it 4 hours of air in a decanter. Perfect bottle, perfect cork. The nose was fresh, dark, with menthol and some cigar box. On the palate there were black fruits again, but not too much of them. The tannins are silky, overall-impression is very smooth, but the longer you have it in your glass, the more the tannins start to dry out. The wine doesn't develope in the glass, the first glass was the best. It even starts to decline, cause the tannins start to "bite" and cover your tongue till there is nothing left than a silky curtain... 92 points in the nose and at the beginning, 90 points at the end, 91 pts. overall.
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(Château Lafon-Rochet) Dark red violet color; tart currant, menthol nose; tart currant, menthol palate; for early drinking; medium finish 88+ points
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3/26/2024 - O'Meara wrote:
Similar to my note from 2022. It is smooth but reticent. I wonder if this will ever be a generous wine like many of the 2009 Bdx. Time will tell. Hold if you can.
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3/25/2024 - steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 89 Points
A little disjointed on palate but evolved nose with some tertiary aromas. Pronounced oak still but the wine seems to be fully mature. Followed over 1,5 hrs in glass.
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3/9/2024 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Tenth bottle from two full cases purchased en primeur from a reputable Dutch merchant. Pristine bottle, not decanted as it did not seem to need it. Showing well, and holding up well on the second day. Black fruit, lead pencil, flowers and cream, blonde tobacco, good weight (14% ABV) and freshness, finely grained tannins, minty finish with very good length. Drinking well now and over the next decade.
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1/26/2024 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 87 Points
Odd and disjoint showing. I can't discount low level TCA. Seemed a bit hot. Tasting from the open bottle the next day, it has come together a little bit more but still seems to have elements that aren't in harmony, but there is some depth to the fruit. I'll wait a few years and try again.
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1/14/2024 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 91 Points
Meyney was my first left bank 2009' Bordeaux a few weeks ago and it delivered well, so I had to try another 2009er. Gave it 4 hours of air in a decanter. Perfect bottle, perfect cork. The nose was fresh, dark, with menthol and some cigar box. On the palate there were black fruits again, but not too much of them. The tannins are silky, overall-impression is very smooth, but the longer you have it in your glass, the more the tannins start to dry out. The wine doesn't develope in the glass, the first glass was the best. It even starts to decline, cause the tannins start to "bite" and cover your tongue till there is nothing left than a silky curtain...
92 points in the nose and at the beginning, 90 points at the end, 91 pts. overall.
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