Day 1: the wine needs time! First sip was very acid-driven. No fruit, ironic. - put away for 2 hours. Then the wine was ready. Fresh, polished nose of wet stone, bell pepper, kardamom. Got better with every sip Kept up 1/2 of the bottle for the next day (cooled in the frige) Day 2: the wine even improved. Beautiful and expressive nose with the same impression as day 1. Mouthfeel was smooth, melted tannins.
Overall a beautiful nice wine that was very good, but not great. Very Saint-Estephe-typical! Good Quality/Price-Range! Think it will improve with age. Keep or drink, but then you have to let it breathe for hours!!! 91++
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A little better than two years ago. More resolved. Youthful maturity, classic mellow Bordeaux with plenty of bramble and red fruits. Everything in balance. Solid wine.
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Leather and tobacco with notes of plum and blackberry. Tannins are medium, mostly from the grapes. Acidity is medium. Mouthfeel is medium-light. Overall, it drinks well and seems like it has peaked.
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1/7/2024 - GAET Likes this wine: 92 Points
la meilleure bue à ce jour
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12/6/2023 - Chrysostomus Likes this wine: 91 Points
Day 1: the wine needs time! First sip was very acid-driven. No fruit, ironic. - put away for 2 hours. Then the wine was ready. Fresh, polished nose of wet stone, bell pepper, kardamom. Got better with every sip
Kept up 1/2 of the bottle for the next day (cooled in the frige)
Day 2: the wine even improved. Beautiful and expressive nose with the same impression as day 1. Mouthfeel was smooth, melted tannins.
Overall a beautiful nice wine that was very good, but not great. Very Saint-Estephe-typical! Good Quality/Price-Range! Think it will improve with age. Keep or drink, but then you have to let it breathe for hours!!! 91++
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7/22/2023 - kevin h wrote: 90 Points
A little better than two years ago. More resolved. Youthful maturity, classic mellow Bordeaux with plenty of bramble and red fruits. Everything in balance. Solid wine.
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7/2/2022 - sboyle Likes this wine: 91 Points
Leather and tobacco with notes of plum and blackberry. Tannins are medium, mostly from the grapes. Acidity is medium. Mouthfeel is medium-light. Overall, it drinks well and seems like it has peaked.
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1/8/2022 - Dj6544 wrote:
As before. Delicious. At its peak now, it will probably stay there for a number of years.
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