2008 Château Clos St. Martin

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  8/16/2023 - timbo9313 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  OWC from UK and stored in HongKong since... my last bottle. Capsule label and shoulder were all great. Intact dry cork. Crimson and bricking color and young. Decant for 30 mins with moderate residual. Nose was nice Cassie is smooth, hint of pencil , Cheery and very nice balanced plum and olive. some medium. Still developing ... another 5 years easily. 92+

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  1/27/2023 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:

  A really pleasant Bordeaux that was still quite young

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  1/21/2023 - Renevin Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nez au départ mentholé avec des notes de cuir. En bouche c est moyennement corsé, les tanins sont souples. Un peu carré . Belle longueur, finale sur des notes de cuir. Beaucoup moins évolué que celui bu en juin. À revoir dans 2-3 ans

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  6/19/2022 - Renevin Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Vin qui est évolué. Nez terreux, grange. En bouche tout est bien fondu. Ampleur et longueur moyenne. À boire

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  2/14/2022 - Julian Marshall wrote: 89 Points

  I wasn't sure what to expect since I have never tried a Clos St.Martin before, but NM's description of green notes left me fairly hopeful that it wouldn't be an oaky fruit bomb.
  As it turned out, it was neither green nor oaky, nor really to my taste.
  
  The nose is quite attractive, with dark cherry and spring flowers, perhaps a hint of violet too. The attack is quite rich and arresting, but this is definitely not a fruit bomb: the initial impression is of dark cherry, which morphs quickly into sour cherry. It's very high pitched, right at the top of the palate and there's a bass line missing to give it better grounding. The finish is a little tannic still, but also a little hot and features a big dollop of kirsch. I've had worse but I've had a lot better too.
  Each to their own!

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