1979 Château Chasse-Spleen

Community Tasting Notes (13) Median Score: 91 points

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  12/25/2019 - LorenzoIlMagnifico Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Lovely old Bordeau. Complex nose showing no individual varietal character. Smoky taste. Still has some tannin so should be good for a few more years. Solid structure through everything.

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  5/24/2019 - PDavisMarble wrote: 92 Points

  Wow. Cork was perfect. Crimson with only a slight hint of bricking. Very little sediment, poured and began tasting almost immediately. This was a revelation. A wine that was definitely not intended to last 40 years has aged beautifully. A light floral nose emerged after the initial slightly musty, vegetal notes. Some fruit -- dried currants and a bit of plum. Rose hip and spices. Elegant with a medium long finish.

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  5/28/2017 - PDavisMarble wrote: 91 Points

  The "youngest" of the lot so far. Just a touch of bricking, the bottle benefited from decanting and opened in the glass for the next hour. FOr a wine that was likely not intended to age for 40 years, this was a great bottle.

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  11/23/2014 - Martin@LGagnon.ca Does not like this wine:

  Unfortunately, our bottle was totally flat. Too late.

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  5/5/2014 - Cagey Cellar Hand Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still ruby colour, with ripe raspberry, overtones of tobacco and, after time in the decanter, the addition of beautiful leather.

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