Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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    7/6/2021 - wrote: 92 Points

    Not decanted, opened thirty minutes in advance. Fresh and lively, lean and clean but not dried out, blackcurrant leaf, delicately nutty, candied fruit.

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    7/27/2019 - wrote: 92 Points

    Another good bottle, with a cedary, tobacco character, and quite remarkable leafiness - is this the 10% Cabernet Franc coming through? Medium body (13% ABV), still lively and fresh, resolved tannins, has lost a lot of flesh but not skeletal, transparent, good length. Very good for age and a pleasant drink.

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    5/22/2019 - wrote:

    After the gorgeous bottle in April, this one is not so good. Very top shoulder level, soaked and rather tough cork; very mature colour, little red left; the nose has good presence but it displays old acidity; the palate is slender (verging on thin), with slightly metallic acidity; slightly volatile finish, decent length. Really shows signs of age. Not rated.

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    4/8/2019 - wrote: 94 Points

    Stunning, classic mature left-bank claret nose, richly expressive, crushed red berries and beef stew, harmonious and deep; fully mature but lively palate, silky and creamy, perfectly integrated without any rough edges, mostly resolved tannins still provide grip, medium body, real style and elegance; outstanding resonance and length. Second growth level easily, Pichon-Lalande 1985 comes to mind. Pretty magnificent.

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    12/20/2018 - wrote: 91 Points

    First bottle from an 18-bottle mixed lot of Château Tahbilk, which included eight bottles of this wine. Top shoulder level (the other seven bottles are base of neck or better). Made from 90% Cabernet-Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, aged for two years in French oak. Fully mature appearance; claret-like profile on the nose, fresh and cedary, transparent, smoky warmth from the wood, good depth; the palate is gentle and mature but lively and energetic, with a crisp and leafy freshness, medium body, vestiges of tannic grip and a slight metallic edge; drying (but not astringent) finish, cold tea, good length. Very commendable (90). Completely intact on the second day, if anything it is more harmonious and together (91).

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