2009 Château Tire Pé DieM

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 87.1 points

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  8/22/2018 - Francophile wrote:

  One of the problems of moving away to a state where you cant import wine is that when you return you have a lot of wine beyond its window. This is one and is now feeling very tired.

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  9/4/2013 - jkwatson Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Very smooth and drinkable. Do not hold this any longer. Drink immediately, and enjoy!

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  6/11/2013 - jkwatson Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Quite good on day 1. Starting to fall apart on day 2. Once again, enjoy now, don't hold it any longer!

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  6/4/2013 - joncohen wrote: 88 Points

  This stuff was unbelievably tight on first pour -- so much so that I put it aside to oxidize for a couple of hours, and am only now coming back to taste it. Note to self: decant later bottles.
  Medium ruby color going to pale pink at the edge; medium weight in the glass with thin legs. On the nose I get cranberry and red fruit up front, with some barnyard and a high menthol note. It has opened up significantly since opening, but is still a bit wound up. Initial red fruit flavors give way to a secondary hit of acid at the front of the tongue, followed by tar/pepper. Nice interplay between the (attractively modest) fruit and acid, with real freshness and minerality. Medium tannins are more prominent than would be ideal, while the mouthfeel is bigger than expected from a visual impression: I chalk both of these features up to the absence of filtration/fining. Retro-nasally I get floral/violet and some barnyard funk.
  This is an unconventional wine -- certainly not the typical Bordeaux blend, definitely not fancy, and absolutely not international-style. On the contrary, it is a refreshingly honest wine of distinctive character that sustains interest. In all, that's a pretty compelling package -- particularly for $10.

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  3/18/2013 - fingers wrote: 87 Points

  As I look at the community info and see about half of these have already been consumed from people's cellars, I can't help but think that many (myself included) missed the potential of this wine. To me, it has just now become ready to drink and is delivering value in spades. Pop n poured. Color is medium ruby, about 50% saturated. Clear and slow legs. Fruity aroma explodes from the neck as the (cheap,fake) cork is pulled. In the glass it settles in with more floral, pepper, and white chocolate scents and also cannot avoid comparison to Gamay. But at least, a good Gamay :). Palate is smooth, light to medium bodied, gentle acidity, mellow tannins. The alcohol level feels even lower than the 13% on label, thus allowing space on the palate for it's clean stone terroir to have some say in the matter. Short and sweet finish. 4+11+15+7 = 87

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