2009 Maison Bleue Gravière Upland Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  11/20/2021 - CosmicDude wrote: 93 Points

  Sublime. Aged nicely, it was very approachable with deep red in the glass, nose of cherries and berries, great berry, cassis and a little tobacco on the palate and smooth finish. Everyone enjoyed it

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  11/16/2021 - Musedir Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Took a short while to loosen up but then soared. None of the fruit diminished. Hate not having any more.

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  10/9/2020 - tenorselbow wrote: 87 Points

  Disappointed. Upon airing out for an hour seemed balanced but closed with good mouth feel. It seemed to only need a little more time to open. However over the next nine hours never really became delineated. Muted nose, nice berries on the palate but no tertiary flavors to speak of. Didn't deteriorate, no detectable flaws, just stayed in a dumb phase. For an 11 year old wine this had been fined/filtered within an inch of its life (given how little sediment there was), which may explain its lifelessness. I wonder if this could have been so much more without all the filtering.

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  3/15/2019 - fitchbuck wrote: 91 Points

  over two evenings, 90-91

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  3/2/2019 - Lee Fining wrote: 88 Points

  Dark grape color, color extends to the rim. Aromas start out with light oak, leather and hints of strawberry and raspberry. After an hour the oak and leather receded, revealing a stronger, yet still mild fruit aromas. Initial taste was dominated by tannins. As with the aromas, after a hour, tannins really mellowed out and flavors of raspberry and strawberry appeared.
  
  After a hour, the wine made a valeant attempt to resurrect the past. It brought back memories of when I first tasted it, many years ago. Unfortunately, it is now a faint representation of the past. I waited too long to open this wine and let it’s better days past.

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