[Blind] Smells pretty Coche-y and reductive up front. Immediately floral and fresh too. Loads of yellow fruit and power below the reduced, subtle smoky, but superbly fresh nose. rich, round, dense, powerful, glorious. Lower acidity. Some are noting the green herb and mint detail. Developed age but in great shape. White chocolate. Huge richness. Great showing.
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This was a fantastic Batard. Signature mint with beautiful oak treatment. Rich but with great acidity. Fresh and mature. Will cruise at this level for another 5-7 years I'd guess. Brilliant.
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Crystalline yellow color with lemon zest and carmelized/honeyed melon. Gets very fat with some time in the glass and starts to get more honeyed, but with enough acidity to hold for some balance. This was an excellent bottle.
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Only had a small taste of this, but it seemed to be on the edge between perfectly mature and maybe a bit beyond. It seemed to improve the longer it sat in the glass.
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7/19/2022 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 94 Points
[Blind] Smells pretty Coche-y and reductive up front. Immediately floral and fresh too. Loads of yellow fruit and power below the reduced, subtle smoky, but superbly fresh nose. rich, round, dense, powerful, glorious. Lower acidity. Some are noting the green herb and mint detail. Developed age but in great shape. White chocolate. Huge richness. Great showing.
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9/23/2015 - godx wrote:
This was a fantastic Batard. Signature mint with beautiful oak treatment. Rich but with great acidity. Fresh and mature. Will cruise at this level for another 5-7 years I'd guess. Brilliant.
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1/18/2014 - LWI wrote: 88 Points
Saturday night wines: Honey, camphor, some nuts; decent length, fresh. I found it interesting, others just a wreck.
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9/27/2012 - Squirrelled wrote: 93 Points
Crystalline yellow color with lemon zest and carmelized/honeyed melon. Gets very fat with some time in the glass and starts to get more honeyed, but with enough acidity to hold for some balance. This was an excellent bottle.
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1/25/2012 - placecarnot wrote: 90 Points
Only had a small taste of this, but it seemed to be on the edge between perfectly mature and maybe a bit beyond. It seemed to improve the longer it sat in the glass.
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