90 minutes decant. Bright ruby-red with a darker core. Restrained nose with faint notes of cassis, tobacco and leather. Very aggressive tannins that did not mellow with additional aeration. Unremarkable finish. I doubt that this will ever evolve into a balanced whole.
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I decanted this about an hour before we went over, it was probably back in the bottle for a couple hours before serving. I've had mixed experiences with this wine, this wasn't one of the better showings. At first it was all tannins, with some thin red fruit and a slight off- aroma- not corked, not brett, but a slightly medicinal aroma that danced around edges, eventually fading away. I wish the tannins would have faded away, this seemed rough all night. But the fruit flavors did amplify, with blackcurrant and plums; the secondary aromas morphed into an attractive mix of leather and tobacco. If the tannins were less aggressive I would have really liked this after some time, as it was a B (C+ on opening).
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11/11/2016 - Johnloncaric wrote: 92 Points
Very nice. Developing. Waiting for 5 more years minimum for the next bottle.
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3/11/2014 - Saint-Exupéry wrote: 84 Points
90 minutes decant. Bright ruby-red with a darker core. Restrained nose with faint notes of cassis, tobacco and leather. Very aggressive tannins that did not mellow with additional aeration. Unremarkable finish. I doubt that this will ever evolve into a balanced whole.
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8/6/2007 - DaleW wrote:
I decanted this about an hour before we went over, it was probably back in the bottle for a couple hours before serving. I've had mixed experiences with this wine, this wasn't one of the better showings. At first it was all tannins, with some thin red fruit and a slight off- aroma- not corked, not brett, but a slightly medicinal aroma that danced around edges, eventually fading away. I wish the tannins would have faded away, this seemed rough all night. But the fruit flavors did amplify, with blackcurrant and plums; the secondary aromas morphed
into an attractive mix of leather and tobacco. If the tannins were less aggressive I would have really liked this after some time, as it was a B (C+ on opening).
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10/16/2004 - MRichman wrote:
Off Vintage Bordeaux (NYC): Nice & smooth. Dry tannins. Flatish fruit. Leather. A little empty.
C+
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