2010 Château Tour D'Auron

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  7/24/2015 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  100% Merlot. primarily red fruit aromas. some meatiness to the aromas, but also substantial spice. black olive and red fruit to the palate. not the fleshiest Merlot. more structure than flesh.

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  5/3/2015 - FrugalGlug Likes this wine: 91 Points

  The '10 D'Auron is a vivid, lively and fruit-engulfed wine that has integrity and elegance even on its third day of being opened. In the glass, a bright red hue with no indication of ageing near the thresold of the rim. On the nose, earth, wet soil and early fragrances of cherry are present. In the mouth: a nice weight, mild acidity and a lovely strawberry push lends itself to an extremely easy but tight back end. Each glass is a joy to drink. It's a comfortable wine, if nothing more. There's enough complexity here to form interest, but not enough for you to go all-empedocles on each sip. This is a great showing right now, and I feel this will have an integrity years down the road. A great bargain. A damn fine wine. A big surprise, even as I understand '10 to be a great year for Bordeaux.

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