Took this to a friend's house and opened it for more than an hour. Had it with a chinese meal with chicken, pork, fish etc. The wine was well structured, and before had other bottles, but this one stood out as a classic bordeaux wine. The large format (1.5L) may have helped and hence everybody was pleased and liked it. Dominated by tannins surrounded by fruits with a decent finish. I may consider buying fe more large bottles of this for taking to parties.
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Decanted for 30 minutes. Nice purple color. Closed at 1st then opened up, would decant a little longer the next time. Light to medium bodied wine with dark fruit on the nose and palate balanced with good acidity. The tannins overshadowed the fruit initially but this got better as the night went on. Paired very well with grilled sirloin, etc... A nice bottle for $12. Will wait a year before opening the next.
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Bordeaux tasting at Nectars wine bar. Fruitier in style (more new world style). Nice traditional nose. Strong tannins. Slight metallic flavour. Mid to high good (84.5).
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5/25/2011 - vanpe003 wrote: flawed
Very mildly corked. Given that I'm in a housecleaning mood, this went down the drain.
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6/28/2008 - dannyg wrote: 88 Points
Took this to a friend's house and opened it for more than an hour. Had it with a chinese meal with chicken, pork, fish etc. The wine was well structured, and before had other bottles, but this one stood out as a classic bordeaux wine. The large format (1.5L) may have helped and hence everybody was pleased and liked it. Dominated by tannins surrounded by fruits with a decent finish. I may consider buying fe more large bottles of this for taking to parties.
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11/21/2007 - green-steve wrote: 85 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes. Nice purple color. Closed at 1st then opened up, would decant a little longer the next time. Light to medium bodied wine with dark fruit on the nose and palate balanced with good acidity. The tannins overshadowed the fruit initially but this got better as the night went on. Paired very well with grilled sirloin, etc... A nice bottle for $12. Will wait a year before opening the next.
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10/14/2007 - h2o wrote: 88 Points
Very good with steak tartare. Took at least an hour to open up. Should have decanted longer.
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9/11/2007 - Ombibulous wrote: 84 Points
Bordeaux tasting at Nectars wine bar. Fruitier in style (more new world style). Nice traditional nose. Strong tannins. Slight metallic flavour. Mid to high good (84.5).
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