2004 Château Pradeaux Bandol

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  8/8/2023 - thomasito2001 wrote: 88 Points

  Nice dark color. The stuff is till there and the bottle doesn't appear tired, but the wine is a bit simple and unidimensional for an aged Bandol.

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  4/18/2023 - pbaek wrote:

  Animal fur on the nose, ripe red fruit. Wonderful red-fruited palate. Again, the fruit appears ripe. Notes of leather, band aid, earth. The tannins are marked, and they are firming with air. This is really interesting, and not going anywhere anytime soon.

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  3/31/2021 - pren wrote: 87 Points

  第一天，感觉cork了。几个礼拜以后，没那么明显，但是始终不好，有点烂白菜味。

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  3/2/2021 - dream wrote: 88 Points

  I'm generally a big fan of this wine and while the '04 was enjoyable, especially with food, the hard tannins and high acidity are starting to dominate the fruit and the wine is falling out of balance in my view. That said, it has a wonderful aged silky texture with strong flavors of road tar and garrique spices and works best at the table where the tannins are absorbed by the food.

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  2/29/2020 - James Kim Likes this wine: 91 Points

  First time with an older Bandol. Stood up for several days then decanted off sediment. Now 1.5h later. Wild almost feral gamey meat aromas with herbs, bark, earth and tart red cherries. The gaminess reminded me a lot of northern Rhone syrahs. The palate, though, is rather different. Unripe plums, herbs, bark, earth and still with prominent tannins on the midpalate. Not much of the gamey meats on the palate. Nice acids lend elegance to the complex wine until the tannins kick in. Not the greatest concentration but that's probably the vintage. Nice moderately long finish. After another 1.5h in bottle, flavors become more harmonious and the texture smoothed out a little more. Still with prominent tannins. I think this could still go and evolve for another 5 years but not sure how much longer than that. I worry that the fruit would dry out before the tannins completely resolve. 91+

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