2005 Château Bourgneuf

Community Tasting Notes (76) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  4/9/2023 - AhSoNice1990 wrote:

  Nice and fruity on the nose, almost light ruby in colour, much to my surprise this bottle had fairly low tannin levels. Quite smooth and expressive, though the fruit was overpowering and quite jammy! Short, sharp finish. Could have just been the bottle, and I have another one which I’ll have to open real soon for validation, though a tad bit disappointed with this. Back in a few weeks with another update!

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  1/29/2023 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  lovely - such a consistent wine and great value (relatively) - no rush

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  1/2/2023 - DaleW wrote:

  I generally find Bourgneuf to be a solid QPR performer that drinks earlier than the big boys, and that is holding true here. Red and black plum, anise, cocoa, there’s some tannin but nothing to get in the way, solid performance. B+

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  10/30/2022 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  lovely and probably at its peak - bought en primeur, this really was excellent value

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  8/21/2022 - oenanthe Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Wowsers! This was stellar, and I have precisely no idea why. It has always been pretty solid, but it has hit new heights with this 10th bottle of 12. Dark red. Drinking beautifully, this was just superb. Cedar, tobacco and leather integrated perfectly with deep cassis and plum, it was rich and succulent, lip-smackingly delicious. It struck a perfect balance between being distinctively aged claret yet also vibrant and juicy - just singing. I simply don't understand how one bottle can have barely any fruit left (08/2021), and then another from the same case can be so outstandingly fresh and alive. I am almost scared to open #11! (but I know I will, and soon)

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