1984 Carmenet Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (9) Median Score: 91 points

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  2/26/2023 - bonnerecolte Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Well-kept bottle, high shoulders, perfect cork. Slight bricking, still tannic and medium bodied. A touch of slightly muddled fruit. Had a pleasing minty chocolate aftertaste, much like a thin mint. No likely improvement, and probably on the descent. Still enjoyable.

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  9/6/2014 - Old Tasting Notes Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Lovely wine, still full of life and complexity but soft and round. A very pleasant feminine Bordeaux blend.

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  1/6/2012 - heimbach wrote:

  Definitely ready to drink or overready. Lots of sediment, brownish edges, no fruit left.

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  4/5/2011 - Alex H wrote: 85 Points

  Paul and Fiona combined bday celebrations; 4/3/2011-4/5/2011 (Overseas restaurant): Rustic zincy fresh racy cherries laid with leather. High acidity with ripeness. Tobacco leaf and Opened for business now. Quite tamed and proper.

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  4/2/2011 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Double Birthday Celebration for Fiona and Me (Oversea Restaurant, Shaw Towers): A real surprise! One of only two new world wines on show, but we all were quite convinced that this was a Bordeaux - just could not figure out whether it was a left bank or right bank. Very Cab-led blend though, with 85% CS, 10% Merlot and 5% CF. Opened several hours earlier, it had a really nice, very evolved nose when poured - flowers and red fruit scents nestled amidst damp soil, herbs and a bit of tobacco that started emerging with time. The palate was very impressive. Very old world in its fresh acidity and fine tannins, with a silky glide of dark fruit on the attack panning out into a mid-palate that showed lots of sweet dark cherries and just that touch of green pepper that spoke of the Cab Franc as it moved into a nicely resolved finish that still held plenty of energy. Eminently drinkable and quite at peak I would think. It was not the most complex of wines at its age, but it had a lot going for it with its delicious flavours and elegant proportions. Very enjoyable indeed.

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