A surprise. I was a bit skeptical especially considering the vintage. Instead good surprise. Color still alive, not too intense. Elegant nose, still excellent, small red fruits, a touch of leather and an almost saline note. In the mouth immediately a certain tannicity, but not annoying, very intact and very pleasant center of the mouth. Quite long finish. Medium-bodied wine, still in good health.
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Mixed Bordeaux at PRIMA: nose - reminds me of a napa zin - overripe fruit, then oak mouth - tannins way outweigh the fruit. Some plummy flavors. the tannins are bitter. lacks elegance but went fine with 'fatty chicken' which turned some heads in the restaurant.
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Forgot to put my last bottle on a safe place and poured it today. A lot of elegance. But not all that spectacular. Ok, but not really special is the verdict. Not coming close to what a second growth should taste like, but certainly not unpleasant. Will probably not improve.
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12/26/2020 - MikeHuman Likes this wine: 85 Points
A surprise. I was a bit skeptical especially considering the vintage. Instead good surprise. Color still alive, not too intense. Elegant nose, still excellent, small red fruits, a touch of leather and an almost saline note. In the mouth immediately a certain tannicity, but not annoying, very intact and very pleasant center of the mouth. Quite long finish. Medium-bodied wine, still in good health.
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12/8/2012 - BeechHouse wrote: 89 Points
Opened up very nicely after a couple of hours in the decanter. Starting to loose the fruit, structure still good. To drink up now.
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2/25/2010 - soyhead wrote: 84 Points
Mixed Bordeaux at PRIMA: nose - reminds me of a napa zin - overripe fruit, then oak
mouth - tannins way outweigh the fruit. Some plummy flavors. the tannins are bitter. lacks elegance but went fine with 'fatty chicken' which turned some heads in the restaurant.
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1/21/2010 - Zoce wrote: 80 Points
Worthless...
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6/5/2008 - Zweder wrote: 83 Points
Forgot to put my last bottle on a safe place and poured it today. A lot of elegance. But not all that spectacular. Ok, but not really special is the verdict. Not coming close to what a second growth should taste like, but certainly not unpleasant. Will probably not improve.
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