2003 Château Coufran

Community Tasting Notes (81) Avg Score: 87.8 points

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  10/22/2023 - Somm David T wrote: 92 Points

  Flirts with 93. Had this five years ago, not ready. Tonight, beautiful & elegant. Classic Bordeaux. Ralph the Bordeaux buyer for K&L likes this producer quite a bit. Just for their craft and then for the value they bring to the table. I think this was around $25 upon release.
  
  The palate is lush, rich elegance. Ripe, juicy; blackberries, black raspberries, plum, very dark cherries, strawberries & an array of purple fruits. Lead pencil, dry tobacco with ash, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark spice-box, vanillin, anise, mid berry cola, limestone, dark, rich, soil, dry pebbles, steeped fruit tea, sandstone, sandalwood, dry herbs, floral bouquet, excellent acidity, well structured, balanced, knitted finish that wire to wire is polished and lasts 1-2 minutes. Excellent Ribcap fodder. Has another 8-10 years of good drinking properly stored.

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  5/8/2023 - enthusiastic_amateur Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Astringent upon first opening, needed long decanting time. Strange wine -- seemed more fruit-forward than 2001 or 2002 but the structure was disjointed. Tannins not matching the fruit.

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  10/27/2021 - Khon Kaen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pop and pour. Old-School Bordeaux. Nose of blackberry, oaky and tobacco. Dark fruit, herbs, leather. Low acidity. Long and smooth finish. Very smooth and balance. It is fully mature and drinking well now. Delicious!

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  9/17/2021 - Khon Kaen Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pop and pour. Old-School Bordeaux. Nose of blackberry, oaky and tobacco. Dark fruit, herbs, leather. Low acidity. Long and smooth finish. Very smooth and balance. It is fully mature and drinking well now. Delicious!

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  9/3/2021 - Khon Kaen Likes this wine: 89 Points

  The wine is garnet red. Plum nose. Some herbs, leather and tannins. Fully mature old wine. There are many sediments at the bottom. It cannot be drunk. Except it. This wine is better than I expected. Great value!

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