2005 Château La Rose Tour Blanche

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 82.8 points

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  6/15/2018 - TMBWine wrote:

  Had three bottles in my cellar. First one was somewhat flawed—thin and with a strong acetone nose and taste that never went away.
  
  Pulled the second bottle from my cellar and opened it right away. While still at cellar temperature it had the acetone nose and taste. But as it warmed and oxygenated the acetone disappeared and it developed some interesting floral, red fruit, and slightly leathery notes.
  
  Based on this second bottle, not the best Bordeaux ever but a bit better than the CT scores would lead you to believe. We’ll see what my last bottle is like. Might try decanting to see if that helps.

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  4/14/2012 - WE KNOW PINOT wrote:

  Popped & poured...dark reddish purple in color. Very pleasant nose, if a little reserved. Mostly red fruit, with a candy-like quality. Also a little something herbaceous on the nose...mint, eucalyptus ?...almost a bit like fennel. Palate is not very complex, and somewhat lacking in the fruit department, a little black cherry, a little cassis maybe...but that's a stretch! Slight tobacco, very dry with tannins still definitely present, not overpowering. Finish is not especially long. Decidedly old world style. I seemed to enjoy this more than other tasters, though the nose might be the most enjoyable component.

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  11/24/2009 - vzang wrote: 77 Points

  Ugh. Earthy nose on a p-n-p session at home, decent depth of color and glass appeal. Hoped for more. Poorly balanced, high acid, modest fruit, very little depth as well. Reasonably long finish but with funky flavors popping up at about 10-15 secs. Small sips work waaaaaaay better than gulps of this thin-lipped miser. Glass got a bit better after 30 minutes in the glass, but with so much awesome wine available, why drink this one? Anyone want mine????

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  9/12/2008 - btanz57 wrote: 86 Points

  Nothing Special

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  9/26/2007 - jimkay21 wrote: 87 Points

  Nice easy going drinker. Wine is from Perissac in the Fronsac region. Dark color, muted nose of sligthly candied cassis. A little thin on the fruit, but acidity is in check and tannins minimal. No green notes. Plastic cork.

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