1995 Château Marbuzet

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91 points

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  1/4/2022 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points

  Gang of 4 in Covid19 times; Bordeaux, St. Estephe (@ RW): In the bouquet dark and red berries and vanilla and just after uncorking not very expressive, With more air time the wine really improved in the bouquet as well as on the palate. In the mouth the wine showed red and dark berries, cigars, smoke, oak, a firm amount of acidity and still sticky tannin. No hurry at all with this wine. It will still be a beauty in 2025.

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  3/4/2019 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points

  Weekly tasting group RWP #322; Four flights of four wines; we knew nothing. (@ RW): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries and pleasant barnyard smells. On the palate autumn impressions, beautiful oak, some sweetness, and beautiful acidity. Round and soft tannin. Beautiful and fully mature wine.

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  7/30/2018 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points

  Weekly tasting group RWP #296: A beautiful mix (@ RW): In the bouquet a lot of green bell pepper/cabernet impressions, good oak and chocolate as well. On the palate juicy red and dark berries, chocolate, well integrated oak and a firm amount of beautiful acidity. Overall a mature and beautiful, elegant wine. No need to wait any longer.

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  1/24/2018 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Still youthful and firm, meaty flavours, cedar and wood tones, inky, can be consumed now but preferably with food, will get better with age.

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  1/24/2018 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  The former 2nd wine of Cos d'Estournel, now vinified completely separately from the fruit outside the Cos vineyards, whereas the lesser fruit and fruit from the younger vines are used in making Les Pagodes de Cos.
  
  Slightly translucent cherry red color with subtle, developed brick orange hue. The nose feels pretty savory, somewhat developed and pretty attractive with some umami meaty character and notes of roasted bell pepper, some slightly wizened blackcurrants, light inky notes, a hint of ripe plums and a touch of cedar. A classic and harmonious claret nose. The wine feels moderately full-bodied, quite dense and even pretty robust on the palate with chewy yet juicy texture and quite intense, vibrant flavors of blackcurrant-driven dark fruits, peppery spice, some developed umami-driven beef jerky character, a little bit of meat stock and a hint of tart dark berries or sour plums. The wine is still quite structured and even somewhat tightly-knit with its moderately high acidity and quite ample and firm tannins. Overall the wine comes across as slightly developed and nicely pure-fruited, i.e. there is very little to none obvious oak character - all the wood tones have nicely integrated with the fruit. The finish is long, savory and moderately grippy with good, bright acidity and vibrant flavors of slightly wizened blackcurrants, some leafy greenness, a little bit of peppery spice and a hint of tobacco.
  
  This is a wonderfully developed, still quite stern and tightly-knit and pretty fruit-forward Claret that is starting to show some aged character, but which is ripe enough to keep the intense dark-fruited flavors on top of the firm structure. The wine is starting to get resolved enough so that it can be enjoyed on its own, but overall the wine is still so lively and structured that I'd pair it with something hearty enough. An impressive and balanced effort that still has some way to go before hitting its peak. Will keep for a long time. Superb value at only 32,50€.

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