Noble wood and leather in the nose. Still fresh red fruit, cedar, plum, tobacco, chocolate, eucalyptus, liquorice, spices and earthy notes. Surprisingly young. Much finesse and a good balance for a difficult year. Requires a good 2 hours of decanting to wake up and to provide a nice drinking experience. Drink now.
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Dark red with good Crimson hue. It has a smoky nose along with vibrant black fruits, olive, mineral and subtle earthy notes. Good fruity entry with smoky notes, violet, blueberry and leather. Good concentration and rounded mouth-feel. Still primary and exceed my expectation for a 1997 judging fr my past experience. Nice Long finish with hints of spice, chewy tannins.
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Decanted for an hour, drank with dinner. Nice cigar box on the nose, fruit unfortunately faded and a bit tart. Never really pulled itself together. Clearly in decline.
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In decline but not done yet. Still some fruit, note of leather and graphite, more tannin than expected. As another post mentioned, really declined after opened 2 hours. Drink now.
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1/6/2024 - CarpeDiem! Likes this wine: 92 Points
Noble wood and leather in the nose. Still fresh red fruit, cedar, plum, tobacco, chocolate, eucalyptus, liquorice, spices and earthy notes. Surprisingly young. Much finesse and a good balance for a difficult year. Requires a good 2 hours of decanting to wake up and to provide a nice drinking experience. Drink now.
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12/27/2021 - Neuneuil Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not as passed as I was fearing given the latest TNs. Short but still balanced and pleasant, with tertiary notes
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7/31/2015 - hkm520240 wrote: 93 Points
Dark red with good Crimson hue. It has a smoky nose along with vibrant black fruits, olive, mineral and subtle earthy notes.
Good fruity entry with smoky notes, violet, blueberry and leather. Good concentration and rounded mouth-feel. Still primary and exceed my expectation for a 1997 judging fr my past experience. Nice Long finish with hints of spice, chewy tannins.
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12/26/2014 - Bil wrote: 85 Points
Decanted for an hour, drank with dinner. Nice cigar box on the nose, fruit unfortunately faded and a bit tart. Never really pulled itself together. Clearly in decline.
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7/19/2014 - mpdonnel wrote: 88 Points
In decline but not done yet. Still some fruit, note of leather and graphite, more tannin than expected. As another post mentioned, really declined after opened 2 hours. Drink now.
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