1999 Château Gigault Cuvée Viva

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 84.7 points

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  7/9/2011 - JBReyes wrote: 88 Points

  Still holding up nicely.

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  11/25/2007 - dbkitc wrote: 80 Points

  This wine just is not aging gracefully. I liked it a lot in its youth, but it is now dominated with oak and spice. Clumsy, heavy and without nuance. Stains (in a bad way) the palate without capturing any interest. Monolithic. I fear that many of the “modern” Bordeaux properties without great terrior who have turned to this style will end up like this - which is a shame. While I applaud the efforts of many estates to make higher quality wine, I wish they wouldn’t always use the new oak, micro-ox recipe. (80)

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  3/5/2007 - dbkitc wrote: 86 Points

  Deep garnet, almost opaque. The nose has round black fruits – seemless and strong. Medium bodied with good verve. The wine is a bit under ripe but very good for the money – a solid everyday Bordeaux that is drinking well now. (86)

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  6/16/2006 - dbkitc wrote:

  (no formal note) From a bottle with leakage and high shoulder fill – not expecting much. Turns out the wine was in much better shape than I imagined, maybe not up to the level of previous bottles, but very good. Deep brick and a wonderful nose of cassis, grape skin, wet stones and minerals. Definitely into the secondary aroma stage. Medium bodied with a wonderful vibrancy that pairs well with food. Not a blockbuster, nor a heavyweight, this is just a super meal red that cost just over $10. I think wines like this are frequently overlooked. (14.5)

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  6/13/2006 - Brad L wrote:

  Nice polished Bordeaux, straddling the international/French stylistic border. Light to medium bodied.

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