2018 de Négoce OG N.92 Ciel du Cheval

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  3/22/2024 - Mallards wrote: 92 Points

  If I came to your home and you proudly poured me your favorite wine and described as a blend that is primarily Merlot and Petit Verdot, I would look for a way to avoid it. Yet this stuff is spectacular! Some Cab and Cab Franc are in this too, yet none of the 4 varietals stand out. A true red blend. Nose is a bit limited, which surprised us. Taste is smooth beyond belief. It’s like a satin robe for your tongue. Big dark fruits, tannins there, but again quite smooth and blend in. This is a delightful and tasty wine, wish we could have bought more.

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  2/3/2024 - CheapAndBest Likes this wine:

  Day 1: Muscular. With long finish. 15 minute decant and not sure it needed it. Did great without food - given its breadth. Merlot does not overpower or smother
  Day 2: Ferrous in a good way, length remains but more savory. Solid ...but day-1 wine

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  12/26/2023 - G1027 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted 1 hour. This was a hit with the crew. A great Bordeaux blend from Washington. Would be even better with a longer decant or a few more years in the cellar. It was obvious this wine hadn’t revealed all its secrets to us. I have another and will try and hold a year or two more in the cellar

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  5/1/2023 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted for 1h, back to bottle and followed. Consistent with my 12/2021 note. Nice structure, great balance, nice flavors. 90-91 quality easily. Drinks beautifully now with a little bit of air.

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  11/26/2022 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted for 1.5h, back to bottle for a few hours.
  
  Even better than last time. Still has significant structure and tannic backbone but the palate is much more fleshed out. Insane value.
  
  Drink now with a decant, could go 5 years.

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