At 23 years old now and a year (97) that was a very wet year, my expectations were low. Had Francois Mitjavile worked his magic in this difficult year? well I found the nose a bit "damp, but green leafy", smell of forest floor and past its best. Drank from a riedel sommelier bordeaux glass (sorry zalto) yet colour still holding up. Notes of cigar box and hits of liquorice as well as that forest floor again. I am glad that its my only bottle
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I found this dull (I agree - not a patch on the Tertre Roteboeuf 97) until this bottle, which was really singing. How can a 97 be a sleeper...? Easily, actually - I am beginning to think that this a bit of a characteristic of several wines of the vintage. Which is a bit of a shame because I am sure that most have been drunk....
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Firm fine coarsed tannins in the opening. Some cherries and blackcurrant with chocolate. Ok wine, but nothing to be excited about. A bit short and lacks the Bordeaux elegance.
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4/11/2020 - Zaltostephen wrote: 86 Points
At 23 years old now and a year (97) that was a very wet year, my expectations were low. Had Francois Mitjavile worked his magic in this difficult year? well I found the nose a bit "damp, but green leafy", smell of forest floor and past its best. Drank from a riedel sommelier bordeaux glass (sorry zalto) yet colour still holding up. Notes of cigar box and hits of liquorice as well as that forest floor again. I am glad that its my only bottle
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6/27/2017 - rossi.wine wrote: 87 Points
Tasted after the 1996. A bit leafy, green, again a bit of incense on the nose. Fresh, not very generous, thin. Drying finish. Drink up. 86-88
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1/5/2016 - rjpbath Likes this wine: 90 Points
I found this dull (I agree - not a patch on the Tertre Roteboeuf 97) until this bottle, which was really singing. How can a 97 be a sleeper...? Easily, actually - I am beginning to think that this a bit of a characteristic of several wines of the vintage. Which is a bit of a shame because I am sure that most have been drunk....
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11/16/2014 - rjpbath Likes this wine: 88 Points
Definitely going down the slope, but gently. Was never spectacular, but excellent for the vintage. Whereas the Tertre Roteboeuf....!!!!
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11/7/2014 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 85 Points
Firm fine coarsed tannins in the opening. Some cherries and blackcurrant with chocolate. Ok wine, but nothing to be excited about. A bit short and lacks the Bordeaux elegance.
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