2005 Château du Retout

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  10/18/2022 - O'ttiger Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Erstaunlich dichte Farbe, reife Noten von Johannisbeeren, etwas Teer und geräucherter Speck. stützende Säure , noch straffe Tannine. Erstaunliche Präsenz nach immerhin 17 Jahren.

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  4/21/2022 - isbjoern wrote: 88 Points

  Great value for Bordeaux (12 Euros) and surprisingly this bottle showed almost no signs of age despite being 16 years old. Dark-toned wine with a slightly rustic oak treatment and still some rough tannins. Good acidity, some rusty iron flavors, and an interesting and slightly bitter vegetal note of tobacco leaves. Not a wine of elegance, but (considering its price) it is quite impressive for its richness of flavors and its youthful character. Likely to drink well for another ten years. - 88 points

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  3/19/2021 - EMAZurich Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wieder ganz grossartig. Johannisbeernase, schwarzbeerig, leichter Zederntouch. Gefühlt sehr jung. Nach anfänglich eher scheuem Gaumen öffnet der Wein nach ca. 90 Minuten.
  Dichte Johannisbeeraromen, druckvoll aber schlank, mineralisch. Tragende, tolle Säurestruktur, feingliedrige und sehr präsente Tannine. Ein „klassischer“ Haut Medoc mit jahrzehntelangem Potential. 92
  
  Tag 2 - ganz grossartige Nase, Zedern, Karamell, Rauch, etwas Banane. Am Gaumen vollmundig, samtig, druckvolle, fast schon primärfruchtige Johannisbeere, auch hier etwas Banane, grossartig integrierte Tannine, frische Säurestruktur.
  Ein ganz, ganz, toller Wein. Mit Jahrzehntepotential! 94

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  7/26/2020 - Klugi Wine wrote: 90 Points

  Nicely aged Haut Medoc. Still needed 30-60 minutes to open up but with time the bouquet offers classic aromas of some cedar, cassis and other dark berries, as well as some unterwood. The tannins are still quite present and a little coarse but overall this is a great value bordeaux. Initially I bought this wine for under 11€. Should easily hold for another decade.

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  7/13/2020 - humagne wrote: 91 Points

  More open now. Lots of sweet fruit. Ready to drink.

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