One finds very few wines like old Laville Haut Brion - the combination of aromas pretty singular. This bottle of the 66 is an excellent example; poured from the bottle, the nose shows a mature, mellow pineapple, lanolin profile accented by kerosene and shiitake. With 30 minutes of air, this turns into a different wine - the fine silhouette is shed and this becomes rich and full; the fruit more pure and intense with pineapple, cream, lemon, and lanolin. Remarkably, this shows no sign of tiring after 3 hours.
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Magnifique bouteille, base neck mais le bouchon était très friable. Superbe couleur or, brillante. Au nez, arômes discrets de miel d'acacia, beurrés. La bouche, onctueuse, était intéressante car elle partait sur des notes sucrées, puis l'acidité s'en mêlait et le tout était harmonieux, finale assez brève. Vénérable bouteille mais relativement peu de plaisir gustatif...l'émotion était grande toutefois.
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2/15/2020 - englishman's claret wrote: 95 Points
One finds very few wines like old Laville Haut Brion - the combination of aromas pretty singular. This bottle of the 66 is an excellent example; poured from the bottle, the nose shows a mature, mellow pineapple, lanolin profile accented by kerosene and shiitake. With 30 minutes of air, this turns into a different wine - the fine silhouette is shed and this becomes rich and full; the fruit more pure and intense with pineapple, cream, lemon, and lanolin. Remarkably, this shows no sign of tiring after 3 hours.
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7/24/2019 - sjwshiraz wrote:
Stunning wine. A good as white Bdx can be ?
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9/12/2018 - nywine68 wrote: 99 Points
Le Cinq Legends Dinner 2018 (Le Cinq Restaurant, George Cinq Four Seasons, Paris): A real revelation! Very spicy nose. Gorgeous acidity and freshness. No oxidation at all compared to the Burgundies.
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12/23/2016 - Ericsson wrote:
Magnifique bouteille, base neck mais le bouchon était très friable.
Superbe couleur or, brillante.
Au nez, arômes discrets de miel d'acacia, beurrés. La bouche, onctueuse, était intéressante car elle partait sur des notes sucrées, puis l'acidité s'en mêlait et le tout était harmonieux, finale assez brève.
Vénérable bouteille mais relativement peu de plaisir gustatif...l'émotion était grande toutefois.
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12/9/2016 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Only enjoyed the initial grapefruit, didn't stick around at dinner long enough for butter cookies to emerge. Pretty round.
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