A delightful Pomerol, this is drinking at its peak, but has a structure to stay here and continue to age for at least another decade, and probably another one or two thereafter. The nose is deeply aromatic with strawberry and raspberry with vanilla notes. On the palate it is creamy and showing secondary notes, with good depth and balance with a tannic bite typical of the year as a whole. My only barrier to a higher rating is the finish which lacks depth, although lengthy and decently balanced. It will be interesting if age addresses this.
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Deep ruby color, decanted and aerated for an hour then drank over another two hours in the company of a Lafleur 2004, Trotanoy 1998 and Cheval Blanc 1974. Held it's own. Lots of perfumed dark red fruits as opposed to the previous 3 bottles which were all about black fruit. Raspberries, blueberries, some nutmeg, some leather, mocha. Medium to full bodied on the palate, great energy and structure, finishes perfumed and long with tannins coated by the structure of the fruit. Lovely.
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10/19/2023 - djhammond Likes this wine: 94 Points
A delightful Pomerol, this is drinking at its peak, but has a structure to stay here and continue to age for at least another decade, and probably another one or two thereafter. The nose is deeply aromatic with strawberry and raspberry with vanilla notes. On the palate it is creamy and showing secondary notes, with good depth and balance with a tannic bite typical of the year as a whole. My only barrier to a higher rating is the finish which lacks depth, although lengthy and decently balanced. It will be interesting if age addresses this.
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5/20/2023 - the player Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep ruby color, decanted and aerated for an hour then drank over another two hours in the company of a Lafleur 2004, Trotanoy 1998 and Cheval Blanc 1974. Held it's own. Lots of perfumed dark red fruits as opposed to the previous 3 bottles which were all about black fruit. Raspberries, blueberries, some nutmeg, some leather, mocha. Medium to full bodied on the palate, great energy and structure, finishes perfumed and long with tannins coated by the structure of the fruit. Lovely.
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5/8/2023 - the player wrote: 95 Points
Delicious powerful yet refined red wine. Amazing palate. See note from November 2022. Powerful and delicious!
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3/24/2023 - Papies wrote: flawed
Corked. Broke our heart in 195 pieces
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2/3/2023 - forgetmenot Likes this wine:
Last bottle. Better than the last two, nose more expressive. Leather and animal notes. Persistent.
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