MW 2012 Annual Bordeaux Tasting San Francisco, nose of ash, dark fruit, touch of cigar box and spice, same on the palate, medium body, tasty fruit, near term drinking next 7 years, touch simple, medium finish.
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375ml bottle purchased 2 weeks back. Colour is still deep red with hints of purple, fading and bricking on the outer 1/3. 10 minutes after opening the nose was really quite lovely and lifted with violets, cassis, cigar and a hint of vegetation, however the palate was overly tart and still solid puckeringly dry tannins. after about an hour the nose faded to be a little more muted/tightly knit, but the palate started to drink much better. cassis, cigar box and a rich vein of fruit tried to put its head out from behind the wall of acid and tannin. Ever present tannin and crisp acidity will long outlive the fruit i feel. I would drink this now, with food if I had more of them. I recommend a 90 minute decant.
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1855 2eme. Pour mon anniversaire. Nez très bordelais. Un mélange agréable de tabac, de cuir et de sous-bois. Bouche élégante avec tanins veloutés. Personnalité féminine, pleine de finesse. Une maison traditionnelle parmi les modernistes.
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8/21/2021 - 1rmcohen Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for 4 hours. Classic Margaux in style.
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1/25/2017 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 88 Points
MW 2012 Annual Bordeaux Tasting San Francisco, nose of ash, dark fruit, touch of cigar box and spice, same on the palate, medium body, tasty fruit, near term drinking next 7 years, touch simple, medium finish.
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1/21/2017 - BigJ wrote:
375ml bottle purchased 2 weeks back. Colour is still deep red with hints of purple, fading and bricking on the outer 1/3. 10 minutes after opening the nose was really quite lovely and lifted with violets, cassis, cigar and a hint of vegetation, however the palate was overly tart and still solid puckeringly dry tannins. after about an hour the nose faded to be a little more muted/tightly knit, but the palate started to drink much better. cassis, cigar box and a rich vein of fruit tried to put its head out from behind the wall of acid and tannin. Ever present tannin and crisp acidity will long outlive the fruit i feel. I would drink this now, with food if I had more of them. I recommend a 90 minute decant.
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9/28/2016 - Bowmanifesto wrote: 91 Points
Classic Margaux, a hit with all the party at BF GOM.
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1/27/2016 - Chaz Bham wrote: 91 Points
1855 2eme. Pour mon anniversaire.
Nez très bordelais. Un mélange agréable de tabac, de cuir et de sous-bois.
Bouche élégante avec tanins veloutés. Personnalité féminine, pleine de finesse.
Une maison traditionnelle parmi les modernistes.
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