| | What started as a quartet meeting with 1990s Bordeaux wines turned into a 8-wine-lovers soiree with 8 bottles, mainly from Bordeaux
attended: Arnoldo, Yoram, Hugo, Mati, Hanan, Ido Lewinsohn, Eran Pick & me - 2009 Lewinsohn Garage de Papa Blanc - Israel, Judean Hills, Jerusalem Mountains
light yellow golden-straw color;
fresh tropical fruits aroma;
pleasant and elegant on the palate - a quality wine. (90 pts.)
- 1999 La Grange Neuve de Figeac - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
red-brown color;
enjoyable cowshed aroma;
though over the peak still enjoyable; (89 pts.)
- 1997 Château Duhart-Milon - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
red-brown color;
quality developed aroma of leather & spices;
medium bodied, tannic & enjoyable on the palate;
a bit over the peak; (89 pts.)
- 1996 Château Pape Clément - France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
red-brown color;
well developed secondary aromas;
rich, medium body. balanced, can endure many more years but will not develop to a greater wines (92 pts.)
- 2005 Château Haut Condissas Prestige - France, Bordeaux, Médoc
dark red color;
developed rich & impressing aroma;
rich, dense, structured, balanced, developed and very enjoyable taste for this relatively young wine. Already ready to enjoy. (92 pts.)
- 2006 Le Petit Saint Jacques - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
dark red color;
weak aroma of a typical simple Bordeaux;
simple & flat on the palate, though giving you the feeling that it may be a better wine that it is actually. Some would claim good value for money. (82 pts.)
- 2008 Lewinsohn Garage de Papa Rouge - Israel, Galilee
red-purple color;
fresh young fruity-floral aroma;
quality wine, enjoyable though still too young IMHO, will age and improve during the next 5-8 years. Kudos to young Lewinsohn! (90 pts.)
- 2005 Château Tour Seran - France, Bordeaux, Médoc
dark red-black color;
pleasant quality aroma of a medium-level wine;
enjoyable on the palate and a nice surprise for this price-level. (88 pts.)
All were tasted blind; while the 1997 Duhart-Milon & 1996 Pape-Clement were very good as expected, the 2005 Haut-Condissas was a very good surprise. Also Tour-Seran was impressing in a way.
Lewinsohn Garage-de-Papa Rouge seems a very promising wine; Petit Saint-Jacques proved that even a €5 Bordeaux bottle can be drinkable... |
