Somewhat muted nose. Mineral and light chalk/citrus. Clean flavors. Mineral driven, with plenty of backbone. Weighty texture. Needs lots of time, and less open then the last time I had this.
Still dark berry, chocolate, and cedar/tobacco notes, but in a great place with exceptional balance and youthful verve. Fine structure and a velvety mouthfeel. Great Palmer.
Bold while still offering characteristic femininity. Berry and chocolate notes. Fine tannins. Just great balance despite its youth. Lot of resemblance to the '89. Gorgeous wine.
Forward, and a bit top heavy. Classic notes up front but a bit of a hole in the middle and without characteristic, soft textural elements. Enjoyable but not a great Palmer and probably better near term.
Very young, dark, with purple fruits and characteristic (vintage rather than wine) aggressive, hard tannins. Classic flavors but still very, very primary. Great raw materials but hard to say how long this may take.
Great forefront tobacco notes framing black cherry fruits. Early in maturity. Great balance and mouthfeel, and tamed a bit by age. Feminine. Wonderful texture. Really good.
2004 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Somewhat muted nose. Mineral and light chalk/citrus. Clean flavors. Mineral driven, with plenty of backbone. Weighty texture. Needs lots of time, and less open then the last time I had this.
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