1998 Right Bank Bordeaux Horizontal

• 1998 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Smooth with sweet round fruit. Coffee, chocolate. Dense but medium bodied. Some gritty juicy tannins. A little young, but not bad.
  B/B+

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• 1998 Château Certan de May

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Lots of herb with a dark coffee core. A little watery on edges. Some olive.
  B

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• 1998 Château Nenin

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Wide Soft Floral fruit. Soft. Too flowery rich. Purple fruit. Round. Some clove.
  B+

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• 1998 Clos l'Église (Pomerol)

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Smooth, silky & rich. Clover with some vanilla. Round, warm, plush. Almost new world.
  B++

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• 1998 Château Monbousquet

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Smooth, silkky, juicy. Lots of juicy fruit. Thick, medium heavy weight.
  A-

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• 1998 Château Pavie Decesse

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Some green but juicy tannins. More herb, vanilla. Dry tannic finish. Needs some time.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Ausone

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Dark fruit. Lots of juicy fruit. Thick. Some emptiness on mid. Long herbal finish. Tome tannins.
  B+/A-

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• 1998 Château Angélus

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Smooth, sweet fruit. Some olive, espresso. Some darkness.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Pavie

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Thick, big fruit with lemon center.
  B+

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• 1998 Château Pavie Macquin

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Good fruit with acid, tannins.
  B/B-

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• 1998 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Sweet & sticky. Good botrytis. Thick with some caramel. Not so subtle.
  B/B+

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WOTN votes:

Ausone (16)
Angelus (9)
Pavie Mac (6)
Monbousquet (4)
Pavie D (4)
Certan de May (4)
Clos L'Eglise (4)
Nenin (3)
Canon La Gaf (1)