Bordeaux Tasting, February 2011

K&L Wine Merchants, San Francisco, CA
Tasted Saturday, February 19, 2011 by rentmp3 with 714 views

Flight 1 (10 Notes)

  • 2005 Château Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-Bages 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux

    Favorite of the Bordeaux tasting. On the nose, bananas, honey, a little petrol, oily, metallic. On the palate, bananas, tropical fruits, honey, creamy vanilla, medium acidity, great finish.

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  • 2008 Reignac 86 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur

    Least favorite of the Bordeaux tasting. Aromatically challenged. Hint of black cherries, black pepper, oak and hot on the nose. On the palate, very disjointed. Red berries, black cherries, and too much oak. Hot on the finish. Very high acidity and low tannins that and not enough fruit to balance this. Weak effort.

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  • 2008 Château Pavie Esprit de Pavie 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux

    First vintage of this wine. Aromatically challenged. Hint of red berries and a little barnyard on the nose. On the palate, sour cherries, decent acidity, medium finish, very simple.

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  • 2008 Château Pontet-Canet Hauts de Pontet-Canet 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    On the nose, nice chalky minerality and red berries. On the palate, chalk, red cherries, oak, nice finish with solid tannin structure.

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  • 2007 Haut de Poujeaux 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Tons of barnyard on the nose. On the palate, black cherries, barnyard, long finish, great tannins.

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  • 2004 Château Poujeaux 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc

    Green bell pepper on the nose and palate which, although a sign of unripe grapes, I like quite a lot and does not overpower the bouquet. Also, black cherries and dark chocolate. On the palate, green bell pepper, black cherries, a little oak, super long finish, great tannin structure.

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  • 2007 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    On the nose, coffee beans and cherries. On the palate, sour cherries, coffee, nice sweetness, disappointingly short finish, somewhat harsh tannins.

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  • 2001 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    On the nose, cherries, hint of barnyard. On the palate, black cherries, nice chalky minerality, nice sweetness, medium finish, just ok for me.

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  • 1999 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    On the nose, cassis, black cherries, espresso. On the palate, coffee beans, black cherries, medium finish, smooth and mellow. Probably won't get much better with more cellaring. Has developed secondary characteristics of an aged wine but lacking enough fruit to make this enjoyable.

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  • 2006 Château Doisy-Védrines 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    On the nose, honeysuckle, white flowers, bananas. On the palate, botrytis bomb, honeysuckle, very rich and creamy, medium finish. Where is the acidity on this? Cloying and very heavy with no appreciable acidity to balance the sugars.

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