UGC 2009 Bordeaux Tasting
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Tasted Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Wine Sparty with 1,258 views
Introduction
This was my first time at one of these UGC tastings, and I was amazed at how open and ready to drink many of the wines seemed. I think the wines showed great, but could see some folks not liking them if they prefer a more restrained style.
2009 Château Carbonnieux Blanc 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Great aroma and taste, with a nice mix of honey and citrus.
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2009 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Coats the tongue moreso than the other white 2009 Bordeaux tried at this event. Citrus and honey, with honey being more prominent.
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2009 Domaine de Chevalier 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very rich and smooth aroma here. Taste has a lot of dark fruit without much tannin at all. A hint of tobacco. Drinking great now.
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2009 Château Haut-Bailly 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
A bit of a barnyard funk on the nose that was slightly worrisome, but the taste was great. Very solid balance of dark fruits and oak.
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2009 Château Pape Clément Blanc 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Honey and white peach flavors here. Didn't have the smoothness that couple of the other whites had.
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2009 Château Pape Clément 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Great dark berry nose. Taste has dark fruits and tobacco. Re-tasted later in the event, with consistent notes. Some heavier tannins were noticed the second time around. Made me think of a CA wine.
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2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very nice nose of dark fruit. The taste is terrific with a good blend of coffee and dark fruits, although it did make me wonder how long this will last as compared to some of the other big reds at this event. Finish had some tannins, but not heavy.
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2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Quite a citrus/lemon aroma. Taste is very nice, but the acidity is a bit too much to get a higher score.
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2009 Château Figeac 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A whiff of this makes you see how deep, dark & brooding it is, with quite a bit of oak there. The dark fruit is there in the taste, but there is a bit of a menthol in the taste as well that was a bit strong. The finish seemed a bit short.
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2009 Château Pavie Macquin 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Decent balance with dark fruit and tobacco, but still not giving up much at this point.
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2009 Clos Fourtet 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A bit lighter nose than some of the other reds tonight, and not as overpowering. Dark fruit is still there, but some hints of lighter red fruit as well. Heavier tobacco & oak on the palate.
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2009 Château Troplong Mondot 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Rather unimpressionable, without either fruit or oak standing out much
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2009 Château Clinet 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Seems more restrained than some other 2009 Bordeaux, and not so over the top. Tannin and oak come through on the aroma. Less fruit coming out here. Taste has dark fruit, but still dominated by oak. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
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2009 Château La Conseillante 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Heavy on the dark fruit upfront in the aroma. Nose is beautiful. Great balance of spice, dark fruit and oak. The taste follows up the aroma by being wonderful. Best wine of the night.
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2009 Château Chasse-Spleen 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
Nose does not have a lot coming through now. Taste has licorice and dark fruit.
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2009 Château La Lagune 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Nice nose, with the typical dark fruit and some mint and spice. Good taste with some tannins, dark fruit and tobacco. Seems like this could have a long life.
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2009 Château Labégorce 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Lighter fruit taste, as opposed to much of the heavy dark fruits in the other wines tonight. Rather oaky and tannic, I think this needs some time before showing more of its stuff.
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2009 Château Lascombes 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Some barnyard funk on the nose. Taste a bit unimpressionable.
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2009 Château Prieuré-Lichine 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Aroma seems fresh and clean, with raspberry and a hint of mint. More oak on the palate at this point, and not showing as much fruit. The finish sticks with you for a bit.
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2009 Château Rauzan-Ségla 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Nose is perfumey and buttery. Nice taste, with dark fruit but still pretty tannic at this point. Seems like it should last awhile.
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2009 Château Branaire-Ducru 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Red to dark fruit on the nose, with a hint of eucalyptus. Taste is a bit too tannic at this point, but did show some chocolate and dark fruit.
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2009 Château Gloria 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Decent aroma, and the taste follows through as well, with dark fruit and licorice.
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2009 Château Gruaud Larose 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Taste a bit of menthol in this. Aroma is pretty heavy on the oak as well. Those two items both didn't allow the dark fruits to show well.
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2009 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Nose is perfumey, and the taste is smooth with easy drinking dark fruit and light tannins.
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2009 Château Léoville Barton 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Nice nose - mix of perfumey aroma and dark & red fruits. Palate not giving up much at this point, though, due to tannins.
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2009 Château Saint-Pierre 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Very tannic and oaky at this point. Can't get much of the dark fruit out of this at all.
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2009 Château Batailley 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Very nice nose on this, and the taste is great as well with a good balance of dark fruit, tobacco and oak usage.
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2009 Château Clerc Milon 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Nice nose here - it gives dark fruit aroma and you can sense the oak & tannins. Very nice taste with great dark fruit flavors, and although it may seems a bit simple, it is still great.
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2009 Château d'Armailhac 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Rather unimpressionable, without either fruit or oak standing out much.
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2009 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Aroma seems a bit off here, but can't place what it is. Taste is OK, with typical dark fruit & oak.
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2009 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Dark fruit and spice & black pepper on the nose. Taste is very smooth with a very nice mix of dark fruit, tobacco and oak. Moderate tannins, so the fruit still gets to shine. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
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2009 Château Lynch-Bages 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A bit ligher fruit with heavier tannins. I wonder about how the tannins vs. fruit will last over the years.
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2009 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
1st (95): Fantastic with some fruit trending towards red. Great all around. 2nd (94): Great integration of fruit and oak, but slightly worried about fruit dying.
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2009 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
1st (91): Something different in nose that I can't place; Taste not as balanced, with more oak and tannins coming through. 2nd (89): Minty aroma; tannic and not much on the palate
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2009 Château Ormes de Pez 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Nice, yet somewhat uninteresting. A good drink with dark fruits.
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2009 Château Climens 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Very nice mix of honey and peach.
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2009 Château Coutet Barsac 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Very nice mix of honey and peach with a big of a tang at the finish
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2009 Château Doisy-Daëne 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Nice, but more honey dominated and thicker than other stickies tonight.
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2009 Château Guiraud 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
A notch below the other sitckies, with similar qualities.
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2009 Château Suduiraut 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Thicker structure than others, but still honey & peach.
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