Bordeaux Wimps

La Trompette, Chiswick
Tasted Monday, June 30, 2014 by Paul D with 446 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Chargrilled octopus with barbecued auberges, sardine and black olive dressing.

Flight 2 (4 Notes)

Breast and croustillant of guinea fowl with mousserons, peas, broad beans and radishes.

  • 2002 Château Montrose

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Very youthful, opaque appearance. Youthful, ripe dark fruits, brooding, notes of mineral. Medium/full on the palate, dark fruits, quite soft and plush, very good length finish. ***1/2.

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  • 1989 Château Montrose

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Medium/deep garnet. Medium intense, pencil lead, touch of fruit cake, cedar, slightly firm tannins, balanced acidity, very good length finish. ****

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  • 1989 Château Lynch-Bages

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Deep garnet, minimal rim. Brooding, slightly beefy nose, quite youthful still, powerful with firm but fine tannins, quite generously layered, gravelly minerals, very long finish. Excellent. ****1/2.

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  • 1989 Château Léoville Barton

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Medium/deep garnet, medium pale rim. Smokey black fruit, hint of fruit cake, harmonious, seamless, good length finish. Lovely ****.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

Roast lamb with borlotti beans, runner beans, girolles and summer truffle.

  • 1975 Château Haut-Marbuzet

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Medium/deep mahogany, slightly cloudy, red fruited, touch of sharpness, but tannins resolved, hint of caramel on good length finish. A touch simple but very much alive. Slightly firm on finish. ***

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  • 1975 Château Haut-Brion

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Complex, perfumed, warm earth, tobacco, classic Graves, sweet underlying fruit, harmonious, lingering mellow finish. Excellent, at peak. ****1/2.

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  • 1970 Château Palmer

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Medium garnet, medium pale mahogany rim. Earthy, mineral nose, a hint of something slightly musty (though certainly not corked), red fruits, fresh, slightly lean on the finish. ***

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  • 1938 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Medium mahogany. Nose a touch oxidised, but still showing some life and interest, a touch sharp and lean on the palate, falls away on finish. Drinkable. **

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

Almond and polenta cake with poached apricots, almond and buttermilk ice cream

  • 1989 Château Rieussec

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Medium gold, rich stone fruit, touch of marmalade, rich and layered but with fresh contrasting acidity and a very good length finish. Excellent. ****

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