Bordeaux 1986 Horisontal Tasting

Tasted Friday, June 6, 2014 by canan with 834 views

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Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1986 Château Haut-Batailley 86 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Lovely developed nose but a bit fragile/slender on the palate. Classical and still nice but starting to go downhill.

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  • 1986 Château Léoville Poyferré 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Earthy and smoky nose. Raspberry and black currants on the palate with hints of cedar wood.
    A little slender but still fresh.

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  • 1986 Château Meyney 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Animalist and fecal nose and a hint of black currants.
    Tigth and plenty of fruit on the palate with a hint of dirt. Harsh tannin structure but overall a nice wine.
    Somewhat unbalanced.

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 1986 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Fine black currant flavor but overall unbalanced. A nice wine but lacks personality.

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  • 1986 Château Talbot 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    A wonderful wine packed with black currants and sweetness with a solid acidity.
    Plenty of structure and has a great balance. Impressive wine.

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  • 1986 Château Gruaud Larose 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Dense and closed. Nice black currant flavor but it seems still very young and doesn't really open up.
    Impressive wine.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 1986 Château Haut-Brion 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Delicious and in a wonderful balance. Lots of juicy black currants and an impressive long aftertaste.
    Still young and has plenty of spicy structure. Very impressive wine!!

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  • 1986 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Impressive young tight fruit with some sewer notes but also lots of juicyness.
    Still very fresh and plenty of life left! What a treat to taste such a rare wine!

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Flight 7 (2 Notes)

  • 1986 Château Rausan-Ségla 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Juicy deep focused black currant fruit with a touch of pine.
    Powerful tannins and an almost wild wine. Dense and rustic.
    Still very impressive.

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  • 1986 Château La Fleur de Gay 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Lovely juice expression with lots of fruit and coffee grinds.
    Dense long aftertaste. Beautiful wine.
    Very surprising.

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