AHA Heart's Delight Bordeaux Master Class 2015

Together with Bernard Burtschy and Jay McInerney

• 2012 Château Coutet Opalie Sec 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux

  Fruity, enticing and refreshing. A light bitter finish with minerality which started to grow on me over time.

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• 2012 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Heavy toasty nose. Strong acidity with oak but also a clean steel cut finish.

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• 2012 Château Malartic-Lagravière 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Very light fruit (strawberry) on the nose. This begins softly. Tannins 7/10

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• 2008 Château Malartic-Lagravière 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  More tannin than the 2012. 8/10. More heavily bodied.

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• 2012 Château Haut-Bailly 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  More depth in the nose than the Malartic. Light dark dust and dryer than the Malartic's too. Bright dark ruby red with a very dark, bitter, cocao finish. Not too my liking.

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• 2012 Château Phélan Ségur 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Strong tannins at 8/10 with dark dust. Very young with a mineral and acid finish.

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• 2006 Château Phélan Ségur 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  THe age could be seen on this wine. In the nose it starts out with s fruity hint of prune and brown starting in the colors. Tannins 7/10. Starts as what you might think is a fruitier American cab but quickly reverts to classic French. Smooth strong finish.

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• 2012 Château Lafon-Rochet 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Strong tannins at 8.5 - a dirty cellar nose. Needs to lie down.

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• 2009 Château Lafon-Rochet 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Strong tannins at 8.5 - better for me than the 2012. A light fruity start (just a hint) that never moves from the hint it starts with.

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• 2012 Château Cos d'Estournel 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Dark ruby red with a light fruit hint on the nose. Strong 8/10 tannins. Lots of minerality like the Phelan Segur.

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• 2003 Château Cos d'Estournel 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

  Still dark red. Classic french and balanced and integrated. A concentrated dark cocoa in the finish.

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• 2012 Château Clerc Milon 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  More fruity as this flight starts. plays like a lighter bordeaux than expected. A dry classic finish. slightly salty in the finish.

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• 2005 Château Clerc Milon 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Drier than the 2012. Tannins at 7.5 and nice hints of fruit in the palate.

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• 2012 Château Lynch-Bages 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Good strong tannins 7.5/10. Not fruity but also not metallic. By comparison all balanced and velvety. Very similar to the 2005.

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• 2006 Château Pontet-Canet 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  This is doing very well now and as noted with the 2012 I preferred the Pontet-Canets to the Lynch.
  
  Hints of dust and prunes in the nose with a smooth, heavy bodied and strong tannins (8/10)
  
  Less acidity than the Lynch with balance and fruit.

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• 2012 Château Pontet-Canet 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Overall I preferred the Pontet-Canets to Lynch which surprised me. More body than the Lynch and light fruit nose with hints of dust and prune. Smooth and strong tannins 8/10.

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• 2005 Château Lynch-Bages 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Seems a little closed at the moment. Very similar to the 2012 but a hint of cassis in the finish.
  
  Nice strong tannins at 7.5/10
  
  Maybe closer to 93

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• 2012 Le Petit Cheval 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Fruity on the palate with a dark finish. Maybe heavy merlot finish?

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• 2011 Le Petit Cheval 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Fruity on the palate with dark cocoa. Heavy merlot.

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• 2012 Château Troplong Mondot 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Young and youthful with heavy tannins 8/10. Light hint of fruit.

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• 2011 Château Troplong Mondot 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Strong tannins 8/10. Yet a clinical chlorine/new plastic hint. Concerned where that maybe going?

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• 2012 Château Coutet Barsac 95 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

  Darker than the Guirard. Peach and pear on the nose. Not cloying and smooth and richer with balanced acidity.

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• 2011 Château Guiraud 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  I know this is a significant change to my prior year rating. Maybe I am being harsher in my ratings. Light yellow with a light nose and palate. Hint of Mellon

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