Occasional tasting group: Top Bordeaux 1994 & 1995 plus a few extra's.

@ PVa
Tasted Saturday, September 2, 2006 by Zweder with 346 views

Introduction

All wines were tasted blind.

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Gruaud Larose 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Complex bouquet, little horse stable, wood, cherries. Juicy, firm, blackberries, It has enough tannins, but the wine seems ripe already. I have a few bottles left; future will tell….

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  • 1995 Château Léoville Barton 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Blood red. The bouquet is like a forest in the autumn; ripe cherries, blackberries etc. In the taste the wine has quite much acidity, soft bitterness and overripe fruits. Still young.

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  • 1994 Château Léoville Las Cases 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    The bouquet is slightly developed, but in a stage where it does not give itself completely. The same goes for the taste; some tannins have softened, but there are plenty of tannins and acids to give the wine many more years. For the rest this is a Las Cases as it should be, with a lot of black currants, lead pencil, etc. Wait for at least 2 more years or decant it in time.

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Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1995 Château Rauzan-Ségla 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Almost purple red still. Beautiful complex bouquet with luxury wood, black currants, blackberries, cigar box and a little lead pencil. On the palate it is the same; abundance! Good concentration, power, firm as well as a load of soft tannins, juicy, bitterness, a little sweetness. It has a long aftertaste with black currants. A beauty already, but that will last for several years.

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  • 1995 Château Palmer 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Blood red with a garnet rim and not so very dark. Beautiful refined bouquet with exquisite wood and black currants. In the taste lead pencil like in Pauillac and a lot of firm tannins and soft black currants.

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  • 1995 Château Kirwan 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Blood red. Chocolate, fine wood, mocha and black currants in the bouquet. An enormous amount of black currant juice and bitterness in the taste. Ink. Blockbuster. Will this wine ever soften and show its merits? Would like to try it again after 5 years.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1995 Château Talbot 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Fairly light garnet colour. Barnyard and butter in the already mature bouquet. Mature, soft, juicy and friendly wine. A bit drying tannins in the aftertaste. A beautiful wine alright, but only a shadow of the good vintages they had in the 80’s.

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  • 1994 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Dark garnet red. Chocolate and cigar box in the bouquet. Also in the taste a lot of chocolate, bitterness and black currant juice. Good concentration. I love this wine now, but I have my doubts about the future. On one hand the wine has a firm structure, but on the other it is so mature already. It might well be it is at its peak right now.

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  • 1986 Château Haut-Brion 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Got this wine blind. The bouquet was a bit odd. Not very pleasant. In the taste juicy overripe fruits, a bit sweet and firm tannin. Although the smell did not improve so much after a while, the taste did and was definitely complex.

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Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Montrose 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Beautiful complex bouquet, luxurious oak, cigar box. Juicy and a lot of sweetness in the start. Then soft tannins, a load of black currants, ink, acidity and sweetness again. A very beautiful wine. The acidity is a very little out of balance, which holds the score a bit down.

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  • 1994 Château Cos d'Estournel 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Enormous luxurious bouquet; cedar and all the black forest fruits you can think of. This wine has a lot of power with sweetness, acidity, cigars, leather, forest fruits and everything in very good harmony. I love it!

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  • 1995 Château Montrose 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    In the bouquet barnyard and an impression of metal. The taste is creamy, juicy with a lot of berries and other fruits like cherries. A fair amount of acidity and a little sweetness.

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 2000 Vieux Château Certan 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Purple red. In the bouquet a lot of fruit, mainly cherries, and fresh tobacco. The taste is round and concentrated, little pepper and a lot of fruit juice. Little sweetness as well. The wine is backward at the moment and that probably explains the lack of complexity in the taste at this moment. When it opens up the score will definitely be higher.

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  • 1994 Château Troplong Mondot 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Blood red. Chocolate, wood, a bit dusty(?) in the somewhat locked bouquet. Round juicy, some oak, friendly tannin and firm bitterness and some sweet notes. The wine is not very thick.

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  • 1994 Château Angélus 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Blood garnet red. Beautiful bouquet with mainly black currants, beautiful oak and some lead pencil. Juicy, lot of fruit and a bit sticky tannins.

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Flight 6 (3 Notes)

Flight 7 (3 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Mouton Rothschild 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    An outstanding wine. Very luxurious oak, good bitterness, cassis, black berries, graphite, a little backward but very enjoyable. Although I am usually no so impressed by Mouton’s achievements, this wine is ok, but for a first growth……..?

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  • 1994 Château Lafite Rothschild 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Blood red. Still somewhat backward in the bouquet, but there are some red fruits noticeable. A sweet start followed by an enormous amount of bitterness from the tannin. Fruit as well, but this wine definitely needs more time to open up. Let’s say at least 2 more years.

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  • 1994 Château Latour Grand Vin 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Blood red. Beautiful lead pencil / oak / black currant bouquet. In the taste exactly the same. Luxurious wine which is definitely much too young.

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Flight 8 (3 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Garnet-blood-red.. Bouquet still not completely opened up. Nice oak and black fruits. The wine starts with a hint of sweetness, a lot of soft juice and tannins, well integrated oak. This is an outstanding wine which will even be better in a few more years.

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  • 1995 Château Montus Madiran Cuvée Prestige 89 Points

    France, Southwest France, Madiran

    Blood/purple red. Backward but very friendly sweet bouquet. The wine is juicy, but has a lot of acidity. Overall I wondered if they used American oak.

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  • 1996 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Drank this wine (blind) in a great Bordeaux line-up. It was quite light garnet/blood-red in colour compared to the other wines. Still a little backward. Woody, fruity, berries, a little sweetness. A-typical to the rest and not extremely impressive. But nevertheless an excellent wine.

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Flight 9 (3 Notes)

  • 1995 Château La Conseillante 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Blood red. Beautiful ripe, refined bouquet. Sweet start, soft acidity. Very elegant and polished wine with a lot of juice and sufficient good tannin to ripen for many more years.

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  • 1994 Pétrus 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Beautiful ripe, refined bouquet with butter. A lot of juice in combination with bitterness and a bit drying tannin. Even though still very young. Complex wine.

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  • 1994 Château L'Enclos 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Beautiful refined bouquet with good oak and even a little barnyard. Butter, juice, sweetness, good tannins. A very good achievement for l’Enclos!

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Flight 10 (3 Notes)

Closing

What a great tasting it was. An honor to be present!

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