Coravin fun - 1996 Medoc decision
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Tasted Thursday, November 1, 2018 by chatters with 162 views
Introduction
I want to choose three 1996 Bordeaux from Haut Medoc to compare, blind, with three Australian Cabernets of the same vintage. This exercise was to choose the, ahh, participants from Francais...
Flight 1 (5 Notes)
Closing
With the very first sniff of the very first wine I was in happy Bordeaux land again. This was a pleasing exercise accepting the pity of Poujeaux and my victims have been selected…
1996 Château La Lagune
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
From Coravin. Initially slightly ripe blackcurrant with leather, slightly smoky notes as well as baked earth, red cherry and plum. On the palate it's freshly juicy, tannins near resolved, more red fruit than black here with a touch of alcohol warmth. Yum.
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1996 Château Patache d'Aux Médoc
France, Bordeaux, Médoc
From Coravin. Slight coffee, a little toasted blackcurrant, mint, cream, some floral notes, some black plum, biscuit, leather. Chalky with a very slightly damp cellar underpin. Juicy, savoury with warm baked biscuit and plum, long, tannins resolved. Nice.
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1996 Château Haut-Marbuzet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
From Coravin. Woody spices, earth, warm brick and red berry and cherry fruit, leather and a little farmyard. More of the same on the palate; predominant spice is clove for me, some mid palate burr, a little tomato leaf, ridiculously long with a little warmth. lovely.
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1996 Château Maucaillou
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
From Coravin. Red currant and blackcurrant, charcuterie, leather, slightly medicinal with muted wax polish, smoke. Surprisingly tannic and drying on the palate which dominates the red fruits. Finishes quite spicy. Hmm.
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1996 Château Poujeaux Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
From Coravin. Dirty, a little damp cellar, stinky, biscuit, plum and berry, wet undergrowth. Sour, sharp; quite pointy, lacks fruit, some tannic burr. Following my earlier note I think this probably is flawed & will mark it as such. Having said that as both of these tastings have been from Coravin so I'll keep the bottle and give it a proper decant and see what happens....
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