OL At panos and Edith

Strasbourg
Tasted Sunday, June 5, 2005 by claudio_bxl with 1,188 views

Introduction

Great event, which started with a tasting of St Emilion 2000.

Flight 1 (15 Notes)

  • 2000 Château Figeac

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Shows some small herbal notes in the nose as well as some incense and cherry. In the mouth however it is slighly thin and herby with a somewhat mineral, earthy finish with ta hint of spice. I thought it was quite closed at the moment. I noted it 2.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château Pavie

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Deep color, thick and a good level of glycerin. In the nose it is expressive with notes of cassis, red fruit and cherry liequer. A lot of finesse. In the mouth it has a velvety attack with an ample mid palate and good structure and acidity I got clean red fruit, and quite a bit of mineral. Long and complex this was one of my favorites of the tasting. I rated it 4.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château TrotteVieille

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    In the nose it features some brown spice, cherry and a little bit of vainilla with less complexity than the former two wines. In the mouth it lacks complexity, acidity, and there is little wood integration. I rated it 2 out of 5 points.

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  • 2000 Château Angélus

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Nice complexity on the nose with aromas of violet, cassis and cedarwood as well as ripe cherries. In the mouth it has a powerful attack and mid palatewith a good level of tannins and a long finish on notes of sandalwood, chocolate and earth. Great potential but needs time for better wood tannin integration. I rated it 4 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château La Gaffelière

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Featuring less concentration in color than the former wines, la Gaffeliere shows some cherry, brown spice and a hint of violet and mushroom. The nose is also a bit alcoholic. In the mouth it has a silky attack but it lacks acidity and has a hint of "green" with a dry finish. I noted it 2.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château Magdelaine

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Good level of glycerin and a refined nose of licorice, flowers and some mineral. In the mouth it has a refined and round attack with good tannin integration, acidity and a spicy, long finish. Very nice. I rated it 3.5 out of 5.

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  • 2000 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Very good viscosity and concentration with a complex nose with hints of flowers, leather,cherry, tobacco, chocolate and vainilla In the mouth it is thick with good structure and great length with a refined finish very much concentrated in chocolate notes. It needs time but has great potential. I rated it 4 out of 5

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  • 2000 Clos Fourtet

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Aromas of black fruit, hint of animal aromas, sandalwood and mineral. In the mouth it is quite tannic and not very long. I can not judge aging potential on this one. I noted it 2.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château Les Gravières

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Aromas of licorice, ripe red fruit, flowers, tobacco and a hint of green pepper. It has a velvety, round and ample attack, with good structure, acidity and tannins and a long, refined finish. I fell for this one, I found it great. 4.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Lynsolence

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Good concentration and viscosity and aromas of cooked fruit, a hint of spice and a quite a bit of torrefaction, edging on burnt wood on the nose. In the mouth it has a silky attack,ok acidity and fruit but lacks elegance and has medium length. I personally did not like it. 2 out of 5.

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  • 2000 Château Belair (Dubois-Challon)

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Good viscosity and a medium volume nose of cherries, licorice, tobacco and a hint of green pepper. In the mouth it has a silky attack with good acidity but little integration of tannins. The finish is long and tannic. Definitely good potential 3.5 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Good concentration and depth of color. It has a complex nose featuring aromas of vainilla, cedarwood, violet and licorice. In the mouth it has a promising attack, good structure and a strong level of of tannin (not very integrated with the rest of the wine) with has an impressive and refined finish. 4 out of 5

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  • 2000 Château d'Aiguilhe

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

    Good depth of color and a nose with hints of torrefaction, mineral, dark fruit, cherry, licorice and some flower notes. In the mouth it has a strong attack with firm tannic structure and acidity and a hint of dry tannins in the finish. Long and with massive potential. 4 out of 5.

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  • 2000 Château Cheval Blanc

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Youthful color and quite some viscosity with colored "legs" this wine was just great. On the nose, red fruit, licorice and coffee but in the mouth it opened up with a very refined attack, a good structured mid palate and a long finish with hints of torrefaction. Two words about this wine balance and finesse. Bravo. 4.5 out of 5

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  • 1996 Pahlmeyer Merlot

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    some evolution in the rim and a nose featuring some red fruit and cherry jam. The nose is clearly different from the former wines. In the mouth it has a good attack but lacks a bit of roundness but has good structure and length. It was a bit too warm to show all its potential

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Flight 2 - We the moved on to a vertical tasting of Weinbach wines (7 Notes)

I personally liked the 2002 for its elegance and potential and the 1993 for its roundness, complexity and finesse. Fantastic wines

Flight 3 - A special flight was made for the two senior members of the tasting (2 Notes)

Both of them were fantastic wines but from completely different styles, a truly memorable experience.

  • 1977 Bodega Weinert Malbec Estrella

    Argentina, Mendoza

    Showing signes of evolution on the rim with a brick-orange color but with still quite some dept of color, this wine is stunning. In the nose there is a surprising set of aromas ranging from dry prunes, chocolate, walnut, cinnamon and licorice, all well present, refined and well integrated. In the mouth, the attack is velvety and with still some strenthg in the mid palate, well integrated tannins and a long, delicate finish with notes of cinamon. I found it extremely refined and with great complexity and it is by far one of the best Argentine Malbecs I have drunk up to date. There was some discussion as to whether the wine was over the top or not, I personally believe that it may be a tiny bit after its prime and should be drank within the next two years. My wine of the tasting, complex, refined and balanced. Beautiful experience.

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  • 1978 Château Mont-Redon Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Showing obvious signs of age with an orange rim, the wine explodes in the nose with a broad and complex set of aromas, toast, moka, nutmeg,animal notes and some walnut and still a hint of fruit still. In the mouth it is refined with complete integration of tannins and a long finish on spice notes. Having tasted it along with the Weinert 77, I found that it is a wine which is again a bit after its peak and should be drank soon but it is still beautiful and I was quite taken by how the aromas seemed to keep changing in the glass. Great!

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Closing

My top three wines at the tasting were Les Gravieres, Cheval Blanc and Pavie. However, I had a tough time with D'Aiguile since I think it also deserved to be in the top but I chose Les Gravieres at the end. There has been some discussion on the Pavie and whether it was really closed or not. I thought it wasn't and showed remarkable finesse.
In any case, a great tasting, great food and great company

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