Ruby, dark, translucent, bright. Aromas of black currant & plum, with cassis, cedar, cigar box, fresh tobacco, and star anise. Dense and chewy on the palate, with concentrated black fruit and depth of anise, clove, and cedar. Full-bodied with firm density, and ample depth. Full, round tannins, finishing with ample length of black fruit, clove, and melted stone. Broad-shouldered and bold.
Ruby, dark, bright, and translucent. Complex aromas of cassis, forest floor, anise, paprika, tea, and clove. Shows fruit flavors of cherry and red plum over a smooth and stately density, with secondary notes of clove, black tea, cedar, earth and mineral. Round mid-palate density, well-layered, with medium acid and fine-grained, broad tannins, and lengthy notes of cassis and mineral on the finish. WOTF 2.
Dark, ruby, bright, translucent. Aromas of red currant, cassis, clove, black tea, tobacco, and hints of anise. Succulent red currant fruit on the palate, with dried red florals, tea, licorice, and leather. Medium-to-full body, angular, and fleshy. Sharp, firm tannins. Medium-plus finish. Needs time.
Deep, full, ruby, bright. Aromas of red plum and currant, cedar, clove, leather, and violet. Red plum skin and currant fruit on the palate, succulent and juicy, with subtle secondary depth. Medium-plus weight and density, fleshy and broad, sharp with acid and firm, fine tannins, with medium-plus depth and length on the finish. Needs time.
Deep ruby, full, bright. Expressive aromas of black plum, currant, violet, tea, nutmeg, anise, and black pepper. Open-knit black plum and cherry fruit on the palate, with seamless secondary black tea, mineral, five spice, and violets. Elegant and stately density, integrated, intensely expressive. With broad, full tannins and a saturating, full finish. WOTF
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep ruby, full color, hints of tawny. Aromas of dried black fig, cherry, & cassis, root spices, earth, forest floor, violet, and cedar. Round and rich on the palate, with black cherry and blueberry, very ripe, with depth of forest floor, cedar, and black tea. Generous, medium acidity, round, full tannins, with a rich, lengthy finish. Showing maturity.
2019 Château Phélan Ségur
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Ruby, dark, translucent, bright. Aromas of black currant & plum, with cassis, cedar, cigar box, fresh tobacco, and star anise. Dense and chewy on the palate, with concentrated black fruit and depth of anise, clove, and cedar. Full-bodied with firm density, and ample depth. Full, round tannins, finishing with ample length of black fruit, clove, and melted stone. Broad-shouldered and bold.
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2019 Château d'Issan
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ruby, dark, bright, and translucent. Complex aromas of cassis, forest floor, anise, paprika, tea, and clove. Shows fruit flavors of cherry and red plum over a smooth and stately density, with secondary notes of clove, black tea, cedar, earth and mineral. Round mid-palate density, well-layered, with medium acid and fine-grained, broad tannins, and lengthy notes of cassis and mineral on the finish. WOTF 2.
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2016 Château Montrose La Dame de Montrose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Dark, ruby, bright, translucent. Aromas of red currant, cassis, clove, black tea, tobacco, and hints of anise. Succulent red currant fruit on the palate, with dried red florals, tea, licorice, and leather. Medium-to-full body, angular, and fleshy. Sharp, firm tannins. Medium-plus finish. Needs time.
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2016 Château Lagrange (St. Julien)
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Deep, full, ruby, bright. Aromas of red plum and currant, cedar, clove, leather, and violet. Red plum skin and currant fruit on the palate, succulent and juicy, with subtle secondary depth. Medium-plus weight and density, fleshy and broad, sharp with acid and firm, fine tannins, with medium-plus depth and length on the finish. Needs time.
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2010 Château Lynch-Bages
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Deep ruby, full, bright. Expressive aromas of black plum, currant, violet, tea, nutmeg, anise, and black pepper. Open-knit black plum and cherry fruit on the palate, with seamless secondary black tea, mineral, five spice, and violets. Elegant and stately density, integrated, intensely expressive. With broad, full tannins and a saturating, full finish. WOTF
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2009 Château Magdelaine
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep ruby, full color, hints of tawny. Aromas of dried black fig, cherry, & cassis, root spices, earth, forest floor, violet, and cedar. Round and rich on the palate, with black cherry and blueberry, very ripe, with depth of forest floor, cedar, and black tea. Generous, medium acidity, round, full tannins, with a rich, lengthy finish. Showing maturity.
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