Tasting Ground official tasting, Blind tasting #20 Bordeaux 1985

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Tasted Tuesday, May 27, 2025 by kostaslonis with 72 views

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 1985 Château Pavie Decesse Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    corked

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  • 1985 Château Gazin Pomerol

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    The wine shows beautiful colour for its age
    Nice ripe red cherry, berry notes, sweet spice notes, paprika, a bit of earthy, cumin notes too, so decadent
    Very elegant, ripe to overripe cherry notes, currants, again spicy, med body, nice acidity, flavoursome, much fresher than you'd expect, med to long finish
    Brilliant

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  • 1985 Château Carbonnieux

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    The wine shows power, dark fruit, thick oak frame, whole spice, dense, coffee notes, chocolate, some brett (goaty) hints but just enough to call it, decadent again. With more time, the wine goes spicier, earthier, chocolate, gone over to cigar box
    Palate shows light body, sweet cherry notes, flavoursome, nice acidity, no tannins completely dissolved, there is a big differnece between nose and palate, much more elegant in palate, smooth, med finish

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  • 1985 Château Léoville Barton

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Close to Carbonnieux in style of nose, some stalky-vegetal hints, some red fruit notes, sweet spices, paprika, whole spice notes, black pepper notes
    Palate is very elegant, juicy red notes, acidity, a bit evolved, dissolved tannins, spice, light to med body, some floral notes, med finish

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  • 1985 Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    The wine is obviously corked, but shows great density and intensity in the nose, needs time to open/clear up, then you get red fruit, some sweet spices, coffee and chocolate notes, some stalky notes
    Palate shows structure, med acidity, earthy, the wines shows buckets of fruit, light to med body, still corked but not so much here, med finish with some tannins too
    -/-
    Everyone loved it so much, even though it was obviously corked

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  • 1985 Château Margaux

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    The wine shows purity and elegance, fragrant, floral notes, sweet red fruit notes, cherry notes, beautiful and fragrant oak frame, sweet spices, decadent
    Palate shows elegance, fine tannins, light to med body, juicy red fruit, nice acidity, vibrant, so smooth.
    Live it more and it opens up endlessly
    Very fresh and elegant, a Grand Vin indeed

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