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Grand Crus de Bordeaux Tasting: 2005 & 2006 wines
NYC, The Lighthouse, Pier 60, Chelsea Piers
Tasted Monday, January 26, 2009 by TashNYC with 2,179 views
Introduction
The Union de Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting in NYC, organized by Zachy's and held at Pier 61.
A walk-about with over 100 different winemakers at 53 tables.
Limited food but great cheese from Artisanal (esp. the Pierre Robert triple creme-cheese and the Affidelice, a washed-rind cow's milk cheese, similar to epoisses)
All set against a beautiful Hudson River and NY/NJ skyline view.
Flight 1 - Graves - White (12 Notes)
Flight 2 - Graves - Red (10 Notes)
2005 Château La Louvière 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Disappointing. Mediocre, mundane and overpriced at $50/bottle.
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2006 Château La Louvière 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Disappointing. Overpriced at $50 and nothing special. 2005 wasn't any better. 4 bottles remained at the end of the tasting, so others shared our view.
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2006 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Lovely to drink now. Showing well (but might shut down in future).
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2005 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The better wine. Very concentrated but fruit starting to shut down. Winemaker said it needs 10 years. (as does the 2000)
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2005 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Lovely aromatics but not much flavor now. Very reserved. Needs time. For $80/bottle, this isn't happening. And it is such a small production winery (2,000 cases total), that we rarely see it at restuarants or tastings. Still interesting.
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2006 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Very similar to the 2005.
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2005 Château Malartic-Lagravière 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
I'm a fan of this wine. But a bit pricy at $50/bottle.
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2006 Château Malartic-Lagravière 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
We liked it better than other tasters the same night. (See other notes from same event)
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2005 Château Pape Clément 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Great wine. Great fruit but needs much time. All the Pape Clements were excellent or better, in the end. But this is not happening for us, for $300/bottle. (We have other vintages for $40-$60. Plus I thought there was a global recession going on?)
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2006 Château Pape Clément 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Delicious. A little less complicated than the 2005, but still a very good wine. Could almost drink this, now
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Flight 3 - St. Emilion (22 Notes)
2005 Château Angélus 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A delicious wine. Even better when tasted with friends. Needs 10+ years. I guess I am a hard grader, because I gave it 95 points (and WOTN) at the Sotheby's vertical ... and that was a better showing (and a less-crowded venue). $400/bottle ask price
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2006 Château Angélus 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Delicious. Not much of a step down from the 2005. Great fruit and super finish. Lovely nose, too. "Sale" price was $200
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2005 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Very reticent in the nose and closed-down on the taste. I tasted it in November and it showed similarly, then. Needs 10 years. Will be a good wine.
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2006 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Very similar to the 2005. Hard to evaluate, now. Probably very good in a # of years.
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2005 Clos Fourtet
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Alas, there was no more wine by the time we got there. The 2006 was a good wine. The 2005 has a silly price tag ($152-$190/bottle)
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2006 Clos Fourtet 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
This was a good wine. Near the end of the evening, so few notes. Jen stepped away so only I had it. Needs lots of time.
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2005 Château Franc-Mayne 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Very good. Much better than the 2006 version
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2006 Château Franc-Mayne 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Just so-so. Might be better if tasted in a quiet place, over dinner. 2005 was much better.
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2005 Château Grand Mayne 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Wow. I was really charmed by this wine. It drank pretty well, now. Better in 10 years. No clue on offered price. Previously sold for $45/bottle: that would be an ok deal.
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2006 Château Grand Mayne 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Interesting but not as good as the 2005. But might put on some weight.
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2005 Château La Dominique 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
So-so. Not wowed by this wine, at all. Nothing special. Especially for 2005 and $56/bottle sale ($70/bottle regular price)
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2005 Château Larcis Ducasse 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Really, really good. Not too much experience with this wine. (It is funny, I didn't have my Wine Advocate with me at this tasting, and I didn't realize Robert Parker had given this 100 points). It was very showy at the walk-about lineup -- even to a fatigued palette.
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2005 Château Pavie Macquin 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A step up from the 2006 version. Delicious but needs a lot of time. $300/bottle "on sale"
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2006 Château Pavie Macquin 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Very much like the 1997 we drank with May. A good wine. Drinks ok, now. (But better with time). And the "bargain" of the night: $63.75/bottle.
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2005 Château La Gaffelière 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Wow. This is 1, great wine. Relative "bargain" that night at $132/bottle.
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2006 Château La Gaffelière 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Very good. Relative "bargain" that night, at $51/bottle.
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2005 Château Larmande 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
I like this winery and the 2005 is very good. Relative value at $37/bottle asking price
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2006 Château Larmande 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Not much off the 2005 version and much more drinkable / open. Reminicent of the best of the 1997 bottles we had recently.
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2005 Château Troplong Mondot 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Can this be better than the Angelus? No, but a very good wine. Better when tasted in a quiet place, over time. No doubt. But the $360/bottle retail "ask" has just gone crazy.
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2006 Château Troplong Mondot 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Only a small step down from the 2005. A nice wine.
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2005 Château TrotteVieille
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Where was this wine? There were closed bottles but no one opened them to taste. (NR)
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2006 Château TrotteVieille
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Where was this wine? There were closed bottles but no one opened them to taste. (NR)
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Flight 4 - Margaux (15 Notes)
2005 Château Ferrière 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Maybe a little better than the 2006. Certainly more closed at this stage.
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2006 Château Ferrière 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Good. Especially for the $25 price point. Open now but drinks better with some time
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2005 Château d'Angludet 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ok+. Better than the 2006
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2006 Château d'Angludet 83 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
disappointing
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2006 Château Dauzac 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ok+. Preferred the 2005 -- especially at the same offer price that night. ($36/bottle for either 2005 or 2006)
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2005 Château Prieuré-Lichine 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A good Margaux. But a little shut-down (vs other notes from prior years) and, no doubt shows better at home, over several hours, vs. at a 3 hour tasting. Needs time
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2006 Château Prieuré-Lichine 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
preferred the 2005
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2005 Château du Tertre 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
I'm partial to this winery. The 2005 is a step up from other vintages (2006, 2002, etc.). Needs time. The $50 price tag is tragic, however. Our prior bottles were $20, $22 & $24/bottle.
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2006 Château du Tertre 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
A good wine but the 2005 was a step up.
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2005 Château Labégorce 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ok. Needs some time
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2006 Château Labégorce 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Seemed open but I wasn't wowed by it. Also needs time. Relative value at $25/bottle
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2005 Château Malescot St. Exupéry
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
All gone by the time we got to it. So we didn't get to try our old friend. 2006 was just ok.
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2006 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ok but didn't meet our expectations. Not as good as the 1998, 2000, etc. -- which we bought for $25/bottle. This wine is also getting overpriced: 2005 is $180-$225/bottle ask, and 2006 is $51-$60/bottle.
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2005 Château Rauzan-Ségla
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
all gone by the time we got to it.
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2006 Château Rauzan-Ségla
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
All gone by the time we got to it
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Flight 5 - Medoc, Pauillac, St-Estephe, St. Julien (14 Notes)
2005 Château Clerc Milon
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Can't believe we missed this. (It was there, we just missed it). It is #11 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of 2008. Seems overpriced at $92-$115/bottle
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2005 Château d'Armailhac 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Better
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2006 Château d'Armailhac 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Good
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2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Good but a little closed. Needs time. Next door to Lynch Bages and 1/2 the price
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2006 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
More open than the shut-down 2005 but still needs time. Next door to Lynch Bages and 1/2 the price
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2005 Château La Tour de By 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc
We visited this winery during our biking tour of Bordeaux (2003, with May & Jen and I. I almost drove down the ornamental road, not intended for cars). So we had to drop by and say "hello"
A very good effort for this winery. Drinks ok, now. Maybe better with 1-2 years. (Winemaker said up to 10 years but I am uncertain)
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2006 Château La Tour de By 82 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc
I'm fond of this winery (we visited it in 2003, on our cycling tour of Bordeaux) but I can't recommend this wine. The 2005 is much better.
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2006 Château Ormes de Pez 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
I was underwhelmed by this wine. maybe better at home, over dinner & a few hours time?
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2005 Château Lynch-Bages
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Alas, the 2005 was all GONE by the time we got to Pauillac.
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2006 Château Lynch-Bages 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Quite a nice wine. Very characteristic Lynch bages. Drinks well now and better with time
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2005 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
We got to the Pauillacs last and it was already all gone. Wish winemaker had bought more than 4 bottles.
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2006 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
We got to the Pauillacs last and it was already all gone. Wish winemaker had bought more than 4 bottles.
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2005 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
We got to the Pauillacs last and this was already all gone!
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2006 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
We got to the Pauillacs last and this was already all gone!
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Flight 6 - Barsac / Sauternes (12 Notes)
2005 Château Bastor-Lamontagne 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
New to me. I liked it, quite a bit. Especially for a reasonable price. (It was $33/bottle 750 ml -- which is perhaps $10 above-market)
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2006 Château Bastor-Lamontagne 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Thought this was so-so. The 2005 was vastly superior to my palate
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2005 Château Climens 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Climens is special to me because it was the first wine Jen & I bought together, on Futures (happily, the 2001 vintage).
So it was loads of fun to taste these, tonite.
This wine was excellent: lovely nose and layers of fruit. It drank well tonite. More definition & structure than the 2006 vintagePost a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
2006 Château Climens 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Climens is special to me because it was the first wine Jen & I bought together, on Futures (happily, the 2001 vintage).
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2005 Château Suduiraut 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Very good and a touch better than the 2006, to my palate
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2006 Château Suduiraut 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Thought this was good but the 2005 better. (the opposite of others at the tasting). Age helps these wines.
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2005 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
I guess I am a hard grader, but this bottle did not show as well as I expected. Still a nice wine.
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2006 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Ok but the 2005 was better, as were other Sauternes this night.
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2005 Château Doisy-Daëne 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Excellent. One of our favorites of the night. Jen liked. Even affordable.
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2006 Château Doisy-Daëne 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Very consistent with the 2005 and very good. Jen liked
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2005 Château Guiraud 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
More to this wine than the 2006 but at an unusual state of development. Many flavors developing but not quite in harmony, right now. Needs time. Jen didn't care for it, either.
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2006 Château Guiraud 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Preferred to the 2005 version. But Jen didn't care for it, as much. Needs time
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2005 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
No Wine at Tasting. (It was on the list and poured in California, but not here)
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2006 Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion Blanc 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
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2006 Château Latour-Martillac Blanc 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Enjoyed now. Fresh and good to drink. Lovely fruit flavors. Overpriced at $28. I bought my 2001s for $13/bottle.
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2005 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Lovely mineral and structure, amid the fruit. Much more precise & delineated than the 2006. (tasted side-by-side).
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2006 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Fresh and open to drink now, but not as complicated as the 2005.
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2005 Château Olivier Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
AWOL. On tasting notes but no wine
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2006 Château Olivier Blanc 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Ok but nothing special. 2005 was suppost to be tasted, but it was AWOL.
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2005 Château Pape Clément Blanc 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
This was just delicious. Loved the mineral notes, precision, definition and layers of fruit. Lovely nose, too. But just not happening, for $200/bottle. (On sale from $250/bottle). I thought there was a global recession? Apparently not for these wines.
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2006 Château Pape Clément Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Delicious but vastly different than the 2005. Much more wood, less acidity, less mineral and much less structure. Winemaker said it needs another 1-2 years for the wine to integrate. (I perhaps though bottle variation, too?) I wouldn't drink this today and I certainly wouldn't buy it for $190. (I thought there was a global recession -- but apparently not with these wines!)
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2006 Château Cantelys Blanc 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
pretty good
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2005 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
A delicious white. Again, more mineral, structured and acidic than the 2006 version. (theme of the night)
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2006 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
A great white. Lots of good fruit flavors. Very fresh. Drinking well, now. but $72.25 is above my expectations. I thought we are in a global recession: no deflation here!
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