Three Great Terroirs, Masterclass at Great French Fine Wine Encounter 2009
The Landmark Hotel, London
Tasted Saturday, February 21, 2009 by Zoce with 810 views
Introduction
Tasting of magnificent wines from three legendary chateaux; Chateau Palmer, Vieux Chateau Certan and Chateau Haut Bailly, presented with a range of exciting vintages. Speaker: Véronique Sanders, Thomas Duroux, Alexandre Thienpont. including:
Flight 1 (9 Notes)
Closing
I’m amazed how 2005 is deep, big and strong and yet so balanced and silky…
2003 Château Haut-Bailly 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
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Eye: Dark red and clear
Nose: Cigar box, and black berries …
Palate: Quite fresh and forward with very pleasant taste of black, almost juice like
Finish: Long…
Decanted: ca. 2 hr.
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2001 Château Haut-Bailly 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
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Eye: Dark red and clear
Nose: Cigar box, and black berries …
Palate: Quite fresh and forward with very pleasant taste of black, almost juice like
Finish: Long…
Decanted: ca. 1 hr.
Note: I’m looking forward to taste this wine in about 5-6 year from now. I suspect it will be wonderful.
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2000 Vieux Château Certan 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
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Eye: Dark red
Nose: Cigar box and liquorices...
Palate: Quite forward, dark fruits and black pepper, round on the palate, balanced with good acidity...
Finish: Long and memorable.
Decanted: ca. 1 hr.
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1998 Vieux Château Certan 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
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Eye: Dark red
Nose: Dark chocolate, pencil shavings and game...
Palate: Quite concentrated. The fruit aspect is very strong, but also some mineral flavors. Fantastic balance, almost as cashmere like on the palate. This is a complex vine…
Finish: Very long and almost seductive.
Decanted: ca. 1 hr.
Note: I’ll definitely buy this wine.
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1999 Château Palmer 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
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Eye: Deep purple
Nose: Licorice and earthy-leathery notes… mmmm…
Palate: Very complex black fruit, tar... Perfectly rip tannins and soft french oak feels elegant and velvety. A full boded wine and in the same time so rounded and charming…
Finish: Long and charming …
Decanted: 1 1/2 hr.
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1995 Château Palmer 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
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Eye: Deep ruby
Nose: Chocolate, red currant and spices… very elegant…
Palate: Cigar box, cedar, dark fruit,. It is very rich, rounded on the palate …
Finish: Once more… ridiculously long and seductive finish…
Decanted: 2 hr.
Note: Amazing complexity and elegance.
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2005 Château Haut-Bailly 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
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Eye: Dark red and clear
Nose: Dark fruit purée with cream…
Palate: Walnut and coffee characters…. Concentrated, complex and marvelously silky on the palate…
Finish: Ridiculously long and pleasant finish… I’m talking about 40 – 50 seconds!
Decanted: 0 hr.
Note: I’ll go for it.
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2005 Vieux Château Certan 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
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Eye: Dark red
Nose: Floral…
Palate: Much better on the palate. Vibrant, round and balanced, but to young…
Finish: Very long and almost seductive.
Decanted: 0 hr.
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2005 Château Palmer
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
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Eye: Dark red
Nose: Some minerality, but it is very, very closed…
Palate: Creamy black fruit... also some spices…
Finish: Long …
Decanted: 0 hr.
Note: Today, I can’t rate this wine, but I feel that this is a Great wine and looking forward to taste it once more in the near future.
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