Bordeaux tasting at Binny's

Schaumburg Binny's
Tasted Saturday, September 10, 2005 by AllRed with 912 views

Introduction

Binny's is a local chain in the Chicago area, and frequently puts together these small tastings. They had opened the wines in advance, but did not specify how long. Pours were roughly 1 ounce, not much, and were tasted from Riedel Overture Red stems. Multiple pours were allowed of all wines except the '99 Lafite.

Flight 1 - The 1999s (5 Notes)

Listed in order tasted.

  • 1999 Château Haut-Batailley 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Not too much fruit, seemed tired. Also a faint Worcestshire sauce note.

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  • 1999 Clos du Marquis 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Dusty ruby color. Notes of cassis, blackberry and spices. Sweet tannins, plum and cedar.

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  • 1999 Château Léoville Barton 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Dark garnet color. Earthy notes dominate the nose with cherries in the background. Silky and sweet tannins, with plum and cassis flavors.

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  • 1999 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Dusty garnet color. Red fruit, currant, tobacco and earth notes; Amy mentioned a lead pencil note also. Very balanced, with lots of red fruit, cherries. Most complex to this point, but it finishes shorter than I thought it should.

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  • 1999 Château Montrose 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Purple/garnet color. Notes of cassis, spice, dark fruit and cloves. Very tight still, with dark fruit and black cherries. Tannic, with a long finish. 91+. IIRC, my very first taste of Chateau Montrose.

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Flight 2 - The 2000s plus 1999 Lafite (7 Notes)

In order tasted.

  • 2000 Lacoste Borie 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    I believe we were told this is the second wine of Grand-Puy-Lacoste. Dark ruby color. Nose has a slight funk (good), red berries and a "dusty" note. Soft and balanced, with fine tannins, dark fruit and a good finish. 89+.

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  • 2000 Château Cambon La Pelouse 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Dark & opaque. Earth, cassis, blueberry and crucshed pepper notes. Sweet tannins, plums (and Amy noted blackberry). Finishes well.

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  • 2000 Château Cantemerle 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Dark ruby. Sage, rosemary, cassis and a faint roasted game note on the nose. Bright fruit and sweet tannins.

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  • 2000 Château du Tertre 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Dark ruby color. Notes of rose petals, spice, cassis and plum. Palate is nicely balanced, with spice, plum and cassis flavors. Good. 90+.

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  • 2000 Château Lafon-Rochet 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Deep black/garnet color. Notes of cruched black pepper, cassis and violets; powerful nose. Palate is much softer and balanced than the nose would lead to believe; lots of good fruit.

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  • 2000 Carruades de Lafite 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Dusty garnet color. Beautiful, soft floral notes, red fruit and currants. Cassis, currant, plum and berry flavors. I am now regretting buying only 1 of these on release.

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  • 1999 Château Lafite Rothschild 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Deep dirty garnet color. The bouquet is full of floral notes, cassis, faint roasted game and cedar notes. Very elegant and balanced on the palate. Tight, some red fruit and cherry flavors. Very long finish.

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Closing

All in all a good way to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon.

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