Community Tasting Note
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pavel_p wrote: 89 points
November 2, 2022 - Have had the 96 Lagrange many times but for some reason never encountered the 95 until today - so curious to try. Great bottle with bottom neck fill and a clean and dry cork with only the very end / tip soaked. Pnp. Transparent garnet with a clear rim, barely any browning. While the cork smelled completely clean, was getting a touch of TCA on the nose out of the glass, especially initially. On the palate this seemed however completely clean. Softens a little with more air but this is a very lean and serious classic Bdx, not much fruit left but still medium tannins. Pleasant but short finish.
For me a wine that is already drying out and compared to my last 96 Lagrange (which could be a little tired in the meantime though), clearly a notch or two lower in quality. Unless you like your Bdx all tertiary (in which case you could put this easily aside for another 10 years), I would drink up now.2,653 views