Community Tasting Note
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Eudemis Likes this wine:
January 14, 2023 - 13.5% alcohol. Top quality cork, not that long but virtually free of defect; wine penetration is uneven, between 2 and 5 mm. Decanted an hour ahead. Dark colour all the way to the rim.
Superb nose marrying lively dark berries with some tertiary notes of tobacco; the oak is barely perceptible in the background, contributing to the overall harmony. The mouth is joyful and juicy in a way that Médoc rarely is; glorious and unstuffy. The tannins are resolved, but the wine is not lacking grip.
Incredibly youthful at age twenty and capable of much longer ageing.
I don't expect to drink a better Bordeaux this year.3 people found this helpful 1,588 views
2 Comments
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ledocq commented:
1/14/23, 8:04 AM - One of my favorite secret Bordeaux. All the Leovilles are great in 2002.
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Eudemis commented:
1/14/23, 10:13 AM - Thank you for your comment ledocq.
I will have to take your word for the Las Cases as I don't have any, but regarding Barton 02, I found it significantly more austere than Poyferré two and a half years ago. To be revisited in due course.