Community Tasting Note
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La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 99 points
October 24, 2015 - 2015 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/19/2015-10/27/2015 (New York City, NY): Back when this wine was released, there were some critics who got it right, and some who were embarrassingly wrong. Now hitting its stride, the '89 Mouton (a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc and 8% Merlot) is an evolved, complex wine laden with plum, leather, cigar box, sage, pickling spice, truffle and cocoa. Full-bodied and with surprisingly good acidity (considering the vintage), it has seamless alcohol and still has a fair amount of sweet tannins. The mid-palate presence is impressive and the finish is very long. Stunning stuff, this is one which should drink well over the next 2-3 decades. Drink now-2040.
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Ozsnapper commented:
10/31/15, 1:06 AM - Well, as they say, there are no great old wines (under cork), only great bottles. While the bottle was definitely not flawed, I was not as impressed as you are. Good? Absolutely. Great? Not by a mile based on the bottle I had.
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La Cave d'Argent commented:
10/31/15, 8:27 AM - Very good point with respect to older wines. I had a distinct advantage, as the bottles from which we all tasted were provided directly from the Château by Philippe Sereys de Rothschild and Philippe Dhalluin. In addition, prior to being presented to us, all bottles were decanted and pre-screened by a team of Master Sommeliers.