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Trickyone Likes this wine:
April 13, 2016 - Did a pop-and-pour of this bottle and it deserved more respect than I gave it.
Being the age it was, there was obviously going to be sediment in the bottle. From its rack, the bottle went into a decanting cradle and the plan was to open it and just pour directly into glasses from there.
The cork completely disintegrated on opening and some of the fragments went into the wine.
For vintages of this era, importers were allowed to give a range of alcohol on the labels. This one showed "11 - 14%" and my guess is that it was around 12.5 or so--very moderate.
The flavors of the wine were melded together very well--notes of leather, graphite, currants, etc. so typical of Pauillac. Over the course of the several hours it took me to consume the bottle, it got better and better with no sign of decay. A steak went down with the first glass or two, and that was followed with some Petit Basque sheeps' milk cheese; the tangy cheese worked exceptionally well.
For the remaining bottles, I plan to carefully open, decant and enjoy them with friends that appreciate mature vintages from very capable chateaux.4,412 views