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• mikevince wrote: 89 points

  July 8, 2017 - We've had a couple of the Anonyme (2009 and 2010) the last few weeks including a 2010 this evening. The nose is clean but with some alcohol (poured with Vinturi and sat 10 minutes). Smooth with subtle fruit initially, but the finish is not appealing. That has been the case on the last few bottles we have consumed. Had a couple of these two years ago and we enjoyed them more then. Not sure what the issue is, but the finish is off-putting and it makes the wine unenjoyable. We have 10 more 9s and 10s left and I'm not looking forward to them, which is disappointing to say the least. I'll give this one a little more air and come back to this review if it gets any better.
  UPDATE: I left the remainder of the bottle in the decanter overnight and drank it on day 2. Was markedly better on the finish than Day 1, so it appears that extended air make a big difference. Up score from 87 to 89. Not a great wine, but enjoyable at least. I think I'll sit on these for another 2-3 years before popping another.

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• For the Love of Wine commented:

  7/8/17, 7:12 PM - While I own some these, I have not tasted one yet. I found CDPs don't really shile unless they have quite a bit of bottle age, and based just on the 10 vintage, I would not even think of opening one these until 2020. Your experience confirms my thoughts....hopefully, both of us will be happier after these age a bit more.

• ajeeja commented:

  7/8/17, 11:51 PM - I can relate with the experience. Had a 2010 about a month ago, and frankly we didn't enjoy it, which was surprising as we did like it 2.5 years ago. In my case, I felt the oak was too forthcoming, shadowing the fruit and all other nuances. Just like you, I do not look forward to open another bottle. Let's hope cellar time helps but, TBH, I doubt this will ever be great to drink.

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