Community Tasting Note

• Jeff Leve wrote: 93 points

  November 20, 2017 - Opened in honor of Patrick Maroteaux, who passed away, November 19. Still showing a nice depth of color, the wine offers cassis, cedar, thyme, smoke, and spice on the nose. Decanted for 1 hour, and enjoyed over the next 90 minutes, the wine continued improving and filling out with time. Freshness meshed with sweet, juicy ripe cassis and a beautiful purity of fruit on the palate. There is still a bit of firm tannins remaining, that will continue softening with time. Give this another 5 years and it could merit a better score.

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• Jean-Philippe M commented:

  11/21/17, 6:16 PM - Hi Mr.Leve, I would like to know with all the experience and degustations that you have made, which are the tops Bordeaux you would buy between 80-500$ every year. Considering the lenght, complexity, personnality and the quality for the price. Thank you !!

• Jeff Leve commented:

  11/22/17, 8:13 AM - That's a very long detailed question that would require lots of info from you. For that much of a question, can you please ask that on my forums? Much easier for me, and you that way. You can login with Facebook, or just answer a few security questions. It is free to use, just like my site.
  https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/winetalkforum/viewforum.php?f=5

• COWineLover commented:

  11/24/17, 6:42 PM - Sad news for Bordeaux lovers. A worthy tribute from a thoughtful writer. Thanks as always Jeff.
  
  Cheers.

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