Community Tasting Note
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emzee.mc wrote: 95 points
December 21, 2018 - Nick's contribution to our 80's blind BDX challenge. Slow-oxed for 2 hours. Our collective WOTN. On the get go, big dark ruby color with thick legs. The nose yields plenty leather and tobacco, then supported by red fruits, musk, sous bois and truffles. This is classic Graves with a high percentage of Cabernet. To our collective surprise, the bouquet is just so youthful and brooding. There is so much energy, poise, and focus in the liquid. On the palate, the wine is structured, stately and assertive. It is heavy but not fat. It is powerful but not forceful. Tannins and acidity are on hand to provide requisite balance; and never at any time do they step out of their intended roles. Flavors of cigar box, scorched stones, cedar, stewed plums, prunes, anise and leather dominate. Finish is smoky, robust and complex. The wine finally concludes in a poised, weighty flashy manner. Quintessential Haut Brion. Such a classy wine.
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