Community Tasting Note
-
Motz wrote: 91 points
June 26, 2019 - Tasted alongside the 2016 vintage. This showed better across the board, and it was not close. Powerful expression of place; a wine of the rocky, mineral-driven earth! Rustic and precise, stalwartly framed, and deftly balanced.
It should continue evolving for the next five to seven years. Improvement seems likely. Recommend a serious decant if enjoying in the near term. 91-92.
Drinking this next to the 2016 offering made evident the flaws with that grossly overstated vintage: lack of substance and dull mid palates. The 2016 Left Bank Bordeaux vintage contends with 2009 for the most underwhelming vintages in recent decades.
P.S. 10,000th tasting note. The 14th community member to reach that milestone.10 people found this helpful 5,407 views
3 Comments
-
MarcusNZ commented:
6/26/19, 4:19 PM - congrats on the 10000th, keep it up
-
nowine4u commented:
6/26/19, 5:40 PM - Thank you so much for your comment! I really appreciate it. This really helps clarify the potential /actual differences between the 15/16 vintages for this particular wine..
-
Motz commented:
7/4/19, 8:30 AM - My pleasure. Cheers!