Community Tasting Note
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Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 points
September 13, 2019 - Double blind. Next to 90 Haut Brion that we knew. Definitely Cabernet based. This has dark fruit, scorched earth, some herbal and stones, the herbal and wood. Dark - blackberry and cassis . Guessed old world and BDX which was easy next to HB - lots of similarities. This has more fruit and a sweet streak. On the palate it’s more closed them The Haut Brion, with lots of structure. Based on the darker fruit I went Pauillac
or St Estephe and ended with Paulliac With the sweet streak and the flavor profile I went 89 lynch Bages.
Note after the reveal and a pour from the bottom of the bottle, surprisingly no sediment but much more typical of the chateau:
Nose: Dark. Scorch. Pencil lead shavings, young. Dark sweet fruit. Spices minerality. Palate is young and dark. Scorched. Chewy. Some savory. Cedar/wood. Dusty tannins both smooth - purple. Excellent potential. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5+/6, Finish - 5+/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17+/20 (with 18-19/20)1 person found this helpful 3,960 views