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2016 Vieux Château Palon

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Libournais
  • Montagne-St. Émilion

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Community Tasting Note

  • Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points

    September 21, 2019 - Ripe, supple and fleshy, this is ripe, round, lush and easy to drink, due to all its ripe, black cherries, licorice and espresso. This is delicious to drink now, and will be even better with a few years of aging.

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3 Comments

  • Be.Lee commented:

    1/22/20, 1:56 PM - Jeff, your review on this wine 2 years prior stated to open now, but now you are recommending cellaring for few years. may i ask what caused the change in your assessment?

  • Jeff Leve commented:

    1/23/20, 8:21 AM - Sample # 1 was a barrel sample, #2 was in bottle. As the note says, you can drink it now, it's forward. But it will also develop some secondary character with a little aging. It is not a wine for long-term holding

  • Be.Lee commented:

    1/23/20, 1:04 PM - appreciate it!

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