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• bugdoced Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 24, 2019 - needed a 2+ hour decant
  a magnificent baby with everything going on earth, dark fruit some secondary notes
  very early in it's drinking window
  hard to believe this is considered a 5th growth

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9 Comments

• Mark1npt commented:

  11/25/19, 5:14 AM - Sure doesn't drink like any 5th Growth I've ever had.....

• thesternowl commented:

  11/25/19, 7:17 AM - More than any other chateau since Mouton Rothschild, P-C certainly makes the case for a revision of the 1855 Classification.

• Mark1npt commented:

  11/25/19, 10:16 AM - owl I agree, but what are the chances?

• toddmk commented:

  11/25/19, 7:35 PM - I'm fine leaving it as a 5th growth so the prices don't get out of control. I paid $130 for a bottle of the 2005. A steal compared to what you'd pay if this was a 1st or 2nd growth. It's already up to almost $200 on release for 2015 and 2016 vintages.

• bugdoced commented:

  11/25/19, 8:25 PM - Thanks for your thoughts
  This has been an amazing discovery of a great Bordeaux house

• Mark1npt commented:

  11/26/19, 7:02 AM - todd...yes, it's slowly creeping up there. Alfred Tesseron has made huge strides at the Chateau in upgrading everything. I'm afraid the prices are only likely to climb further.

• thesternowl commented:

  11/26/19, 10:42 AM - The chances are slim. I only say that due to historical precedence. Since 1855, there have only been two changes and only one, Mouton, has elevated its status and that was after years of lobbying and pressure.

• Mark1npt commented:

  11/26/19, 1:59 PM - I agree owl, it ain't happening.

• Billy999 commented:

  11/29/19, 5:29 AM - 100 for certain ain't happening but PC is an excellent way to spend your money !

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