Community Tasting Note
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OenoEd wrote: 89 points
September 8, 2020 - Pro and CT reviews on this cover a broad range: 88-94. RP called it a 94 in 2016. This is my second bottle of this in last 6 months; well stored since release, decanted an hour, drunk over two. No good blind taster would guess this nose to be anything but Bordeaux: too much tobacco, black granite, licorice, earthy black fruit stemminess to be anything else. Some nice milk chocolate and black olive also; a 93 point nose! Fine tight tannins , blackberries, and black stone fruit pits in a clean, medium weight body. Finish is short and dry. The real problem is that the fruit seems slightly underripe, particularly the 35% merlot, and from mid palate to finish there’s a disappointing sense of dilution, as if a great wine had been served with a couple of melted ice cubes. There is some elegance, breeding, and typicity, but the QPR on this makes it a loser, especially in a terrific vintage. I think RP got carried away with his “vintage of the century” hyperbole. Should drink well for 40+ years, a good, solid, undistinguished St. Estephe
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Jake Barnes commented:
12/7/20, 3:48 AM - Thanks for this excellent tasting note. You just saved me $135 USD.
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OenoEd commented:
12/7/20, 6:32 AM - My pleasure Jake!