Community Tasting Note
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xyc Likes this wine: 89 points
October 8, 2020 - Browned toned purple color. Complex nose herbs, minerals, more. Medium bodied, tart not unattractive acid, brings to mind quinine in tonic water, well balanced, fruit with subdued oak mineral tones. Not a big round wine despite 90% Merlot, 1% Cabernet. The 9% Cabernet Franc adds an interesting element, will improve with age, pleasure many meals and is fairly priced.
Trivia for younger tasters. All but one 2016 Bordeaux tasted by me would have been a vintage of the decade wine from 1971 to 1981. You may thank the winemakers, corporate interests who retrieved fallen properties, recognition of the importance of vineyard, cellar, bottling, shipping - every layer of quality control AND Robert M. Parker Jr. who alerted the wine world to all this.851 views
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xyc commented:
10/13/20, 11:58 AM - Same bottle, day 8, prominent lilac - rose nose, softer mid palate fruit, enough length to fill the palate, a barely minty mineral aftertaste either adds complexity or intrudes, your call, for me quite enjoyable.
I have tasted many 2016s, same bottles over many days, compared, contrasted, swirled, tried with various home cooked meals, many flavors.
All but one (Ch. Tayac) improved over time, opened up in the glass, showed more components and winemakers' skills. 2016 will outlive many of us, reward I trust, many buyers, complement dinner entrees for 30 years, impress friends and instruct children in your mature years. The prices for these lesser estates are surprisingly reasonable given the quality. Bordeaux fanciers live in blessed times.