Community Tasting Note
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Cailles wrote: 93 points
March 8, 2022 - Bordeaux 2012 - 10 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 2012 is a good quality vintage without the depth/length of great vintages. Still, one of the better “off-vintages”. 2) Many but not all wines are drinking well today. They are generally open, round and fleshed out. 3) Further cellaring is advised as there are hardly any tertiary aromas yet and that extra complexity will render the wines more interesting. The wines generally have the structure and fruit to age gracefully. 4) The level of ripeness/alcohol are not a concern (09, 10, 15, 18 have more problems in that area). 5) Left bank (avg. 92.2 pts) beats right bank (91.0) (group has right bank a notch ahead). The overall group avg. score is at a good 92.1, but unsurprisingly below past retrospectives of better vintages (00, 09, 10). 6) There are highlights on both sides: my best wines today were Ausone (96 pts), Mouton (96), Cheval (95) and Margaux (95).
TN: Not overly expressive nose, a bit disappointing. However, very fine and round on the palate with much more layers showing: Dark red and dark berries, some fresh herbs, crushed rocks, some coffee/toasty notes. This young, it didn’t show the beautiful floral notes, Palmer often has. As mentioned, wuite round and elegant with a creamy texture but no excess weight, fine, velvety tannins and a round and well-integrated medium acidity. Medium length only. This is a good vintage for Palmer and my guess is that, if I would have followed this wine over few hours, the nose would have been more open, even more complexity on the palate would have come through and the rating would be higher than the 92/93 pts. The potential is obvious.
Decanting: On the palate open but I guess the overall experience would have been better with 1-2 hours of decant.
Group rank: Shared 10th out of 33 reds
Group average score: 92.8
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El_Dougo commented:
9/22/22, 2:28 AM - I went back and read much of your wine story. Thanks for taking the time to post all of your notes. Sounds like it was a terrific experience!