Community Tasting Note
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Cailles wrote: 92 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: This showed very well today and edged out the other St. Juliens. Quite ripe dark fruit on the nose and palate with a good minerality backbone, a nice salinity and some herbs. Thanks to the decadent fruit this drinks very well this young whereas the other St. Juliens need more time to fully open up. That made the difference today but is probably not reflective of the future potential. 92+ pts.
Decanting: Needs no extended decanting.
Group rank: Shared 19th out of 33 reds
Group average score: 91.5
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vinero commented:
3/8/22, 4:41 AM - Very interesting! Many thanks for sharing.