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1998 Right Bank Bordeaux Horizontal
Inside, NYC
Tasted January 10, 2005 by MRichman with 292 views
Flight 1 (2 notes)
Red
1998 Château Canon-la-Gaffelière
Smooth with sweet round fruit. Coffee, chocolate. Dense but medium bodied. Some gritty juicy tannins. A little young, but not bad.
B/B+
B/B+
Red
1998 Château Certan de May
Lots of herb with a dark coffee core. A little watery on edges. Some olive.
B
B
Flight 2 (2 notes)
Red
1998 Château Nenin
Wide Soft Floral fruit. Soft. Too flowery rich. Purple fruit. Round. Some clove.
B+
B+
Red
1998 Clos l'Église (Pomerol)
Smooth, silky & rich. Clover with some vanilla. Round, warm, plush. Almost new world.
B++
B++
Flight 3 (2 notes)
Red
Red
1998 Château Pavie Decesse
Some green but juicy tannins. More herb, vanilla. Dry tannic finish. Needs some time.
B+
B+
Flight 4 (2 notes)
Red
1998 Château Ausone
Dark fruit. Lots of juicy fruit. Thick. Some emptiness on mid. Long herbal finish. Tome tannins.
B+/A-
B+/A-
Flight 5 (2 notes)
Flight 6 (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1998 Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes
Sweet & sticky. Good botrytis. Thick with some caramel. Not so subtle.
B/B+
B/B+
Closing
WOTN votes:
Ausone (16)
Angelus (9)
Pavie Mac (6)
Monbousquet (4)
Pavie D (4)
Certan de May (4)
Clos L'Eglise (4)
Nenin (3)
Canon La Gaf (1)