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Farnsburg Rarities
Tasted April 1, 2017 by G_H with 582 views
Flight 1 (4 notes)
Red
1928 Château Beychevelle
Out of magnum: Unfortunately a slight hint of cork. Behind that a powerful wine, red berries, leather... unfortunate
Red
Red
1929 Domaine de Chevalier
96 points
Out of Magnun: butter, herbs, scent of swiss stone pine (Arve), cinema-popcorn. This was a show-stopper!
Red
1934 Château Haut-Simard
83 points
Out of Magnum: Beef stock, rose hips, very developed and on his way to the graveyard but still drinkable
Flight 2 (4 notes)
Red
1945 Château Gruaud Larose
97 points
Out of magnum: Amazing!! Dense, porcini, dried meat with herbs, super dense and nice tannin structure. This is stunning!
Red
1945 Château Talbot
91 points
Out of magnum: Lots of people rated this even higher than the Gruaud. This was incredibly elegant, walnuts, stable notes. Beautiful but a bit on the light side for a 1945 for my taste
Red
1934 Château Latour Grand Vin
84 points
Out of magnum: Great producer, great year, bad wine: aggressive nose, extreme acidity. Apparently this was not just a bottle issue, but the wine is that way. Avoid!
Red
1952 Château Latour Grand Vin
97 points
Out of magnum: What a wine! Very harmonious, Amarena cherries, beautiful elegance and power, supremely long finish.
Flight 3 (4 notes)
Red
1925 Château Haut-Brion
flawed
Not one, but two magnums were corked! Behind that there were hints of porcini, ut undrinkable
Red
1953 Château Haut-Brion
100 points
Out of magnum: This is as good as it gets. Typical HB, dense herbal notes,lomg, very very long. Amazing!
Red
1948 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
97 points
Out of Magnum: Guiness, Malt, Porcini, umami (tons of it), nearly feels young. This was a stunner!
Red
1961 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
100 points
Out of Magnum: Plums, herbs, typical LMHB grilled porcini, herbs, mint. Amazing length and power. Great, Great, GREAT
Flight 4 (4 notes)
Red
1953 Château Cheval Blanc
95 points
Out of magnum: Herbs, candied sugar, celeriac, some vegetal notes, super dense, very long.
Red
1959 Château Margaux
93 points
Out of magnum: Despite its reputation, this shined tonight. Leaves, leather, classic Margaux
Red
Flight 5 (4 notes)
Red
1960 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único
92 points
Out of magnum: felt much younger, stuffing, dried bread, pleasant but not spectacular
Red
1935 Château Haut-Brion
Out of magnum: a terrible vintage and unfortunately it showed. The wine was not flawed, just dead!
Red
1945 Château Léoville Barton
97 points
Out of magnum: This walks and talks like a gorgeous Napa Cab! Mint, eucalyptus, red bell peppers, figs, cold ash, dense, sweet and long. STUNNING!
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Flight 6 (4 notes)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1934 Château Doisy-Daëne
92 points
Out of Magnum: Orange zests, apricots, nice bitterness, long and opulent.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1947 Château Coutet Barsac
90 points
Out of magnum: butter, candied sugar, botrytis, elegant and balanced but a bit light
White - Sweet/Dessert
1971 Château Coutet Cuvée Madame
95 points
Out of Magnum: Beautiful sweet-acidity play, citrus, very nice length. What a beauty
White - Sweet/Dessert
1946 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Convento Selección
97 points
Out of magnum: even out of magnum this wine is exactly the same as previous bottles. Amazing.