Tasting Notes for the shrub

Red

2009 Château Sénéjac Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

3/21/2024 - the shrub wrote:

87 points

Odd looking at my previous note - feels like it needs another 100 years tonight

Red

2009 Château Latour-Martillac Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

1/26/2024 - the shrub wrote:

91 points

Drink on dragons den filming night. Showed really well. Probably at peak

Red

2005 Château Sociando-Mallet Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/25/2023 - the shrub wrote:

Drink with dad Christmas 2005

Very drinkable especially with a bit of air but still improving

Red

1986 Château Cos d'Estournel St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/25/2023 - the shrub wrote:

93 points

Drunk with dad at Christmas 2023

Red

2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/17/2023 - the shrub wrote:

Good after about an hour decant

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2009 Château Sénéjac Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/29/2023 - the shrub wrote:

89 points

Tastes ready to me

Red

2005 Château Caronne Ste. Gemme Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/18/2023 - the shrub wrote:

92 points

Best bottle of Bordeaux for some time. Great secondary flavour profile

Red

2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/16/2023 - the shrub wrote:

89 points

Nice but too young

Red

2005 Château Gloria St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/19/2023 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Not really showing secondary flavours yet so still needs a decant or a bit more time.

Red

2009 Château Gruaud Larose Sarget de Gruaud Larose St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/19/2023 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Pretty good but would benefit from more time or a good decant to me. Still feels young even 14 years in

Red

1994 Château Dassault St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/4/2023 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Drink with Geoff Christmas 2022

Red

2009 Château Latour-Martillac Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

10/30/2022 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Pretty good. Bit simple. Very easy drinking in a not insulting way. Slightly drying finish

Red

2004 Henschke Shiraz Mount Edelstone Eden Valley (view label images)

8/29/2022 - the shrub wrote:

94 points

Drink with big T. Terrific bottle

Red

2006 Château Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/29/2022 - the shrub wrote:

95 points

Drinking brilliantly just at the mo. Great secondary characteristics

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Red

2011 Bodegas Muga Rioja Selección Especial Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

5/3/2022 - the shrub wrote:

92 points

Good but will get better. Leave

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Red

2004 Château Léoville Barton St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/4/2022 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Felt like this lacked a bit of character. Very drinkable but missing that Identifiable st Julien nose and flavour.

Red

2007 d'Arenberg Cabernet Sauvignon The Coppermine Road McLaren Vale (view label images)

3/6/2022 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Shows promise. Leave the rest a couple more years.

Red

2006 Château d'Armailhac Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

2/5/2022 - the shrub wrote:

89 points

Leave the rest another few years

Red

2001 Château Lascombes Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/25/2021 - the shrub wrote:

95 points

Excellent bottle. Complex secondary flavours. Super smooth. Leather and pencil lead. First class.

White

2006 Mission Hill Chardonnay S.L.C. Okanagan Valley VQA (view label images)

12/25/2021 - the shrub wrote:

95 points

Against the odds this was first class. Looked totally cooked but drunk brilliantly out of the bottle. Buttery smooth mouth coating. Excellent

Red

2005 Château d'Angludet Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/25/2020 - the shrub wrote:

91 points

Very good but actually a touch young and tight. Leave 5 years.

Red

2010 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva Tempranillo (view label images)

11/22/2020 - the shrub wrote:

93 points

Excellent

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Red

2006 Château Langoa Barton St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

9/20/2020 - the shrub wrote:

89 points

Needs a lot more time based on today

Red

2002 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers Pinot Noir (view label images)

9/12/2020 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Disappointing.

Red

2005 Château Caronne Ste. Gemme Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/25/2020 - the shrub wrote:

80 points

Too tannic. Maybe too old or too young!

Red

2005 Château Le Boscq St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/19/2020 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Simple but agreeable

Red

2005 Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

7/11/2020 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Lots of potential but still to young and forward to me

Red

2005 Sandalford Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve Margaret River (view label images)

7/5/2020 - the shrub wrote:

91 points

Drink with JB. Great despite 14.5% alcohol. Smooth strong fruit. Mellow. Very good

Red

2008 Château Poujeaux Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/21/2020 - the shrub wrote:

91 points

Really like this. Earthy with good bite. Mature nose and flavour profile. Years left in it

Red

2006 Château Branaire-Ducru St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/8/2020 - the shrub wrote:

92 points

With Adrian in lockdown

Red

2006 Château Langoa Barton St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

4/27/2020 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Very good from Cora in but feels like it could benefit from another couple of years

Red

2010 Heartland Shiraz Directors' Cut Langhorne Creek South Australia (view label images)

8/6/2019 - the shrub wrote:

91 points

Excellent bottle. Full of dark fruit. Hold

Red

1996 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/5/2019 - the shrub wrote:

95 points

Drink with JB after an excellent day during staycation 2019

Red

1996 Château Lascombes Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

6/2/2019 - the shrub wrote:

95 points

This was excellent. Complex thick taste of lead pencil coffee etc. Classic old Bordeaux. No decant. First class. Drunk with Julian.

Red

2006 Château Haut-Batailley Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/13/2019 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Not over complex but resolving and very drinkable. Try again in 2020

Red

2006 Château Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

5/11/2019 - the shrub wrote:

86 points

No exciting features. Touch young perhaps.

Red

2006 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm McLaren Vale (view label images)

2/23/2019 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Tasty but felt nowhere near ready to me

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Red

2008 La Rioja Alta Rioja Viña Ardanza Reserva Tempranillo Blend, Tempranillo (view label images)

2/10/2019 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

High quality but too sharp and fruity for a rioja to my taste at present. Leave a few years

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Red

2003 Kanonkop Paul Sauer Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/31/2018 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Smelt awesome on pouring but by drinking some of that awful South African rubber had arrived. High quality despite that but questionable if one offsets the other.

Red

2004 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Margaret River Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/31/2018 - the shrub wrote:

93 points

Christmas day with beef fillet. Great fun. Smooth and drinking really well. Lacking some complexity but very high quality

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Red

2006 Château Desmirail Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/9/2018 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

This really wasnt bad. Graphite lead pencil etc. Harsh finish prevents higher score- perhaps couple more years with food.

Red

2006 Château Dauzac Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/2/2018 - the shrub wrote:

89 points

Would benefit from another 12-24 month I think. Shows potential.

Red

2009 Château Gloria St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

11/24/2018 - the shrub wrote:

93 points

Very to my taste. Coffee. Dark. Lead and graphite. At sun inn. Classy.

Red

2008 Balnaves of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

11/18/2018 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Drinking very well

Red

2004 Yalumba The Signature Barossa Valley Cabernet-Shiraz Blend, Red Blend (view label images)

10/15/2018 - the shrub wrote:

94 points

This was excellent- vanilla and spice. Very smooth.

Red

2004 St Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra (view label images)

9/16/2018 - the shrub wrote:

88 points

Be sure to decant in future

Red

1999 Penfolds Grange South Australia Shiraz Blend, Syrah (view label images)

3/6/2018 - the shrub wrote:

92 points

Drunk Christmas 2017. Just me and Charlotte. Almost too much- an experience more than A pleasure.

Red

2006 Brokenwood Shiraz Verona Vineyard Hunter Valley (view label images)

2/25/2018 - the shrub wrote:

90 points

Drunk at Gatwick hotel before going to Norway. Surprisingly good without food

Red

2006 Château Desmirail Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

12/28/2017 - the shrub wrote:

80 points

Felt dead and dry after about a minute

Red

2008 Balnaves of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon (view label images)

9/29/2017 - the shrub wrote:

Good with a decent decant.

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