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2000 Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

12/18/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine:

82 points

PnP. Initially nice, but, after 30 minutes, this completely fell apart and became a watery, diluted drink, which was unbelievable. We could not finish even half the bottle. After having yet another disappointing 2000 Bordeaux, I would say that the vintage did not live up to the hype after all.

Indybond commented:

12/19/15, 4:40 PM - Thank you for your interest and comments. My disappointing 2000 Bordeaux experience includes Leoville Poyferre, Pontet Canet, Maucaillou, Beau-Sejour Becot, L’Arrosee, Fonplegade, Grand Corbin-Despagne, Laroque, Haut Chaigneau and, of course, Chasse Spleen. On the other hand, Talbot was marvelous and Tour St Bonnet, Paloumey, Charmail, Moulin de Tricot and Cote de Baleau were satisfactory. I hope my 2000 CS was an off bottle as I have one more left. Thanks.
Indybond commented:

12/23/15, 1:05 AM - Thank you for the good news. I'm very curious to open my other bottle☺

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2000 Château Léoville Poyferré St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

12/11/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine:

83 points

For me, consistent with my earlier disappointing experiences with Leoville Poyferre (97, 04 and 07) and in line with my modest expectations. The nose is good, but the palate does not offer much. To me, there were more similarities between this and the 2000 Terrey Gros Cailloux (fellow Saint Julien wine with a price tag of $30) than differences. Furthermore, I do not think that this wine will go anywhere as it appears to be already going on a downward slope. At $160, there could be few wines that have a worse QPR than this one. I would go with the 2000 Talbot (at $80) rather than this even at the same price every time. The only bright spot for me is that, now, I have one less Chateau to worry about.

Indybond commented:

12/12/15, 6:18 PM - Thank you for your interest and comments. I do not believe it was an off bottle. My wife did find it opened up after two hours, but it was not enough for me to raise my score. Perhaps it was me. Thanks.

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1996 Pauillac de Latour Red Bordeaux Blend

10/26/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine:

82 points

My notes from 2014. This is a total rip-off at $90. I regret my purchases of two bottles to this day. It is agonizing to think of the huge differences it would have made had I spent the same or less dollars on decent vintages of Pichon Lalande (87 or 94) or Pichon Baron (07) instead. Prices (especially for wines) are set according to the perceived quality (and supply and demand, of course) that does not remotely reflect the actual quality on too many occasions.

Indybond commented:

12/11/15, 3:55 PM - Thanks for your comments. I will keep that in mind.

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2000 Château Talbot St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

11/24/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine:

92 points

As advertised. I just echo THOMASKEIL’s superb review for details. This is drinking so beautifully right now that I see no reason to wait. I am including this in my wish list.

Indybond commented:

12/1/15, 4:02 PM - Hi BuzzzzOff, thanks for your interest and comments. I'm pretty confident that you will love this beauty as well. Just enjoy it now and grab some more if you can. Fortunately, I was able to buy two more bottles a few days ago. I'm still looking for 2001 Talbot. Cheers!

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2004 Château Figeac St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend

11/4/2015 - Indybond wrote:

85 points

Being a Figeac lover (88 was charming and 07 is good for the vintage), I could hardly find anything to like about this 2004 vintage. Austere (as ALION noted), grippy (as XAVIER AUERBACH described) and rough around the edges (as MACKER100 wrote). No wonder this was once selling for $60 (way below the average price for this venerable Chateau) on K&L and is now selling at around the same price on a Belgium site.

Indybond commented:

11/7/15, 4:05 PM - Thanks for your comments! Luckily, I have only one bottle of 2004 Bordeaux (Pichon Lalande) in my cellar.

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2001 Château La Tour Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend

9/28/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine:

93 points

Seventh #sip of our Full Moon #Bordeaux Blend BBQ. Life sucks 😎.

Perfect smooth aromas of chocolate, espresso and mature fruit. Warm, soothing palate of liquorice and chocolate. Elegant tannins. Stunning finish that never seemed to finish! Pleased to have three more bottles in the cellar as we think this will sip well for another 5+ years.

We often wonder if Haut-Brion really is that much better?

Indybond commented:

11/6/15, 4:39 AM - Thanks for your rating and comments! On the strength of your positive review, I have ordered a bottle. I cannot wait to taste this what seems to be a very underrated wine.
Indybond commented:

11/7/15, 3:04 AM - Ex-Chateau! I am envious of you. I purchased my bottle on eBay. Oh well, at least the seller is located in France. I will be sure to leave a note for this wine. Thanks!

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2008 Château Calon-Ségur St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend

10/28/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine:

89 points

Good, but a little simple (as WIHONG noted) and underwhelming for its brand value and hype. I have to say that at least this vintage is way overpriced at $75. After tasting its 07 and 08 vintages, I am beginning to wonder whether Calon Segur really is the third best Chateau in Saint-Estephe behind Cos d'Estournel and Montrose as perceived by the general public. At a minimum, this Chateau is definitely on my list of gravely overrated Bordeaux (headed by Leoville Poyferre and Pontet Canet).

Indybond commented:

10/29/15, 7:05 PM - Thanks for your comments. Actually, I did like it (87 is not a bad score for me as you may have noticed from my other reviews). However, I was alarmed when all other people at the table preferred much cheaper wines over this much more heralded one. Anyway, you might as well wait several years before trying this because it seemed still too young to me. After all, you have plenty of mature bottles ready to drink!

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2011 Château Talbot St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

10/22/2015 - Indybond Likes this wine:

89 points

My second time drinking this. As an avid Talbot fan, I actually liked it. Clearly better than 2008. Young, but approachable. A good QPR. It will be interesting to watch how this evolves with time. 2011 Bordeaux may turn out to be a sleeper.

Indybond commented:

10/22/15, 4:58 PM - Thanks for your comments. Actually, at least for now, 2011 Talbot pales in comparison to its 2003 sibling which was rocking a couple of times for me last year. And, I saw your note that 2001 is even better than 2003. I envy you that you have bottles of 2001 left in your cellar while I have not been able to find any. It must be something. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to opening a 2000 soon.

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2006 Château Gruaud Larose St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

10/15/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine:

83 points

Thin and not charming. In my opinion, each of 2002, 2004 and 2007 GL is much better than 2006 (2002 being the best among them). A big disappointment for this great Chateau which is one of my favorites.

Indybond commented:

10/16/15, 4:57 AM - I am also a big fan of this great but underrated Chateau. I hope mine was an off-bottle. Thanks.

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2000 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend

10/14/2015 - Indybond Does not like this wine:

80 points

What a disappointment! This bottle makes it 0 for 4 for this so-called Premier St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe (2000 & 2003 twice each). I am compelled to have a serious doubt in the St. Emilion Classification System which is supposed to be more accurate than its outdated counterpart in Medoc.

Indybond commented:

10/15/15, 2:55 PM - Yes. 0 for 4 all in this year. Thanks for your comments.

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