5/11/2023 - winecoffee wrote:

Coravined a glass out and drank it. Boy this is young! Licorice, dark berries, and mud on the nose. Tart ish on the palate. Licorice and earth on the palate as well. I am going to let this bottle sleep for another 5 years and try another glass. Other reviews are reporting 2-5 hour decanting time.

1/20/2022 - winecoffee wrote:

Quite disappointed by this wine. I had high hopes for it based on CT reviews and price point. Nose has anise and blueberries. Palate is just not well integrated. Feels harsh in the beginning followed by blueberries and cigar. Wine is okay ... just not well balanced for a wine at this price point.

7/30/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

Beautiful wine. Nose of blueberries and roasted meats. Palate is smooth and lightly tannic with roasted spices, bell pepper characteristic of a cabernet, lot of earth and mushroom with a kick of black peppers in the end. Ok I am sold. Didn’t even need to decant. Very well balanced wine. 95 points.

12/25/2020 - winecoffee wrote:

Beautiful beautiful nose of tar-infused strawberries with hints of cherry and raspberries. Palate is lush and giving with beautiful red fruit and youthful tannins. Decanted for 2 hours, but probably needs another 2 hours to fully open up. This definitely feels like an untamed horse riding into the sunset with its mane blowing wild in the wind!

9/14/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

I have reviewed this wine before. The only thing I will add is this made me think of Tagore’s lines: “Mono mor meghero shongi ure chole dik diganter paane.” Translation: my mind is floating in the clouds and flying away towards the far horizon!

8/15/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

Gorgeous right bank wine. Roasted meats and red fruit on the nose. Palate is delicious, silky, and luscious with abundance of red fruit (but not a fruit bomb). Complex wine. Didn’t decant but could certainly use some decanting. 94 points.

This is what a right bank should be like.

7/21/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

Wow! What a wine! Didn’t even decant. Nose has tar, roasted meat, and baking spices. Silky texture. Mild tannins. Palate is complex with figs, mushroom, earth tones, and bold red fruit.

1/24/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

Wow! Blown away by this wine. First time having a vintage Napa cab from the 1980s. Nose has beautiful soft plum, tobacco, and some chocolate. Palate has plum, sour cherry, a bit of fig, a bit of dark chocolate, but they come in layers. Palate is definitely beyond the peak, but I love over-the-peak wines. 93 points!

3/3/2020 - Wine by Bok wrote:

“Impressive while it was still 2nd growth.”

more tasting note in finewines.com.sg

2/20/2021 - winecoffee wrote:

Heard so much about Kumeu river. Good wine. Nose has soft citrus, honeymelon, and butter. Palate has lime, butter, and a hint of bitterness in the end.

12/4/2020 - winecoffee wrote:

1975 Chateau Talbot

Soft plum, spices, herbs, and red fruit on the nose. Mouthfeel has fullness to it with a lot of fruit left. Tannins have mellowed (no decanting needed). Slight bitterness with tobacco and herbs in the end. Finish is long and lingering.

As Marie Keep (founder of Skinner auctions) says, drinking such a wine is like truly meeting an old friend.

9/2/2020 - Poisey wrote:

Decanted ann hour. Amazingly fresh. Loads of acidity. Soft, complex and elegant with near perfect balance. Super long finish. Loads of red cherry, lead and red berry fruit on the palet and nose as well as a bouquet of Roses that lift and linger above the glass. Super wine that is drinking and holding up well. Drink now-2030.

4/1/2019 - FFNA Likes this wine:

We bought this with a number of other 2005 Bordeaux. Very tannic and closed for many years. Still tannic to the point of overwhelming the fruit for about the first half-hour. Then, the wine becomes more integrated. Not sure if the fruit will match the tannins over a few more years, or the wine will simply become stale. Dark maroon color, nose indicates pleasant Merlot, which is apparently escaping the glass as it struggles with the tannins. The fruit is herbal, with fennel and arugula prominent. Not bad, and continues to show promise.

4/14/2020 - Will Devize wrote:

Clearly very young but this is wonderful and brimming with chalky, acidic vibrancy. The gooseberry on the nose has such clarity that you can almost feel each fruit's little hairs tickling your nostrils. The palate is nervous and steely with incredible precision and detail. Finishes very long with a lovely citrus interplay. Somehow none of this feels unapproachable. Superb!

7/15/2020 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Too young. Sure, it can be enjoyed now; reveals itself more on the nose than the palate. Of course that's not saying too much for as nice as the nose may seem, it's obviously holding back. So, knowing this wine for 20+ years, I say don't you dare open a bottle anytime soon - this needs time to unfold. BIG, black and red fruits, loads of spice, a hint of soil. HOLD. For its full potential, it's highly recommended

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6/16/2020 - UFGators Likes this wine:

This is fantastic. Drinks well above price. Maurgax exemplified.

2/28/2019 - logos Likes this wine:

low fill, tawny rim. fine, intense, cassis nose with firm flowery edge. silken texture is appealing; flavour rather simple for its class and short finish. nose improves and has remarkable clarity later, with a pretty violet touch.

5/20/2020 - winecoffee wrote:

Chateau Clinet 2008. Just blew my mind. Nose is of steel and damp forest floor. First layer is very soft merlot. So you think - what a boring wine. Then the back layer hits you with a gripping gush of chalk and you say to yourself “Wow, what a wonderful world.”

5/17/2020 - winecoffee wrote:

Took almost 4.5 hours to open up (included 3 hours of decanting). Scorched earth, burnt meat, and sour cherry on the nose. Starts with a gripping garnet layer followed by a back layer of long sour cherry. Beautiful wine, but definitely needs another 10 years in the bottle. 92 points (if tasted now).

4/29/2020 - winecoffee wrote:

“If wine can have legs, then frogs can have teeth”:) California’s Frog’s tooth pinot is almost Burgundian. Makes you feel like you are walking through a red tulip field in Holland with a military helicopter flying in the horizon. Pencil shavings, lichi, and slate on the nose. Strawberry jam and notes of spice and black pepper on the palate. A long sour finish with a bit of tannin rounds it off. I almost wish it had a bit of chalk in the end like some Burgundies do. But totally enjoyed this wine!92 points!

11/26/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine:

Note of sweet and sour fruit, red and black cherry, and forest floor, same on the palate, medium/big body, very tasty, took two hours to open in my glass, but worth the wait, subtle yet rich fruit, almost mouth filling fruit, nice, sweet fruit, should earn higher score in 3 years, and a long, flavorful finish.