Community Tasting Notes 204

• Vinophil2000 Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 13, 2024 - Flasche auf, erster Eindruck:
  
  Dunkelfruchtig, mittlere Konzentration, eine gewisse Dosis Brettanomyces, wie ich meine, die jedoch nicht zwingend als nachteilig angesehen werden muss. Typisch St. Estephe. Etwas spröde, bzw. Waldboden. Mal sehen, ob er mit mehr Luft und oder Reife noch besser wird. 14 % Vol. recht wuchtiger, deutlicher Alkohol. Es fehlt ein wenig an Länge und Tiefe. Am Beginn der Trinkreife?! Am 2-4 Tag deutlich besser, runder, weniger sperrig. Insbesondere die letzten 150 ml (um 91 Punkte) waren top! Dürfte sich ab 2026 oder 2027 wieder öffnen, scheint im Moment in einer verschlossenen, sperrigen Phase. Braucht Zeit oder etwa 60 -120 Minuten im Denkanter. 89 bis 91 Punkte. Höhepunkt 2026 bis 2030? Trinken bis 2035?

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• lelandinmichigan Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 20, 2024 - Ruddy red color, dark core. Pencil shavings and ripe dark fruit aromas. Nice palate presence with mouth coating tannins that are mostly resolved. Good balance of fruit and tannins and enough acidity to keep it moving along. Not really blowing my mind. Drank over three days, it didn't improve or decline.

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• winemanintheden Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 16, 2024 - Our Friday night wine. Pop and poured. On the nose loads of terroir, earth along with loads of dark chocolate, red berries and tobacco. Feels mature, integrated and very masculine. Very left bank with cab sav dominating. Classic Bordeaux Left Bank nose. Ruby red colour. On the palette, everything feels right in place. Reminiscent of 2010 – balanced, finesse, structured and classic. Fresh with lots of interesting notes of terroir, red fruit and tobacco. The tannins are very mild. I had Château Glana a couple years ago and it also had similar 2010 characteristics. Of course, this has a lot of years left but probably in the early 20s in terms of life maturity.
  
  Will let this one open up more before I take more sips but upon first impressions, it’s a nicely made enjoyable wine. Sum up in one word? Balanced. If you are seeking something along those lines, this will be one for you. I see the appeal from this producer.

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• Vandelaar Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 6, 2024 - quite youthful appearance not really showing 13 years of aging.
  
  nose of dark soil, gravel, soft bramble and black cherry. palate shows again these soft savoury dark fruits, leather & tobacco, some dust and indeed fine integrated tannines. The wine finishes medium long in pleasant manner.
  
  A nice wine with good complexity and substance opening up nicely after a 30 min decant. Quite fond of the reward after 10 yrs of cellaring this.

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• jdm012 Does not like this wine: 53 points

  December 29, 2023 - Une bouteille ouverte, vin plat, sans structure...Pas de chance (au vu des autres commentaires)?

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Château Lilian Ladouys
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Estèphe
• UPC Codes 015643248412, 031259043159, 031510123194, 086266000794, 1816268000268, 3419466182699, 3448821308863, 3450301074694, 3475380044994, 3500610079801, 3760211020019, 3760211020101, 3760211020187, 3760211020521, 5670114518903, 636659011434, 649944123194, 810910020605, 852187006050, 852187009549, 870292000268, 913122020101, 9190111020101

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• Pending Delivery 39 (1%)
• In Cellars 2,857 (57%)
• Consumed 2,098 (42%)

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