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Red
1997 Château Balestard La Tonnelle
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 1
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peterchoy wrote: 86 points
January 16, 2013 - Acceptable quality St-Emilion, with medium garnet color showing its maturity. The nose is quite weak, but showing fair complexity of blackberry and plum, prune, savory and chocolate, liquorice, and vanilla. Medium in acidity, the tannin is drying and bitter. A medium-bodied wine with a reasonably concentrated palate, showing plum, prune, blackcurrant leaf, cloves and vegetal notes, with a reasonable finish. Overall a bit tired and past its best, and is probably a bit too old to drink.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Château Balestard La Tonnelle
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 6 (30%)
- Consumed 14 (70%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- ProducerChâteau Balestard La Tonnelle
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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