Community Tasting Notes 5

• tristand Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 30, 2023 - Decanted for 2 hours. Medium bodied, very expressive nose with black fruits.
  On palate the wine is fresh, expressive, with plenty of aromas and well integrated tanins. Black ripe fruits as raspberry and cherry are dominant.
  Enjoyed it with roasted lamb, it was delicious.

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• rossi.wine wrote: 89 points

  June 16, 2018 - Lots of fruit, mocha, forest notes, liquorice, chocolate on the nose. On the palate quite simple, creamy, oaky, fruit driven. Soft tannins, medium length. A bit heavy, but good. 88-90

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points

  May 21, 2018 - Medium-bodied, soft, sweet and fresh, the silky, polished, spicy. red fruit oriented wine sticks with you from the nose to the finesse driven finish.

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• PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine:

  May 4, 2016 - Welcome to Merlot Al Dente #Bdx15 - and other tales from Saint Emilion (Bordeaux, actually tasted during en primeur week): Deep dark fruit nose, rich palate. Smooth enough. A bit of oakiness (over) present, but overall pretty darn tasty. 89-91+

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 90 points

  April 29, 2016 - Medium-bodied and softly-textured, this wine displays a wealth of ripe, dark, red fruits, plum and thyme with juicy black cherries in the finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• 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

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• In Cellars 16 (80%)
• Consumed 4 (20%)

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