Community Tasting Notes 32

• Eudemis Likes this wine:

  February 18, 2023 - 13% alcohol. Long dense cork saturated over no more than 1 cm; decanted an hour ahead. Deep colour with some bricking at the rim.
  The nose is almost entirely tertiary with undergrowth and tobacco; nothing particularly intense. The mouth is pleasant and well balanced, with good acidity and no rough tannins; what it lacks is intensity. However, there is a measure of elegance here, and the oak is fully digested.
  More than decent, but probably not worth the 20 year wait.
  PS: grew on me with time; the last glass is the best.

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• laralh wrote: 91 points

  January 28, 2023 - Solbær, pepper, cedertre, krydder. Fint balansert, avslepne tanniner. God lengde og fylde.

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• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  January 12, 2023 - A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (53%) and Merlot (47%). Aged in barriques for 14 months. 13% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Deep, dark and somewhat evolved blackish-red color that doesn't permit much light through. The nose feels savory and classically styled with attractive, evolved yet not old aromas of juicy blackcurrant and cherry, some woody notes of pencil shavings, a little bit of loose pouch tobacco, light leathery tones, a hint of leafy greenness, a herbaceous touch of bell pepper and a whiff of forest floor. The wine is dry, a bit tough and somewhat evolved on the palate with a medium body and rather savory flavors of tobacco and tart lingonberry, some herbaceous leafy tones, a little bit of crunchy redcurrant, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of toasty oak spice and a touch of roasted bell pepper. The overall feel is still pretty firm and structured, thanks to both the high acidity and moderately grippy yet balanced medium-plus tannins. The finish is dry, slightly bitter and somewhat grippy with a long aftertaste of tart lingonberry and tobacco, some woody notes of pencil shavings, a little bit of smoky toasty character, light stony mineral nuances, an evolved hint of gamey meat and an autumnal touch of damp leaves.
  
  A classically styled, savory and positively somewhat tough Margaux. This isn't a crowdpleaser by any accounts as the fruit feels like it has always been very dry and savory in nature and although the wine never once comes across as aggressive or angular, it definitely lends not only a firm backbone to the wine, but also a somewhat tough overall feel to it. The wine has developed some tertiary qualities over the years, but the wine doesn't come across as particularly old yet and I could see the wine benefiting from further aging - there is still some room for evolution in the fruit department and the tannins could still resolve and soften up with some additional cellar time. A fine wine that is in a good spot at the moment and will continue to drink just fine over the next decade or maybe two.

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• Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 12, 2022 - The last of three vintages drunk with friends to accompany lamb shanks. (2005, 2001, 1990). A late addition to the evening, so opened and poured. All three vintages were very good, but this was probably best in terms of drinking quality at the moment. Still young looking in the glass, bright ruby. Lovely bouquet of rich hedgerow fruits. Smooth and rounded palate, slipped down beautifully. Excellent.

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• SixHedgehogs Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 27, 2022 - Red/black. Whiff of blackcurrant and tobacco. Lovely flavour of apples, oak and blackberry. Bone dry. Touch of ginger and dusty truffle/vanilla. Really fine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Château d'Angludet
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Margaux
• UPC Codes 088156003908, 3394150019195, 3394150021648, 3394150038066

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• In Cellars 359 (51%)
• Consumed 345 (49%)

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