March 1, 2024 - Top frisch, sehr Bordeaux, Tabak, Kirschen, Cassis, Leder, florale Töne. Im Gaumen frisch und sehr jugendlich, zupackendes Tannin, feine Säurestruktur, sehr gute Balance, rotfruchtiges Finish. Ein ausgezeichneter d'Armailhac, mit viel Rasse und Präzision. 2026 bis 2050+
February 4, 2024 - Ruby, Deep
Rökighet, skog , tobak, läder, vanilj, svarta vinbär, björnbär
Dry, full body, high acidity, high tannins, medium alcohol, medium intensitet, medium finish
Saknade frukt och komplexitet, lagrats för varmt?
December 13, 2023 - At this point not too sure if its because its young or not but nothing flamboyant there. Need ample time in a decanter (I’d say 3-4h) to show a bit of character.
Revisit in 5 years
November 12, 2023 - 375ml half bottle decanted for 3 hours. Had a glass out of bottle last night and was far too closed.
Highlights a typical left bank bordeaux. Cassis, ink, black cherry, spice, pencil lead, a slight note of red fruitd, black plum and chocolate. Finishes with a notable spice, black cherry, and mushroom/truffle accent that is short to moderate in length. As the wine opens, the perfume gets so much stronger.
Fresh, with grainy/powdery and grippy tannins with quite high levels of acid. Quite round and savory. The wine shows some slight fading at the rims and there are fine crystals forming.
Overall, pretty good! For half bottles, would be better to wait another year - at this point of the year, near 2025. For full bottles maybe at least till 2026+
June 30, 2023 - I gave this wine 93 last time I had it. That was a cost factor that made me give it an extra point. (Good value) Going 92 this time. Still a very good wine. I personally think it’s drinking great now and don’t know whether it will get better with more age but I drank and enjoyed with friends and they all
Loved it as well.
June 10, 2023 - Union Grands Crus Bordeaux (UGC) 2020 Tasting (Hangar 14, Bordeaux): I really liked this and is an exception to other 2016s which appear to have shut down. This has a good balance of red fruit and tannins and worth trying one now if you have multiple bottles.
May 21, 2023 - Good wine for the price
March 22, 2023 - Tasted at Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Dark red purple. Very ripe nose of blue and black fruit framed by prominent new oak. Palate of ripe rich black and blue fruit with good acidity to balance out the rich fruit. Oak a bit prominent and not integrated yet. Medium +++ body, acidity and intensity and structure. A big wine from a great year but needs 5-10 years more. Current rating based on sample but a potentially much higher rating when mature (93-95)
March 2, 2023 - Russk. A wine I liked at the Suckling Event. Earthy and tertiary. I always like this wine and in different vintages and often more than the Clerc Milon.
November 30, 2022 - Didn’t seem like a bad cork, may have been heated?