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• La Ronde Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 9, 2024 - I’m with the sour and bitter guys here. This wine likely needs another year or two to peak but that’ll be short lived so hold for max 6 years. A good long decant is in order for it to get over its initial charm which is the sour and bitter part. It’s a great food wine btw. A certain greenness may be down to the Cabernets in the blend but overall it’s a nice mix of red currants, tart cherries, herbs, mint and tobacco. QPR is a little whack but that’s likely due to its scarcity and unusual history.

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• DWaterman wrote: 85 points

  February 4, 2023 - Upon opening, significant nose of clove and nothing else. After an hour of air, wine retracted and became a bit backwards, almost vegetal on the finish.
  
  Wine did improve over the evening however, nothing great came out of this bottle.
  
  Day two saw no improvement.

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• Bob23 Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 31, 2022 - Softened nicely. Lovely.

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• Portland Seth Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 13, 2021 - Cassis, cherry, tobacco, cedar and fennel. This has improved since my last bottle 18 months ago and I think it could improve another point in a few more years. Sour and bitter out of the bottle but in the best possible way. Sour like a fresh raspberry, bitter like endive. Not the deepest fruit but plenty going on and good balance of elements.

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• ppearson9 wrote: 85 points

  October 8, 2021 - not a fan

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine de l'Île Margaux
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Bordeaux des Îles
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Bordeaux Supérieur
• UPC Code 3441590000082

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 320 (61%)
• Consumed 196 (38%)

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