December 28, 2023 - Fantastic wine despite it was a little bit too chilled. NB: I love Pessac-Leognan...
December 24, 2023 - Purchased recently as a one off. Very nice. Fully mature and ready to go after a one hour decant.
December 21, 2023 - 55F since acquiring on release - youthful red black - smoke and graphite and soy - savory AF - tannins both silky velvet and powdery fine - nice wine particularly for charred meats like this lamb
November 21, 2023 - Lovely ash, tobacco, cedar and new leather nose. Bit light in the mouth but with lovely gravel and mineral finish. Come across that it’s a touch green but the oak has morphed into a lovely nose. A clear notch down from the 2000 rendition and couple of notches from the excellent 1998. Really enjoyable though. Drink now, it didn’t need air and there isn’t much depth of fruit. 93pts
November 20, 2023 - 13% Alc., natural cork, 5% soaked, still strong dark purpur red color with no ageing reflexes.
Nose: Smell of beautiful matured Bdx.
Palate: Very good freshness, good balance, ripe heart cherry to sour cherry, melty black chocolate, wine doesn't show tiredness, pleasant tones of ripeness and secondary aromas. Bottle was quite fast emptied.
Give it 1h in the decanter! That's what you desire when you drink well stored matured Bdx. Unfortunately my last bottle.
October 21, 2023 - Not my style
October 8, 2023 - From magnum. Showing some signs of age with lightening around the rim and some more tertiary notes appearing on the smoky, sous-bois and cedar-infused nose. Soft as velvet through the mid-palate with some fruit remaining. Just lacking a bit of structure and the length, breadth and depth on the finish to make this more interesting. An enjoyable bottle for sure, just not to the same level as one enjoyed a year ago. Drink 'em if you've got 'em as I can't see further upside from here, IMO.
September 24, 2023 - PnP
Nose of dark fruit, tobacco, wet soil, cedar, and spice.
Med body, med- acidity, med- tannin.
This is sugning now. All elements are in line.
I would enjoy this Joe and over the next 10 years.
September 5, 2023 - „Very classical“, that was in my mind during the drinking experience over 2 days with this one. Typical aromas of tobacco, wet earth and leaves, pencil shavings. Good structure and fine tannins on the palate. Not the most powerful wine but refined and in a perfect window now! 92-93
July 14, 2023 - Nose of cassis/ dk berry. On my palate I first get a smokiness, then a sweetness that fills the palate and gives this wine good length. This is not a heavy wine but is packed with great flavours. Leather, tobacco, dk chocolate, dark berry to name a few. This softens and gains complexity as you finish the bottle. Excellent wine! A pleasure to drink.