Community Tasting Notes 10

• mrdreeg wrote:

  May 29, 2023 - Bretrooks in some respects nailed it— regarding the flavor characteristics— and on the other, seemed to expose his inability to appreciate the wonderfully evolved flavors — that he disparages — of a well aged wine. What — no old wines in the cellar? A shame! Well…a year later, it’s still a superb aged merlot.

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• bretrooks wrote:

  January 16, 2022 - One glass consumed over ~45 minutes. Garnet in the glass, with distinct rusty orange-brown at the rim. Not dead, exactly, but the flavor profile here was entirely tertiary: savory roast beef notes and a bit of prune/raisin fruit in the mix. Although over the hill, I found it structurally sound enough to be intellectually interesting and finished my small glass of it. My wife did not find this enjoyable at all (as I suspect most wouldn't), and we moved on to a different bottle.
  
  Update: Tried again on day 2, this had come into a nicer balance, with the savory notes less dominant. I should have given it more air on day 1. By day 3, this was starting to fade a bit, and it seemed a little more savory again. Recommend giving this some air and having it with food, should you have some of this.

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• skifree wrote: 89 points

  February 12, 2015 - Purchased at antique auction that had some wine, a throw-in with a lot of red I purchased. However, this was a very nice daily drinker - still had fruit but lots of minerality behind the fruit, so held up to the roast chicken very nicely. This highlights all that is good in an expensive 2001 Bdx.

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• Kris G wrote: 86 points

  May 29, 2012 - still too tannic, but I don't think all the elements will ever fully integrate

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• stealthman_1 wrote: 87 points

  March 24, 2012 - Drinking from 375ml. Of the case of 375s and the case of 750s I bought on release, nearly every one of the 750s was corked...badly. Still a vibrant red and blue fruit nose. Medium bodied in the mouth with good fresh fruits, well integrated tannins at this point and nice balance. It was delicious for the price when purchased and for those bottles that don't suffer from cork taint, still delivers.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Château de Francs
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Les Cerisiers
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
• UPC Code 346817115118

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• In Cellars 61 (54%)
• Consumed 52 (46%)

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