February 12, 2022 - Figeac vertical: Liked this a lot, thought this was the 2000 and vice-versa. This was how I imagined the 2000 should have been, slightly green but very much balanced and a saline, long finish. Beautiful restraint to the wine. My second on the night but I think others didn't like this as much.
June 9, 2019 - Surprised at how good this was
August 12, 2016 - Forest floor herbs mint and floral notes. Enticing as the nose just draws you in to this. Lean yet structures and fairly balanced. Robust concentrated finish. Nice length. Elegant and fresh.
June 27, 2015 - Very much agree with the tasting note from TAO in 2012.
Lighter in color, NO FRUIT, but still complex enough to be quite interesting and enjoyable. I agree: dried herbs, dried leaves, and leathery as time goes by; quite watery and astringent.
Usually, I tend to dislike wines that are astringent with no fruit, but every once in a while a wine will give you pause, and force you to reevaluate what your likes and dislikes are, which is what I love about wine! Just when you think you have it all figured out, guess again!!!!
August 14, 2014 - Grands bordeaux chez Olivier (Geneva): Couleur la plus claire de la série avec signes de maturité assez marqués. Nez de poivrons verts sans autres nuances...ou presque.
En bouche, le vin est léger, presque gouleyant, sans beaucoup de matière. Pas parmi mes préférés...comme (presque) tous les 1997!
À terminer.
January 29, 2014 - A bad vintage for St Emilion and a wine that no critics liked but I could not care less. This is my kind of Bordeaux, far from the pathetic over ripe caricature that you can find nowadays.
So is it the best St Emilion ever? certainly not but I enjoyed the restrained style. Some nice red fruits with something ripe, more plummy in the background. A touch herbal, smoky with tobacco.
A little thin, it needed a good 20mn to gain weight on the mid palate.
Not the greatest structure but still balanced. Drink up, it will not gain anything.
December 18, 2012 - An off vintage in bottle, light ruby in color, complex and beautiful nose, candy nose in the first ten minutes, not much fruit I have to admit, then evolve to dried herbs and dried leaves over the next hour, very leathery as time goes by! On the palate, it is quite watery and astringent! Not much fruit in there, I'll say this is a wonderful claret to pair it with food!! And to me personally, the wine can be kept for another three years! Cheers!
March 11, 2012 - at first i thought this was a tinny unimpressive bottle. i recently tasted the 2000 at a wine auction and thought it was fuller and had more character. the cork and storage were fine but like most bordeaux wines i have tried it took several hours to reveal its true character. it remained thin with alcohol as its most notable flavour but had enough going for it to continue. will not purchase again.
December 28, 2011 - Belle couleur et nez puissant. Au gout les arômes sont encore très présents même si on sent bien que l'on est dans la courbe descendante.
October 20, 2009 - ICCCW wine class (Jade Palace Forum): Very austere and backward at first but opened up more so after 15mins in the glass. Rusty dusty shack , dried blood and dry earth with hints of smoke and sandalwood laced with mostly partially dried fruits. Very complex nose. Elegant and understated black fruits, earthy and drinking beautifully in its prime now.