April 28, 2024 - Disappointing overall. Loved the 2003 but this one was lacking for me. Very flat, little fruit, acidic.
Could be my fault for not decanting longer. Took a 2 hour break after the first pour and was showing much better afterwards. Wish I read the notes on here that that speak to very long decants.
February 24, 2024 - Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
TN: Oxidized.
February 21, 2024 - Superinis vynas,nuostabi emocija-Benui 27m!
September 14, 2023 - Decant for 5 to 6 hours.
June 18, 2023 - Great mature Bordeaux. Very smooth tannins with tobacco flavours.
June 5, 2023 - Decant for 5 hours
May 29, 2023 - Consumed my last bottle of this wine and paired with grilled Wagyu ribeye steaks. The wine is drinking very well with notes of dark harmonious fruit, cedar, graphite with hint of minerals. Well balanced with soft tannins, long finish.
May 4, 2023 - Decant for 5 hours.
April 19, 2023 - Decant for 5 hours
April 12, 2023 - Still decent structure, but earthiness is beginning to predominate. Time to drink up.