Community Tasting Notes 11

• mikeyc wrote: 90 points

  August 19, 2018 - This is at or approaching peak now...tannin settled within after 90 mins of opening...soft on the palet...with a pleasant finish drink it now
  Served with ribs and fresh corn.

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• schaden43 wrote: 91 points

  August 10, 2018 - Drinking well in 2018.

• mikeyc wrote:

  July 7, 2018 - This is here now...smooth. Some fruitiness.
  A good sipper with friends.
  I'm happy I have one bottle left.

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• Mr. Slate wrote: 89 points

  May 20, 2018 - A solid everyday Bordeaux that is drinking well right now. Paired with grilled skirt steak. Similar to my prior notes but much more pronounced nose, more balanced fruit and integrated tannins on the finish. Easy drinker and terrific QPR.

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• Magnum PI Likes this wine: 88 points

  January 12, 2017 - I have had this bottle 5-6 times over the past couple of years and think it is a pretty good value. Good fruit and balance, classic style, finish is not terribly long, and the nose is nothing to write home about, but all in all it is a well done wine and certainly appropriate as a holiday gift or when entertaining. Agree with the flavor profiles in other reviews, but disagree that this wine is not complex. I found the typical berry/cherry notes, and hints of liqueur, leather. It should be noted that I came home late from work and did not decant this bottle at all.
  
  Brookie prepared reuben (vegetarian) sandwiches and baby potatoes with pepper, salt, parsley, garlic, and butter. The wine is a good match for steak, chicken, veal, etc. etc. etc. Brookie agrees with the tasting notes but thinks the nose is brine with some green pepper. Ah Brookie! She gives it an 89.
  
  I think the real debate here is whether this bottle should be cellared a few more years. there is no doubt that it could be. I have enough bottles left that I can open one every year, but if you are down to your last two, I say wait until it's 10th birthday. Very good effort from an epic vintage.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Château La Grange de Bessan
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Haut-Médoc
• UPC Code 3760089810637

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• In Cellars 74 (52%)
• Consumed 69 (48%)

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