2010 Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre
Community Tasting Note
DoubleD1969 wrote:
Sunday, April 30, 2023 - I couldn’t resist. After trying the 1995 and feeling underwhelmed, I opened the 2010 several days later. Wow! There were similarities, but there was a lot more fruit - like Ranier cherries - that was nicely balanced by the tobacco, menthol and forest floor [not cedar] notes. Loving the 12.5 ABV. Pop and poured initially. Then corked it and later finished the following day. Enjoyed it so much I bought more.
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Comment posted by jviz:
5/3/2023 4:15:00 PM - This is a nice take and a fun, enthusiastic note. Would you wager that some of these BAMA wines may show better young? I’ve had a smattering of 95-00 versions and they are interesting, but of a type. I wonder if youth offsets a bit of the rusticity? Makes me want to pop a 9 or 10 I have laying around…
Comment posted by DoubleD1969:
5/4/2023 7:14:00 AM - "Would you wager that some of these BAMA wines may show better young?"
It depends on your palate. Based on my limited experience it seems that way. I'm not sure if I would make that declaration necessarily. Also, what do you consider 'young'? 2010 may still be young for Bordeaux standards, but it's at least 10 years aging in bottle and has many more years ahead of it.
Prior to the mid-1980s, Bordeaux wines (and most other wines) were aged in large neutral oak or cement vats, and the best were still great 30+ years after bottling.