2010 Château Cheval Blanc
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WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine:
96 Points
Saturday, May 27, 2023 - Memorial Day Weekend, Day 1: Inglourious Basterds: Aromas of parchment with heavily sketched on graphite, softly fruited earth, and intense dark red floral notes.
Flavors of dark red fruits, intense dark graphite, and bitter earth on the rougher/dirtier side.
This was a pleasure after getting some disappointment in a few of the reds beforehand. Showed really well and should show better with a bit more age or more air time.
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Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
5/31/2023 9:50:00 AM - How long did you decant this? It’s is surprisingly drinking so well out of PnP would be curious of your thoughts with only an 1-2 hours of air Vs my guess is a much longer decant? I am asking BS the same question as for your palates it would make a difference.
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
5/31/2023 10:32:00 AM - No decanting, only followed in the glass. I think air would've really helped, guessing ~1-2 hours in a decanter (anything wider than the bottle itself lol). This was good though, air would've allowed for some smoothing out.
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
5/31/2023 4:38:00 PM - yeah it needs 1-2 hours in a decanter for sure. Nice to get a sneak peak into this wine. At about two hours it was humming!
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
5/31/2023 6:16:00 PM - I hate not having enough time.. nor wine lol
Comment posted by LiteItOnFire:
5/31/2023 6:55:00 PM - Truer words have never been said!