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Sunday, January 17, 2016 - At last this wine shows it´s class. That was a harsh and unapproachable bastard for a long time. Still a bit on the tannic and austere side of a Grund Cru Medoc, the wine gains a nice body and weight, complexity, even charme (!) and elegance after 2-3 hours in a decanter. Restraint fruit but it´s all there: Cassis, Cedar box, pencil shavings etc. Nice length. Old School, not great but spotless.
Some people would say this wine calls for food (beef or lamb of course) but I love it just like it is.
I don´t think it will further improve because the fruit is rather muted and it loses a bit structure and mid palate after 4 hours decanting. So drink up without a hurry.

There´s still a chance to find this on Ebay or at auctions under 50 Euros. Grab it, if you want to taste the classic Medoc style.

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