Community Tasting Note

sirpat00 wrote:

Thursday, May 11, 2023 - Bordeaux 2022 barrel tasting event (Papiersaal Sihlcity, Zürich): Main takeaways: 1/ Despite a considerable amount of hype, this came across as bi-polar vintage with for every insanely good wine at least one dead-on-arrival counterpart. 2/ High alcohol levels, over-extraction and cooked fruit appear to be common pitfalls. 3/ Top wines were 1. Figeac (98), 2. Brane Cantenac (97), 3. Les Carmes Haut Brion (96). Full list of 20 wines and scores in included in the tasting story.

Tasting note:
This was the biggest surprise for me. A beautiful nose of chocolate, espresso and roasted coffee beans supplementing a ripe and pretty classic fruit profile. The palate is perfectly harmonious with soft texture and supple tannin. This reminded more of Chateaux Margaux than of Brane-Cantenac which while consistently solid, typically throws hands in a lower weight class. This could in fact prove to be the best wine from this estate to date, also easily surpassing all more recent great vintages like 2009, 2010, 2015 or 2016.

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