opened this bottle after i had opened the same wine but from 1990, this was pretty good, reticent nose which didn't blow anyone away, good strong acid ('96'ish in this respect), some fruit and generally subtle but with a tad of spice / complexity... enjoyable wine but want more from this producer/vineyard... maybe just the vintage... beginning to think i should only buy Lafon's Santenots
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Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Vivid medium light brick color. Ripe red crushed fruit. Peat moss, blue cheese, light white pepper spice, light smoke. Some serious underlying funk. On back end an aroma of dead red flowers - very cool - a nice oxidative quality. The palate is balanced with more damp red fruit and forest floor, shrooms and some light baking spice. Nice medium acidity. Overall more spice driven than fruit or earth. Elegant and pure. A real nice cleanliness to the wine.
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5/31/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 Points
opened this bottle after i had opened the same wine but from 1990, this was pretty good, reticent nose which didn't blow anyone away, good strong acid ('96'ish in this respect), some fruit and generally subtle but with a tad of spice / complexity... enjoyable wine but want more from this producer/vineyard... maybe just the vintage... beginning to think i should only buy Lafon's Santenots
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7/24/2010 - psmith wrote:
Lighter color. Spicy, light raspberry/strawberry notes. Well balanced. Elegant wine. Ready. Nice '97.
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7/24/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 92 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Vivid medium light brick color.
Ripe red crushed fruit. Peat moss, blue cheese, light white pepper spice, light smoke.
Some serious underlying funk. On back end an aroma of dead red flowers - very cool - a nice oxidative quality.
The palate is balanced with more damp red fruit and forest floor, shrooms and some light baking spice.
Nice medium acidity. Overall more spice driven than fruit or earth. Elegant and pure. A real nice cleanliness to the wine.
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3/14/2007 - jimbomatic wrote: 92 Points
Fantastic. Stil a terrific and youthful wine. Incredible aromatics. Less ripe than the vintage would lead you believe.
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