Last bottle from a case. Dark color. Black core. Garnet hue. Some barnyard and acetone and alcohol aromas. Black cherry aroma. Faded prune fruit. Has some sort of gentle juicy character with some acid to keep it drinkable. However, the fruit is faded, the tannins are limpid and the acids are secondary. Reminds me of a cheap Napa cab that got left out over night. I’m glad this is the last bottle, never really amounted to being a good wine. Had a few bottles a few years past that at least were decent but this is falling off. I paid $20 a bottle approx 10+ years ago. Wouldn’t pay more than $15 for this stuff at this point Went from bland in first five years to hinting at something in the second five years to falling apart now.
Fairly dark core but it is beginning to show signs of age around the rim. Tertiary notes emerging. Wine is medium body but beginning to fade in texture. The grip is fading. This may be the best this wine gets. I’ve worked 3/4 through a case and the nose is better than before but the wine has gone from dense and boring to flat and fading. Grapey flavors. I’m ready to move on from this one.
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7th bottle in the case. The wine finally shows signs of age and maturity. There is some orange bricking around the rim of the glass and the wine has faded from a dark purple to a pale ruby (over the past 10 years of drinking the case). The mouthfeel of the wine has changed from dense and introverted into a pleasant bordeaux with signs of tertiary development, a change I usually expect to find in cabernet after 10 years of age. Its happening here! I wouldn't expect the wine to improve at this point and this is in my opinion the prime drinking window. Enjoy.
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From our "Drink Up" list, and our last of 9 bottles of this wine. This wine, comparing to our past notes, is on the downhill side. While there are no off tastes, the flavors are flattening out. It is smooth and easy drinking, just not interesting. That said, it did go well with our leftover smoked brisket and our fav BBQ sauce. Drink up.
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I've consumed 4 bottles from the original case over the last handful of years.
The wine was fairly boring and more reminiscent of a mid-level napa cab than bordeaux. Many notes comment on the wine as being smooth, and I agree, but the smoothness came across as boring to me as noted above.
Now that we're 10 years into the wine, it has developed a bit. The color has changed from purple to ruby and it certainly has begun to show signs of age, from the visible color perspective and from the palate texture. Some tertiary elements have begun to display themselves, yet the characteristic smoothness remains. Has a rich, delicious texture on the tongue, very pleasant, yet fades over 20 seconds and has a gentle mouthfeel/texture. At this point I suggest consuming the wine, it has some mild upside, but is at a very nice place and may not be this pleasant if you wait too long. Enjoy!
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Smooth drinking and pleasant integrated flavors of dark fruit, tar, cedar, black pepper and a licorice light tannic finish. This wine is in a good place right now for our taste, but it should be good drinking for a few more years.
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Another year has gone by and our notes are similar to past years except the recommended decant time decreased to a 1 - 2 hour range. A solid performer, not overly complex but is smooth, balanced and tasty.
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This was one of the first Bordeaux wines that I bought back in 2012. This was the second wine of the vintage, so the first must have been amazing because this is very good. It's medium bodied with tastes of blueberry and cassis, smooth and mellow.
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3-hour decant. A solid mid-level Bordeaux that is not overly complex, but still delivers. Drinking well now with a proper decant, but is still on its journey.
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Mayweather Pacquiao: Ripe, heady and sweet with rich fruit, vanilla, brown sugar. Stood out from the rest, but not in a great way, well made and yummy though.
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I feel similarly to cwang below. I'm a fan of the Petit SHL and wondered how this would compare -- it's all right but it's not as good. Though the aroma is enticing, it ends up being a little more sweet and cloying than I wanted. Still, it does well with food -- I had it with some appetizers and it complemented the apricots better than the marcona almonds, make of that what you will. Stands up well on day 2.
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Tasted for free in a local wine shop; fruit forward nose, brown sugar, cherries, and citrus fruits; the palate, fruity with dry tobacco and soft spices, but somewhat drying and oaky, and not particularly complex or interesting; the finish, medium long and mirroring the palate; overall, 89-90 points for now; some potential to improve over time; was hoping it would be comparable to the more floral and enjoyable SHL Le Petit 2009; well, can't complain, because I got a case of the one that I liked more last year.
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1/1/2024 - Jshire Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted and it opened quickly. Still with good fruit (fig,plum and currant). Finish the bottle the next day and was even better.
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2/24/2022 - lelandinmichigan Likes this wine:
Last bottle from a case.
Dark color. Black core. Garnet hue.
Some barnyard and acetone and alcohol aromas. Black cherry aroma. Faded prune fruit. Has some sort of gentle juicy character with some acid to keep it drinkable. However, the fruit is faded, the tannins are limpid and the acids are secondary. Reminds me of a cheap Napa cab that got left out over night. I’m glad this is the last bottle, never really amounted to being a good wine. Had a few bottles a few years past that at least were decent but this is falling off. I paid $20 a bottle approx 10+ years ago. Wouldn’t pay more than $15 for this stuff at this point Went from bland in first five years to hinting at something in the second five years to falling apart now.
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3/24/2021 - lelandinmichigan wrote: 90 Points
Fairly dark core but it is beginning to show signs of age around the rim. Tertiary notes emerging. Wine is medium body but beginning to fade in texture. The grip is fading. This may be the best this wine gets. I’ve worked 3/4 through a case and the nose is better than before but the wine has gone from dense and boring to flat and fading. Grapey flavors. I’m ready to move on from this one.
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11/14/2020 - lelandinmichigan Likes this wine: 92 Points
7th bottle in the case.
The wine finally shows signs of age and maturity.
There is some orange bricking around the rim of the glass and the wine has faded from a dark purple to a pale ruby (over the past 10 years of drinking the case). The mouthfeel of the wine has changed from dense and introverted into a pleasant bordeaux with signs of tertiary development, a change I usually expect to find in cabernet after 10 years of age. Its happening here! I wouldn't expect the wine to improve at this point and this is in my opinion the prime drinking window. Enjoy.
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5/14/2020 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 87 Points
From our "Drink Up" list, and our last of 9 bottles of this wine. This wine, comparing to our past notes, is on the downhill side. While there are no off tastes, the flavors are flattening out. It is smooth and easy drinking, just not interesting. That said, it did go well with our leftover smoked brisket and our fav BBQ sauce. Drink up.
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1/13/2020 - Gerrydad wrote:
Excellent, bel équilibre, note de fruits mûrs, chocolat.
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4/24/2019 - ledocq wrote: 88 Points
Not much to say. Drink up.
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4/22/2019 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking well almost immediately after opening.
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4/9/2019 - lelandinmichigan Likes this wine: 91 Points
I've consumed 4 bottles from the original case over the last handful of years.
The wine was fairly boring and more reminiscent of a mid-level napa cab than bordeaux. Many notes comment on the wine as being smooth, and I agree, but the smoothness came across as boring to me as noted above.
Now that we're 10 years into the wine, it has developed a bit. The color has changed from purple to ruby and it certainly has begun to show signs of age, from the visible color perspective and from the palate texture. Some tertiary elements have begun to display themselves, yet the characteristic smoothness remains. Has a rich, delicious texture on the tongue, very pleasant, yet fades over 20 seconds and has a gentle mouthfeel/texture. At this point I suggest consuming the wine, it has some mild upside, but is at a very nice place and may not be this pleasant if you wait too long. Enjoy!
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2/20/2019 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 88 Points
Smooth drinking and pleasant integrated flavors of dark fruit, tar, cedar, black pepper and a licorice light tannic finish. This wine is in a good place right now for our taste, but it should be good drinking for a few more years.
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12/9/2017 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 89 Points
Another year has gone by and our notes are similar to past years except the recommended decant time decreased to a 1 - 2 hour range. A solid performer, not overly complex but is smooth, balanced and tasty.
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6/18/2017 - Isalasdad Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was one of the first Bordeaux wines that I bought back in 2012. This was the second wine of the vintage, so the first must have been amazing because this is very good. It's medium bodied with tastes of blueberry and cassis, smooth and mellow.
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7/25/2016 - Longrange380 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Confirmation of the previous Rating. Even sweeter and smoother today! Medium Long finish. Very fine
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6/19/2016 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 88 Points
3-hour decant. A solid mid-level Bordeaux that is not overly complex, but still delivers. Drinking well now with a proper decant, but is still on its journey.
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11/1/2015 - Longrange380 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Directly out of the bottle. Nice fruit and very soft tannins. I guess it's the right moment for this wine now. Really fine!
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9/5/2015 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for 1 hour. Fairly approachable for its age with a bit of the Bordeaux funk.
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5/2/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 87 Points
Mayweather Pacquiao: Ripe, heady and sweet with rich fruit, vanilla, brown sugar. Stood out from the rest, but not in a great way, well made and yummy though.
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11/10/2014 - mreinhard74@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
Much improved from earlier bottles. Drinking really well.
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7/6/2014 - ledocq Likes this wine: 89 Points
I feel similarly to cwang below. I'm a fan of the Petit SHL and wondered how this would compare -- it's all right but it's not as good. Though the aroma is enticing, it ends up being a little more sweet and cloying than I wanted. Still, it does well with food -- I had it with some appetizers and it complemented the apricots better than the marcona almonds, make of that what you will. Stands up well on day 2.
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11/28/2013 - mreinhard74@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Solid tannins but do not overwhelm. Tobacco box and licorice. Should continue to evolve.
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10/17/2013 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smooth and elegant. Approachable now but should evolve nicely over the next 3-5 years.
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9/17/2013 - 022599 wrote: 90 Points
Will be better in 3-4 years
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5/27/2013 - CWang wrote: 89 Points
Tasted for free in a local wine shop; fruit forward nose, brown sugar, cherries, and citrus fruits; the palate, fruity with dry tobacco and soft spices, but somewhat drying and oaky, and not particularly complex or interesting; the finish, medium long and mirroring the palate; overall, 89-90 points for now; some potential to improve over time; was hoping it would be comparable to the more floral and enjoyable SHL Le Petit 2009; well, can't complain, because I got a case of the one that I liked more last year.
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12/24/2012 - Isalasdad Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep dark color, medium to full body and very fruitful.
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12/19/2012 - awise45 wrote: 89 Points
Young and fairly simple. Fresh, medium color and nice blend of fruit and spice.
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