Medium red color, medium transparency. Aromas of sweet plum, cherry, and raspberry. Palate has cherry/currant core of red fruit with vanilla, some floral elements, a bit of sweet tobacco leaf, and some plum in the medium finish. Pretty much what I was expecting. Drink now or hold for extended development experiment. Structure seems to support it.
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Popped and poured. This is nice, drinkable already. Pretty, opaque blood-red. Clings to the glass. Fresh red fruit nose with some sawdust. Ripe, round and ready in the mouth, quite pretty to taste. Good value wine. Ready now, but plenty of stuffing to age, too. 5-12-17-8: 92/100.
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Picked up three of this on the suggest of Michel Thibault wines. At $25 this offers great value. As another CT'er noted there is a toasted note that is a little bitter and hides the opulent plush fruit. Not sure if this gets worked out with time. I personally enjoyed this after a few days of slow ox in the bottle.
Made from 100% Merlot. Holy crap is this is a great bottle. Graphite, tobacco, earth, smoke, black cherry, & gravel. Tannins are corse yet at the same time silky. I do recommend you get two and age one for a while. Great with steak.
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If you like the bitterness of a highly burned barrel tannin extraction more than I do, then you may appreciate this wine more than I did. This distracts from enjoying the good stuff behind. Completely overshadowed by a delicious and so much more elegantly made Château Fontenil 2018 tasted next to it, rated 92.5.
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What a bargain! Decanted ~30 minutes, but could have drank it right when opened. This drinks like a $50 bottle of right bank. Deep, dark fruit, nice finish. Would not age.
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91 vvPunkte Die Nase anfangs etwas verhalten, leicht reduktiv, braucht etwas Zeit, zeigt eine mineralische Komponente, dunkle Kirschfrucht, Pflaume und rauchige Noten. Im Gaumen druckvoll, straff, mit guter Konzentration, einer sehr schönen Tanninstruktur und einer rassigen Säure, der Alkohol dominiert nicht, die Elemente wirken harmonisch aufeinander abgestimmt. Würziger, leicht salziger Abgang. 2024-2035+ (April 2021)
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Rich, fruity, opulent and sensuous, this supple textured gem pops with espresso, dark fruits, chocolate, licorice and smoke. The wine is full-bodied, velvety and rich with layers of fruits on the finish. If you can wait 5 years or so, this will be an even better wine.
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1/28/2024 - tim m wrote: 91 Points
This one needs time. Better on day 3 than day 1 or 2. If you open it now, air it for hours.
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11/4/2023 - BrunelloBob wrote:
WAY too young, but promising. Great nose. Give it 5-10 years
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12/31/2022 - javierbb Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ha aparecido la madera, olvidarlo por 2-3 años
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11/7/2022 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium red color, medium transparency. Aromas of sweet plum, cherry, and raspberry. Palate has cherry/currant core of red fruit with vanilla, some floral elements, a bit of sweet tobacco leaf, and some plum in the medium finish. Pretty much what I was expecting. Drink now or hold for extended development experiment. Structure seems to support it.
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11/4/2022 - dekevain Likes this wine: 92 Points
Fresh black fruit, seriously grippy tannins, mild leather on the nose. I think this will keep well for a while but is great now!
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8/14/2022 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 92 Points
Popped and poured. This is nice, drinkable already. Pretty, opaque blood-red. Clings to the glass. Fresh red fruit nose with some sawdust. Ripe, round and ready in the mouth, quite pretty to taste. Good value wine. Ready now, but plenty of stuffing to age, too. 5-12-17-8: 92/100.
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3/19/2022 - wineotim wrote: 90 Points
Tannins of steel, there's even some subtle metallic notes to accompany them. Fruit is reticent and so is the nose. Three days to finish this.
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2/6/2022 - azb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Could use more age but showing well. Excellent value for price.
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2/1/2022 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 91 Points
Picked up three of this on the suggest of Michel Thibault wines. At $25 this offers great value. As another CT'er noted there is a toasted note that is a little bitter and hides the opulent plush fruit. Not sure if this gets worked out with time. I personally enjoyed this after a few days of slow ox in the bottle.
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1/16/2022 - Kriz wrote: 90 Points
Potential! But needs several years to come together. Lot's of power here. Ripe black fruit, oak and present alcohol sharpness. Try again in 2027.
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12/1/2021 - Italianwinefan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Made from 100% Merlot. Holy crap is this is a great bottle. Graphite, tobacco, earth, smoke, black cherry, & gravel. Tannins are corse yet at the same time silky. I do recommend you get two and age one for a while. Great with steak.
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11/5/2021 - Best QPR Tracker Does not like this wine: 87 Points
If you like the bitterness of a highly burned barrel tannin extraction more than I do, then you may appreciate this wine more than I did. This distracts from enjoying the good stuff behind. Completely overshadowed by a delicious and so much more elegantly made Château Fontenil 2018 tasted next to it, rated 92.5.
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8/29/2021 - happy712 Likes this wine: 93 Points
What a bargain! Decanted ~30 minutes, but could have drank it right when opened. This drinks like a $50 bottle of right bank. Deep, dark fruit, nice finish. Would not age.
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5/22/2021 - vvWine.ch wrote: 91 Points
91 vvPunkte Die Nase anfangs etwas verhalten, leicht reduktiv, braucht etwas Zeit, zeigt eine mineralische Komponente, dunkle Kirschfrucht, Pflaume und rauchige Noten. Im Gaumen druckvoll, straff, mit guter Konzentration, einer sehr schönen Tanninstruktur und einer rassigen Säure, der Alkohol dominiert nicht, die Elemente wirken harmonisch aufeinander abgestimmt. Würziger, leicht salziger Abgang. 2024-2035+ (April 2021)
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3/9/2021 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points
Rich, fruity, opulent and sensuous, this supple textured gem pops with espresso, dark fruits, chocolate, licorice and smoke. The wine is full-bodied, velvety and rich with layers of fruits on the finish. If you can wait 5 years or so, this will be an even better wine.
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