2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 55% CS, 41% Mer 4% PV, 14.50% Heavily based on pyrazine notes (not itself a bad thing), red and black fruit, nice oak frame, sweet spice notes Palate with the same flavor profile, big juicy fruit, big tannins, only a touch dry, earthy, spicy, med to full body, med finish a touch angry still
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First tried this vintage of Olivier a couple years ago en premeur and thought it was drinking tremendously out of the bottle, so I'm excited to try this again 2 years later! 14.5% ABV. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Supposedly 30% new French oak barrels for between 12 and 14 months, but the winery's website doesn't have a spec sheet on their website. Tasted after a quick decant and some aeration.
Color is still deep ruby with some lightness on the rim. Nose is still quite closed off, but some evident red and black fruits, fresh violets, allspice, light ginger, vanilla and fennel. Palate has pronounced flavor intensity, medium+ body, high acidity, medium+ integrated tannins. Super earthy complexity. Mushroom, violets, potting soil, crushed rock, fresh black plum and black cherry, graphite, vanilla, allspice, ginger root, light hints of white pepper.
Yep this is definitely a big boy of a Pessac-Leognan red. Lots of earthiness but very well balanced tannin and acidity really make this bold yet approachable and very food friendly for the style. Would be an awesome pairing with a slow-cooked pork roast, rack of lamb or mushroom risotto. It definitely needs some time to further soften the tannins, I think it'll be in a near ideal place come 2031-32.
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(14.5%. Verkostet im Oktober 2022 auf Château Olivier) Leuchtendes Rubin. Deutlich expressiver als bei der Arrivage, reife Kirschfrucht, Pflaumen, Himbeerjus, Kräuter und blonder Tabak. Im Gaumen mit knackiger Frucht, feine Tanninstruktur, die Säure belebt, trägt die Frucht in einen angenehm langen und würzigen Abgang, wo der Wein auf Süssholzaromen endet. Ein sehr frischer Wein mit viel Trinkfluss. 90 vvPunkte 2023-2034 www.vvwine.ch
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Aroma's van cassis, zwarte kersen, en réglisse. Mond: Deze Cru heeft een zeer geslaagde wijn gemaakt in 2019. Vanaf de aanzet wordt de mond overspoeld door donkere vruchtenimpressies, frisheid en het fruit is krokant.
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This is a superb vintage for Chateau Olivier. Rich, silky, velvety and refined, the fruit tastes as good as it feels on the palate. Elegant, fresh and pure, there is length, energy and complexity with a fabulous sense of richness on the palate that remains with you all the way through to the finish. Give this a few years in the cellar and it should really start to shine. Drink from 2024-2039.
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90 vvPunkte (14.5%. Verkostet im Dezember 2021 in Windisch) Verhaltene Nase, mineralisch, dunkelfruchtig, Lakritze, Pflaumen, Traubentrester, eigenständig. Im Gaumen zugänglich und rund, zeigt Cremigkeit, eine gewisse Fülle, reife Frucht und feinkörnige Tannine, die Harmonie stimmt, im Abgang langanhaltend und feinwürzig. Macht früh Spass. 2022-2032 vvWine.ch
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88-90 vvPunkte Offen, intensiv, viel Schwarztee, getrocknete Blüten, Traubenmost, noch etwas vom Barrique geprägt. Im Auftakt zugänglich, weich, packt dann zu, wirkt schlank aber gut strukturiert, nicht sonderlich komplex jedoch mit schöner Ausgwogenheit. Wird früh Spass machen, kann reifen. (Juni 2020)
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Smoked, sweet cherries with a hint of vanilla, lush, round, soft textures, medium-bodied and a good mid-palate to display all the sweet, ripe, lush, juicy fruit. 90-92 Pts
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10/31/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:
2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 55% CS, 41% Mer 4% PV, 14.50%
Heavily based on pyrazine notes (not itself a bad thing), red and black fruit, nice oak frame, sweet spice notes
Palate with the same flavor profile, big juicy fruit, big tannins, only a touch dry, earthy, spicy, med to full body, med finish
a touch angry still
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10/7/2023 - TWSMike Likes this wine: 90 Points
First tried this vintage of Olivier a couple years ago en premeur and thought it was drinking tremendously out of the bottle, so I'm excited to try this again 2 years later! 14.5% ABV. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Supposedly 30% new French oak barrels for between 12 and 14 months, but the winery's website doesn't have a spec sheet on their website. Tasted after a quick decant and some aeration.
Color is still deep ruby with some lightness on the rim. Nose is still quite closed off, but some evident red and black fruits, fresh violets, allspice, light ginger, vanilla and fennel. Palate has pronounced flavor intensity, medium+ body, high acidity, medium+ integrated tannins. Super earthy complexity. Mushroom, violets, potting soil, crushed rock, fresh black plum and black cherry, graphite, vanilla, allspice, ginger root, light hints of white pepper.
Yep this is definitely a big boy of a Pessac-Leognan red. Lots of earthiness but very well balanced tannin and acidity really make this bold yet approachable and very food friendly for the style. Would be an awesome pairing with a slow-cooked pork roast, rack of lamb or mushroom risotto. It definitely needs some time to further soften the tannins, I think it'll be in a near ideal place come 2031-32.
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8/28/2023 - EK001 wrote: 92 Points
Vintage is above average for this cheateau. Dark black fruits, thick, heavy tannins. Too young to open, but this will develop incredibly well
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1/9/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 90 Points
(14.5%. Verkostet im Oktober 2022 auf Château Olivier) Leuchtendes Rubin. Deutlich expressiver als bei der Arrivage, reife Kirschfrucht, Pflaumen, Himbeerjus, Kräuter und blonder Tabak. Im Gaumen mit knackiger Frucht, feine Tanninstruktur, die Säure belebt, trägt die Frucht in einen angenehm langen und würzigen Abgang, wo der Wein auf Süssholzaromen endet. Ein sehr frischer Wein mit viel Trinkfluss. 90 vvPunkte 2023-2034 www.vvwine.ch
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11/25/2022 - df1962 wrote: 91 Points
PnD.
Classic and very approachable with tons of life ahead.
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11/23/2022 - StefanVB wrote:
Aroma's van cassis, zwarte kersen, en réglisse. Mond: Deze Cru heeft een zeer geslaagde wijn gemaakt in 2019. Vanaf de aanzet wordt de mond overspoeld door donkere vruchtenimpressies, frisheid en het fruit is krokant.
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3/29/2022 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
This is a superb vintage for Chateau Olivier. Rich, silky, velvety and refined, the fruit tastes as good as it feels on the palate. Elegant, fresh and pure, there is length, energy and complexity with a fabulous sense of richness on the palate that remains with you all the way through to the finish. Give this a few years in the cellar and it should really start to shine. Drink from 2024-2039.
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1/13/2022 - vvWine.ch wrote: 90 Points
90 vvPunkte (14.5%. Verkostet im Dezember 2021 in Windisch) Verhaltene Nase, mineralisch, dunkelfruchtig, Lakritze, Pflaumen, Traubentrester, eigenständig. Im Gaumen zugänglich und rund, zeigt Cremigkeit, eine gewisse Fülle, reife Frucht und feinkörnige Tannine, die Harmonie stimmt, im Abgang langanhaltend und feinwürzig. Macht früh Spass. 2022-2032 vvWine.ch
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5/22/2021 - vvWine.ch wrote: 89 Points
88-90 vvPunkte Offen, intensiv, viel Schwarztee, getrocknete Blüten, Traubenmost, noch etwas vom Barrique geprägt. Im Auftakt zugänglich, weich, packt dann zu, wirkt schlank aber gut strukturiert, nicht sonderlich komplex jedoch mit schöner Ausgwogenheit. Wird früh Spass machen, kann reifen. (Juni 2020)
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6/8/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote: 91 Points
Smoked, sweet cherries with a hint of vanilla, lush, round, soft textures, medium-bodied and a good mid-palate to display all the sweet, ripe, lush, juicy fruit. 90-92 Pts
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