A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (31%) and Petit Verdot (9%). Aged for approximately 20 months in oak barriques (approx. 50% new). 12,5% alcohol.
Deep, quite dark black cherry color with a slightly evolved pomegranate hue. The brooding, slightly evolved nose feels nuanced with slightly sweet-toned aromas of pipe tobacco and wizened blackcurrants, some herbaceous leafy tones, a little bit of old leather, light ferrous nuances of blood, a hint of sous-bois and a touch of roasted bell pepper. The wine feels ripe, somewhat evolved and a bit rustic on the palate with a rather full body and complex flavors of wizened blackcurrants and fresh, slightly sour dark plums, some leathery tones, a little bit of bretty merde and stable floor, light autumnal nuances of earth, a herbaceous hint of leafy greenness and a touch of cooked bell pepper. The wine is pretty sinewy and muscular with its high acidity and still moderately grippy tannins. The finish is long, complex and rather grippy with a savory aftertaste of wizened blackcurrants, some evolved notes of meaty umami, a little bit of tobacco, light leathery nuances, a rustic hint of horse stables and a touch of leafy greenness.
An excellent, very harmonious and subtly rustic Saint-Julien that is slowly evolving towards its apogee. Tasting this next to the 1994 Les Fiefs de Lagrange, it became obvious what the difference was between the 1st wine and the 2nd label: while Les Fiefs was a lovely, evolved claret in its own right, it was obviously a lesser wine compared to the brooding power, more muscular structure and less evolved overall character of this Lagrange. As this Lagrange is still coming across as relatively youthful with only some tertiary qualities, I can see this easily at least keeping - if not evolving - for another decade or two. For a rather average Bordeaux vintage, this is great and pretty classically styled stuff. The wine got 5 points from the ten participants in our tasting, making it finish on shared third place.
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The color is perfectly mature Bdx in its younger window. The scent promises a leftbanked edge for good measure, with bdx earth, cedar, black currants, rich loam, fig leaves and a light presence of both ink and barnyard.
In the mouth, however, this is pale. Unfortunately. Although the maturity is in place, much of the components known as gravitas, balance and depth are missing. An unripe green quality (like CF with rhubarb with bonus acidity) dominate the experience. Behaves on the whole like a pizza wine.: a splash of tannin and you can more or less easily keep it down after swallowing. Had it not also been delicious, well, then the score would probably have landed somewhere closer to 70...
1994 was born after 1991, 1992 and 1993, which were all bad or worse. 1994 was therefore hailed as Gert Fylking's "Finally!" but has since mostly fallen into well-deserved oblivion. Of course there are some good wines and, yes, they are in the maturing window now... But, then came 1995 and 1996, which kind of saved the 90'ies.
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Färgen är perfekt mogen Bdx i sitt yngre fönster. Doften lovar en vänsterstrandning av goda mått, med bdxjord, cederträ, svarta vinbär, rik mylla, fikonlöv och en lätt närvaro av både bläck och ladugård. I munnen är detta dock blekt. Tyvärr. Även om mognaden är på plats saknas mycket av vad rondör, balans och djup heter. En omoget grön kvalitet (som CF med rabarber) dominerar upplevelsen. Beter sig i det stora hela som ett pizzavin.: någon liten skvätt tannin och man slipper hurves. Hade det inte också varit gott, ja, då hade nog poängen landat någonstans närmre 70...
1994 föddes ju efter 1991, 1992 och 1993 som alla var usla eller värre. 1994 haussades därför som Gert Fylkings "Äntligen!" men har sedermera mest fallit i välförtjänt glömska. Visst finns bra viner och, joo, de är i mognande fas nu... Men, sen kom 1995 och 1996 som liksom styrde upp och räddade seklet.
Med ett aktuellt spotpris högre än 1985 Château Canon blir jag förvirrad... Varför köper inte alla 1985 Canon???
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Youthful medium ruby colour. Dark and red fruit, black currant, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, cedar, leather, tobacco, spices, light vegetal and light balsamic notes, with slightly pronounced acidity, mostly resolved tannin and very good length. Medium-bodied, barely ripe and a little green. Good complexity and balance, but only average concentration. Classic, and enjoyable, if more reminiscent of a classic, aged Cru Bourgeois than a classified growth. Drink now.
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This 1994 Lagrange is dark ruby in colour and has a classic St.-Julien profile: dark flowers, black currant, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, cedar, leather, tobacco, spices, earth, some coffee and some chocolate as well as vegetal and balsamic notes and a mineral component, with good acidity, mostly resolved tannin and good length. It is sweet on the entry yet a little green and slightly bitter on the finish, without being disturbing (yet) since the fruit is still intact.
The wine has good complexity and balance if only average concentration. It is more loosely structured and less concentrated and has a less expansive texture than better vintages, but extraction hasn't been forced and the wine has hence become a success in the context of the difficult vintage! I recommend drinking the wine now and over the next four to five years.
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Slight bricking at the edge, ruby core. Dried red fruit, leather, and herbaceous/earthy notes on the nose. Pleasant, but not overly expressive. Clean and focused. Just about medium weight on the palate, with grippy tannin and moderate acidity. There is still plenty of fruit to balance the slightly abrasive combination of acid and tannin. This is probably in its prime with another 5+ years to go before the fruit fades too far. A great wine from a tough vintage.
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Great bottle with in neck fill and cork half way soaked. Again with Wagyu steak at home. This is the perfect steak wine, the dryness and the solid 94 vintage structure beautifully balancing the sweetish Wagyu fats. I love drinking this on its too. Classic Claret, still with nicely concentrated dark fruit matching the tannins. Apparently unusually high Cab share for Lagrange as the Merlot suffered in this wet year. Not sure on what basis the drinking window here in CT was entered until 2012, even Parker gave this a 20 year drinking window when he last tasted this in 1997. Well stored bottles will easily last another 10 years. Solid 92 points like last time.
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Slow ox’ed for 30 min or so. This is the expected great pairing with wagyu steak at home. Dark garnet with only slight lightening to the rim, deep dark fruit on the nose, soil and a touch of wood spices. On the palate dark fruit, iron and pencil lead, very Pauillac in style. A serious and classic style but tannins are now integrated. Would enjoy now without long decant as tannins become more drying with more air. Perhaps a touch behind the great 1990 Lagrange but the difference is much less than you would think. Some great, classic wines were made in those so called Bordeaux off vintages in 1994 and 2002, particularly in Pauillac and St. Julien.
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Couldn't disagree more with recent reviews. This wine is beautiful. Full of dark fruit, cocoa, fresh tobacco, and some milder earthy elements. On the palate, the tannin slightly overtakes the fruit. That said, it is still delicious. Has a good 10 years to go but is in such a wonderful place right now I wouldn't wait too long.
This had a nice nose right out of the bottle. Cork was in great shape. In the mouth there was no fruit. I corked it and put it in the refrige for a day. There was a definite improvement. Some fruit appeared and a tastier experience but it started to fade as I kept at it. This wine has seen better days. Many years ago it won a tasting I went to stacked up against other St. Julian's. I went out and acquired some which is why I still have still another bottle. I think everyone liked it because it was somewhat of a RP monster. but it has just devolved rather than the reverse. If you have some, drink up. Decanting will help.
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Pours light in colour with moderate bricking. This is a little bit of a more green, herbaceous, light and red fruited in style. Nose is mature of cigar, autumnal leaves, raspberry, green bell pepper, red cherry, cranberry, herbs and musty attic. Initially some rustic farmy elements were evident which blew off. Palate is quite light, with sour red cranberry like fruit and a green herbaceous streak giving a touch of bitterness. Essentially no tannin remains. Finish just a touch short. An enjoyable, fully mature, lighter styled Bordeaux. Drink up.
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Bill poured me a glass of this wine at Yans-thank you Bill. It was full of dark fruit on the nose with a touch of wet forest and dust, more of the same on the palate, definitely Bordeaux, easy to drink, touch simple, almost passed its prime but very tasty wine, medium body and medium/long finish.
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Casual Wines Session on Wednesday night (Extra Space, Boon Keng): Very dark colour and still look youthful, decanted for almost 2 hours and it is still tight on palate and gradually open up in the glass. Rich and structured on palate, exhibit blackcurrant, leather and earth. Finishes long with a grippy tannins. Drinking well after it open up but it can keep for at least another 5 years.
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Eye: Into-neck; bottle in very good condition (OWC)
Bouquet: Basket full of black fruits: Plums & cassis; later on leather, pencil shavings and cedarwood; classical and very refined!
Mouth: Silky first touch, powerful and friendly; smooth tannins, enough backbone for further cellaring (might improve until 2014/15); elegance, finesse - but mature; a pleasure to drink now; finish; 30 caudalies (94/100).
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Dark ruby red color with a certain brick tone at the rim. Completely closed,charmless and thin on the palate initially. I was actually fearing that the wine is dead when I tasted it just after uncorking. After 1-2 hours the wine changed dramatically. The nose is fully mature, with very little red fruit left and dominated by aromas of coffee bean, tobacco, forest floor and cedar. Medium bodied and rather watery on the palate, it certainly lacks the density and the charm of the 1995. The tannins are rather aggressive, especially on the finish, while the maturing flavors and the very little red fruit that it is still left on the palate is not able to harmoniously balance the abrasive tannins structure. Medium and drying finish. 12.5% (86-87/100)
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A classic Bordeaux style and very good for the year. Decanted for 3 hours. Brick colour, early dusty, forest, liquorice notes with some cherry fruit although a little restrained. Opened nicely over the evening to some tomato leaf, tobacco notes with a nice, dry tannic finish. Overall a good balance although I do feel there is more left in this wine with careful cellaring.
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Nicely aged, classic Bordeaux nose, with leather and dust. Decanted three hours but still not opened up. Perhaps it simply does not have it in it. Flavors were very masculine - muted black fruit, leather, tobacco. For the year, a very enjoyable wine.
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90s Bordeaux (Asia Grand): Deeper nose with richer and riper fruits. Slightly vanillin oak, a bit of milo chocolate texturals. Has iniitial inkish purple fruits with powdery tannins. With tijme more peppers and robustly cabernet fruit showed. Really suprising for the vintage. Excellent drinking for now.
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a typical lagrange. notes of ripe plumes, cherry and toasted wood. on the palate strong but balanced tannins. fresh finish. Still needs some years of cellaring.
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nose - opened up over several hours. I get mainly sweet oak and dark fruit, with an acetone volatility mouth - a fine aged bordeaux with still decent structure suggesting it can still last though I see no reason to hold onto these any longer. Drink while the drinking is good. Red cherries and cinnamon yield to a finessed sweet midpalate reminiscent of tea. Went nicely with mushroom risotto.
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Youthful wine, still a bit inky but quite impressive. Red fruits on the nose, a touch of cedar and tobacco but only a little as it is still a bit closed and a little hard. Good levels of concentration, soft red fruits, ink and a touch on tannin showing but nothing harsh - lots of promise. Balanced and pleasing should be good in about 5 years time.
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Classic and typical of the vintage. A little lean, a little green, but with plenty of power, plenty of fruit (red currants), a touch of nicely integrated oak, opened, broadened and softened over the course of the evening, still needs ~3 - 5 years to peak, I'll let my last half dozen rest. Actual rating 89.31, up to 1.5 points of improvement likely.
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After one hour, a tasty and meaty wine cames to visit us. Right to my heart! What a beautiful colour! Still powerful with refined tannins so with a great cellering potential.
Burdeos en estado puro. Color pálido y todavía jóven y con potencial de guarda de 3-5 años.
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Served single blind next to LLC94 and DucruB94. Very nice. Silky texture on a firm structure. All secondary flavors here with licorice prevailing. Slightly drying on the end, just the way I like it. Lagrange is always a pleasure. 17/20.
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2006 Family Xmas; 12/24/2006-12/25/2006 (Alicante): Spanish traditional Christmas lunch with roasted lamb. Beautiful mature colour with brick edges. On nose and palate, typically Bordeaux here: meaty, forrest fruits, pencil and a bit oaky....but with tannins and acidity to resist a few more years laying down. One more bottle in cellar to enjoy next year.
Para la comida de Navidad con cordero asado. Un bello color maduro con bordes anaranjados. En boca y nariz, típicamente Burdeos: cárnico, frutas del bosque, lápiz y notándose la madera, pero con acidez y taninos para resisitir unos años más. Tengo una botella más en la bodega para disfrutar el año próximo.
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A very enjoyable wine. Decanted to remove sediment. Nose was beautiful aged bdx on night one. Tannins had mostly resolved, but on the palate, the wine was a little austere. Fruit was just not showing in the mouth, although currant and blackberry was in the nose along with some earthy and rustic notes. Finish was medium. By night two, the palate had caught up (almost) with the nose. The wine had really filled out with nice fruit through the finish. Still has some time, no doubt.
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5/18/2023 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (31%) and Petit Verdot (9%). Aged for approximately 20 months in oak barriques (approx. 50% new). 12,5% alcohol.
Deep, quite dark black cherry color with a slightly evolved pomegranate hue. The brooding, slightly evolved nose feels nuanced with slightly sweet-toned aromas of pipe tobacco and wizened blackcurrants, some herbaceous leafy tones, a little bit of old leather, light ferrous nuances of blood, a hint of sous-bois and a touch of roasted bell pepper. The wine feels ripe, somewhat evolved and a bit rustic on the palate with a rather full body and complex flavors of wizened blackcurrants and fresh, slightly sour dark plums, some leathery tones, a little bit of bretty merde and stable floor, light autumnal nuances of earth, a herbaceous hint of leafy greenness and a touch of cooked bell pepper. The wine is pretty sinewy and muscular with its high acidity and still moderately grippy tannins. The finish is long, complex and rather grippy with a savory aftertaste of wizened blackcurrants, some evolved notes of meaty umami, a little bit of tobacco, light leathery nuances, a rustic hint of horse stables and a touch of leafy greenness.
An excellent, very harmonious and subtly rustic Saint-Julien that is slowly evolving towards its apogee. Tasting this next to the 1994 Les Fiefs de Lagrange, it became obvious what the difference was between the 1st wine and the 2nd label: while Les Fiefs was a lovely, evolved claret in its own right, it was obviously a lesser wine compared to the brooding power, more muscular structure and less evolved overall character of this Lagrange. As this Lagrange is still coming across as relatively youthful with only some tertiary qualities, I can see this easily at least keeping - if not evolving - for another decade or two. For a rather average Bordeaux vintage, this is great and pretty classically styled stuff. The wine got 5 points from the ten participants in our tasting, making it finish on shared third place.
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11/24/2022 - StefanAkiko wrote: 86 Points
The color is perfectly mature Bdx in its younger window.
The scent promises a leftbanked edge for good measure, with bdx earth, cedar, black currants, rich loam, fig leaves and a light presence of both ink and barnyard.
In the mouth, however, this is pale. Unfortunately.
Although the maturity is in place, much of the components known as gravitas, balance and depth are missing. An unripe green quality (like CF with rhubarb with bonus acidity) dominate the experience. Behaves on the whole like a pizza wine.: a splash of tannin and you can more or less easily keep it down after swallowing. Had it not also been delicious, well, then the score would probably have landed somewhere closer to 70...
1994 was born after 1991, 1992 and 1993, which were all bad or worse. 1994 was therefore hailed as Gert Fylking's "Finally!" but has since mostly fallen into well-deserved oblivion. Of course there are some good wines and, yes, they are in the maturing window now... But, then came 1995 and 1996, which kind of saved the 90'ies.
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Färgen är perfekt mogen Bdx i sitt yngre fönster.
Doften lovar en vänsterstrandning av goda mått, med bdxjord, cederträ, svarta vinbär, rik mylla, fikonlöv och en lätt närvaro av både bläck och ladugård.
I munnen är detta dock blekt. Tyvärr.
Även om mognaden är på plats saknas mycket av vad rondör, balans och djup heter. En omoget grön kvalitet (som CF med rabarber) dominerar upplevelsen. Beter sig i det stora hela som ett pizzavin.: någon liten skvätt tannin och man slipper hurves. Hade det inte också varit gott, ja, då hade nog poängen landat någonstans närmre 70...
1994 föddes ju efter 1991, 1992 och 1993 som alla var usla eller värre. 1994 haussades därför som Gert Fylkings "Äntligen!" men har sedermera mest fallit i välförtjänt glömska. Visst finns bra viner och, joo, de är i mognande fas nu... Men, sen kom 1995 och 1996 som liksom styrde upp och räddade seklet.
Med ett aktuellt spotpris högre än 1985 Château Canon blir jag förvirrad... Varför köper inte alla 1985 Canon???
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1/10/2022 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
Youthful medium ruby colour. Dark and red fruit, black currant, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, cedar, leather, tobacco, spices, light vegetal and light balsamic notes, with slightly pronounced acidity, mostly resolved tannin and very good length. Medium-bodied, barely ripe and a little green. Good complexity and balance, but only average concentration. Classic, and enjoyable, if more reminiscent of a classic, aged Cru Bourgeois than a classified growth. Drink now.
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4/17/2020 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
This 1994 Lagrange is dark ruby in colour and has a classic St.-Julien profile: dark flowers, black currant, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, cedar, leather, tobacco, spices, earth, some coffee and some chocolate as well as vegetal and balsamic notes and a mineral component, with good acidity, mostly resolved tannin and good length. It is sweet on the entry yet a little green and slightly bitter on the finish, without being disturbing (yet) since the fruit is still intact.
The wine has good complexity and balance if only average concentration. It is more loosely structured and less concentrated and has a less expansive texture than better vintages, but extraction hasn't been forced and the wine has hence become a success in the context of the difficult vintage! I recommend drinking the wine now and over the next four to five years.
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10/27/2019 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
Slight bricking at the edge, ruby core.
Dried red fruit, leather, and herbaceous/earthy notes on the nose. Pleasant, but not overly expressive. Clean and focused.
Just about medium weight on the palate, with grippy tannin and moderate acidity. There is still plenty of fruit to balance the slightly abrasive combination of acid and tannin.
This is probably in its prime with another 5+ years to go before the fruit fades too far. A great wine from a tough vintage.
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6/22/2019 - pavel_p Likes this wine:
Great bottle with in neck fill and cork half way soaked. Again with Wagyu steak at home. This is the perfect steak wine, the dryness and the solid 94 vintage structure beautifully balancing the sweetish Wagyu fats. I love drinking this on its too. Classic Claret, still with nicely concentrated dark fruit matching the tannins. Apparently unusually high Cab share for Lagrange as the Merlot suffered in this wet year. Not sure on what basis the drinking window here in CT was entered until 2012, even Parker gave this a 20 year drinking window when he last tasted this in 1997. Well stored bottles will easily last another 10 years. Solid 92 points like last time.
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7/1/2018 - pavel_p Likes this wine: 92 Points
Slow ox’ed for 30 min or so. This is the expected great pairing with wagyu steak at home. Dark garnet with only slight lightening to the rim, deep dark fruit on the nose, soil and a touch of wood spices. On the palate dark fruit, iron and pencil lead, very Pauillac in style. A serious and classic style but tannins are now integrated. Would enjoy now without long decant as tannins become more drying with more air.
Perhaps a touch behind the great 1990 Lagrange but the difference is much less than you would think.
Some great, classic wines were made in those so called Bordeaux off vintages in 1994 and 2002, particularly in Pauillac and St. Julien.
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8/6/2017 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
Couldn't disagree more with recent reviews.
This wine is beautiful.
Full of dark fruit, cocoa, fresh tobacco, and some milder earthy elements.
On the palate, the tannin slightly overtakes the fruit. That said, it is still delicious.
Has a good 10 years to go but is in such a wonderful place right now I wouldn't wait too long.
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10/12/2016 - JAKjr wrote: 85 Points
This had a nice nose right out of the bottle. Cork was in great shape. In the mouth there was no fruit. I corked it and put it in the refrige for a day. There was a definite improvement. Some fruit appeared and a tastier experience but it started to fade as I kept at it. This wine has seen better days. Many years ago it won a tasting I went to stacked up against other St. Julian's. I went out and acquired some which is why I still have still another bottle. I think everyone liked it because it was somewhat of a RP monster. but it has just devolved rather than the reverse. If you have some, drink up. Decanting will help.
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5/13/2016 - Lype Likes this wine:
No formal notes, the vintage comes through, quite ok but nothing more.
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2/17/2016 - jeramirez Likes this wine: 90 Points
Past peak. Incredible nose
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10/6/2015 - jkoenen wrote: 90 Points
Cassis, cedar, cigar ash, dried herbs, beef blood.
After all those years, still honest, peaceful and reliable. Just like an old friend.
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7/12/2014 - Wine Canuck wrote: 89 Points
Pours light in colour with moderate bricking. This is a little bit of a more green, herbaceous, light and red fruited in style. Nose is mature of cigar, autumnal leaves, raspberry, green bell pepper, red cherry, cranberry, herbs and musty attic. Initially some rustic farmy elements were evident which blew off. Palate is quite light, with sour red cranberry like fruit and a green herbaceous streak giving a touch of bitterness. Essentially no tannin remains. Finish just a touch short. An enjoyable, fully mature, lighter styled Bordeaux. Drink up.
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6/1/2013 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bill poured me a glass of this wine at Yans-thank you Bill. It was full of dark fruit on the nose with a touch of wet forest and dust, more of the same on the palate, definitely Bordeaux, easy to drink, touch simple, almost passed its prime but very tasty wine, medium body and medium/long finish.
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4/10/2013 - hkm520240 wrote: 91 Points
Casual Wines Session on Wednesday night (Extra Space, Boon Keng): Very dark colour and still look youthful, decanted for almost 2 hours and it is still tight on palate and gradually open up in the glass. Rich and structured on palate, exhibit blackcurrant, leather and earth. Finishes long with a grippy tannins. Drinking well after it open up but it can keep for at least another 5 years.
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11/10/2012 - dionysoslebt_80 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Eye: Into-neck; bottle in very good condition (OWC)
Bouquet: Basket full of black fruits: Plums & cassis; later on leather, pencil shavings and cedarwood; classical and very refined!
Mouth: Silky first touch, powerful and friendly; smooth tannins, enough backbone for further cellaring (might improve until 2014/15); elegance, finesse - but mature; a pleasure to drink now; finish; 30 caudalies (94/100).
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11/1/2012 - nytiger wrote: 89 Points
decent aged bordeaux, excellent color very good nose good flavors and decent finish
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9/6/2012 - cosmin_grozea wrote: 86 Points
Dark ruby red color with a certain brick tone at the rim. Completely closed,charmless and thin on the palate initially. I was actually fearing that the wine is dead when I tasted it just after uncorking. After 1-2 hours the wine changed dramatically. The nose is fully mature, with very little red fruit left and dominated by aromas of coffee bean, tobacco, forest floor and cedar. Medium bodied and rather watery on the palate, it certainly lacks the density and the charm of the 1995. The tannins are rather aggressive, especially on the finish, while the maturing flavors and the very little red fruit that it is still left on the palate is not able to harmoniously balance the abrasive tannins structure. Medium and drying finish. 12.5% (86-87/100)
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3/2/2012 - AngusSanders wrote: 93 Points
Even better than the last bottle - refer to previous notes. This wine is what great Bordeaux is all about.
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10/8/2011 - AngusSanders wrote: 92 Points
A classic Bordeaux style and very good for the year. Decanted for 3 hours. Brick colour, early dusty, forest, liquorice notes with some cherry fruit although a little restrained. Opened nicely over the evening to some tomato leaf, tobacco notes with a nice, dry tannic finish. Overall a good balance although I do feel there is more left in this wine with careful cellaring.
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5/26/2011 - nytiger wrote: 92 Points
wonderful
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5/24/2011 - nytiger wrote: 90 Points
excellent bordeaux
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1/30/2010 - randyjc wrote: 88 Points
Nicely aged, classic Bordeaux nose, with leather and dust. Decanted three hours but still not opened up. Perhaps it simply does not have it in it. Flavors were very masculine - muted black fruit, leather, tobacco. For the year, a very enjoyable wine.
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1/1/2010 - nytiger wrote: 90 Points
fine wine
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12/22/2009 - Grand Cru Fr wrote: 88 Points
Decanted an hour and a half prior to serving. Wine was elegant and refined. Early glass was full of leather later glass more of stewed fruits.
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12/17/2009 - Alex H wrote: 83 Points
90s Bordeaux (Asia Grand): Deeper nose with richer and riper fruits. Slightly vanillin oak, a bit of milo chocolate texturals. Has iniitial inkish purple fruits with powdery tannins. With tijme more peppers and robustly cabernet fruit showed. Really suprising for the vintage. Excellent drinking for now.
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11/14/2009 - FastTrack wrote: 89 Points
a typical lagrange. notes of ripe plumes, cherry and toasted wood. on the palate strong but balanced tannins. fresh finish. Still needs some years of cellaring.
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10/7/2009 - soyhead wrote: 90 Points
nose - opened up over several hours. I get mainly sweet oak and dark fruit, with an acetone volatility
mouth - a fine aged bordeaux with still decent structure suggesting it can still last though I see no reason to hold onto these any longer. Drink while the drinking is good. Red cherries and cinnamon yield to a finessed sweet midpalate reminiscent of tea. Went nicely with mushroom risotto.
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1/4/2009 - kevin h wrote: 91 Points
Youthful wine, still a bit inky but quite impressive. Red fruits on the nose, a touch of cedar and tobacco but only a little as it is still a bit closed and a little hard. Good levels of concentration, soft red fruits, ink and a touch on tannin showing but nothing harsh - lots of promise. Balanced and pleasing should be good in about 5 years time.
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6/7/2008 - swillmaster wrote: 89 Points
Classic and typical of the vintage. A little lean, a little green, but with plenty of power, plenty of fruit (red currants), a touch of nicely integrated oak, opened, broadened and softened over the course of the evening, still needs ~3 - 5 years to peak, I'll let my last half dozen rest. Actual rating 89.31, up to 1.5 points of improvement likely.
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11/15/2007 - Harley1199 wrote:
After one hour, a tasty and meaty wine cames to visit us. Right to my heart! What a beautiful colour! Still powerful with refined tannins so with a great cellering potential.
Burdeos en estado puro. Color pálido y todavía jóven y con potencial de guarda de 3-5 años.
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10/2/2007 - LPskeleton wrote: flawed
corked.
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4/9/2007 - JD-SG wrote: 90 Points
Always good!
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3/17/2007 - jkoenen wrote: 89 Points
Served single blind next to LLC94 and DucruB94. Very nice. Silky texture on a firm structure. All secondary flavors here with licorice prevailing. Slightly drying on the end, just the way I like it. Lagrange is always a pleasure. 17/20.
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12/25/2006 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:
2006 Family Xmas; 12/24/2006-12/25/2006 (Alicante): Spanish traditional Christmas lunch with roasted lamb. Beautiful mature colour with brick edges. On nose and palate, typically Bordeaux here: meaty, forrest fruits, pencil and a bit oaky....but with tannins and acidity to resist a few more years laying down. One more bottle in cellar to enjoy next year.
Para la comida de Navidad con cordero asado. Un bello color maduro con bordes anaranjados. En boca y nariz, típicamente Burdeos: cárnico, frutas del bosque, lápiz y notándose la madera, pero con acidez y taninos para resisitir unos años más. Tengo una botella más en la bodega para disfrutar el año próximo.
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12/7/2005 - RJD wrote: 89 Points
A very enjoyable wine. Decanted to remove sediment. Nose was beautiful aged bdx on night one. Tannins had mostly resolved, but on the palate, the wine was a little austere. Fruit was just not showing in the mouth, although currant and blackberry was in the nose along with some earthy and rustic notes. Finish was medium. By night two, the palate had caught up (almost) with the nose. The wine had really filled out with nice fruit through the finish. Still has some time, no doubt.
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10/4/2002 - R2-D2 wrote: flawed
corked
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