Nose: Sweet tobacco, soft floral notes, musty earthiness, faint dried cherry. Palate: Balanced and light-bodied; earthy cherry that lingers in the background, grainy tannins, plenty of acid; faintest bit of yeasty honeysuckle on the finish. Was still good on day two suggesting that there's still plenty of life left.
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This was pretty rubbish. Thin, green and weedy - the bad side of the 2007 vintage, or perhaps like a poor-quality Chinon. We didn't have with food, but I don't think it would have particularly helped if we had done.
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Old-school Bordeaux, opens up with a nose of cedar, smoke, olives. Lean in structure, almost chalky, with marks of dark fruit, leather, smoke, pencil shavings (I eat and drink pencil shavings often). The Cabernet Franc is obvious here and provides a green note, veggies. Susanne didn’t really care for this, but I love it. Not sure this will improve from here, but it will last for many years.
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Nicely rounded, very mild, but still with a lot of substance, perfect for medium-done lamb and soft cheeses. Drink within less than 2 years (2021-2022) The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells a little bit like cranberry.
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Didn't get a lot of fruit, but it was leather and good farm smells. Sure, it wasn't super layered, but was a very fine bottle nonetheless. Sealed under agolomerated cork so hopefully no worries about TCA.
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Not too complex, but stupid good QPR as a daily drinker BDX. Open from the get go. Black currant, light oak, and a bit of earthy leather. Medium light body, balanced tannins and acidity. Delicate nose, but giving good fruit on the palate.
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Very nice wine for the price. A true Bordeaux nose on this with crushed rocks, cedar, touch of smoke. tannins fine and integrated. Acidity medium to low. Fruit definitely present but maybe a touch low bring this wine slightly out of balance. Actually this is my new personal fave for a daily drinker Bordeaux! No brainer.
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K&L Bordeaux Tasting (San Francisco): Medium center, light rim. Very cedary. Elegant weight, transient sweetness of fruit, then it falls apart rapidly, turning lean, herbaceous, and dry. On a downward path, I'm afraid.
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Deep Ruby color. Pronounced complex bouquet, with aromas of brambly fruit, oak, petroleum, white pepper, espresso and green tobacco. Medium- to Light-bodied, with delicate fruit and earthy/umami flavor coming through. Fine tannins, bright acid and a medium/short finish, which gets a little bitter toward the end.
Very enjoyable.
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Classic Bordeaux in a leaner style with cool blueberry fruit, tobacco and some green notes. Needs about an hour or so to unfold. Good balance and structure here. Would benefit from a few more years in the cellar.
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Color was healthy and young, a rich velvet red. Nose was a bit weedy on opening, but fleshed out with air though green tobacco and herbs were quite dominant with only a modest underpinning of red fruit making itself known. Palate was medium bodied with relatively light ripe tannin and still good freshness. Pleasant with dinner but needs five more years for my taste.
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Meget klassisk Bordeaux. Lidt kødfuld, animalsk i næsen der hurtigt forsvandt. Derefter klassisk bordeaux. Virkede som at den sagtens kan ligge i lang tid endnu. Efter tre timer var den faldet fint til ro. Køb mere.
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Really rather nice for the vintage and price point: cedar, earthy and a bit herbal, in a good way. Nice old fashioned, unpretentious wine. 90pts and really great QPR. I will seek out other vintages on this showing.
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Austere-leaning winery in a hot vintage. Now 8 years on. Works pretty well for $18. Not mind-blowing but a very pleasant medium plus weight bdx for not very much money.
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8/2/2023 - Marshmarsh wrote: 87 Points
Light bodied.
1-2 hrs open bottle
Dried red berry, earthy, mushrooms, minerality at end
Not too complex. Makes for weekday wine
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2/8/2023 - stamperb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose: Sweet tobacco, soft floral notes, musty earthiness, faint dried cherry. Palate: Balanced and light-bodied; earthy cherry that lingers in the background, grainy tannins, plenty of acid; faintest bit of yeasty honeysuckle on the finish. Was still good on day two suggesting that there's still plenty of life left.
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1/21/2023 - daveyk39 wrote: 88 Points
I fear this may have passed its prime, or is very close to it. Still enjoyable and reasonably priced. But it feels thin compared to prior tastings.
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10/17/2022 - Emma_h Likes this wine:
Very stiff at first, but given 2-3 hours breathing it came into it's own. Beautiful colour and surprisingly light on the palette.
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3/12/2022 - GHRM002 wrote: 89 Points
Opened up after 20-30 mins - excellent
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9/18/2021 - NickA wrote: 86 Points
This was pretty rubbish. Thin, green and weedy - the bad side of the 2007 vintage, or perhaps like a poor-quality Chinon. We didn't have with food, but I don't think it would have particularly helped if we had done.
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8/13/2021 - pbaek wrote:
Old-school Bordeaux, opens up with a nose of cedar, smoke, olives. Lean in structure, almost chalky, with marks of dark fruit, leather, smoke, pencil shavings (I eat and drink pencil shavings often). The Cabernet Franc is obvious here and provides a green note, veggies. Susanne didn’t really care for this, but I love it. Not sure this will improve from here, but it will last for many years.
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5/18/2021 - aficionado-dk Likes this wine: 89 Points
Classic Bordeaux, even if a bit on the light side. Earthy at first, becomes thin if you let it stand in the glass.
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4/10/2021 - aficionado-dk wrote: 87 Points
Lovely wine, typical Bordeaux, earth, chocolate and berries, but the taste is not very strong; drink 2021 or early 2022.
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4/3/2021 - aficionado-dk Likes this wine:
Quite a streng taste for this vigtige at this point in time. Notes of chocolade
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3/30/2021 - aficionado-dk wrote: 88 Points
Nicely rounded, very mild, but still with a lot of substance, perfect for medium-done lamb and soft cheeses. Drink within less than 2 years (2021-2022)
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells a little bit like cranberry.
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12/24/2020 - radiolysis wrote:
Didn't get a lot of fruit, but it was leather and good farm smells. Sure, it wasn't super layered, but was a very fine bottle nonetheless. Sealed under agolomerated cork so hopefully no worries about TCA.
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3/18/2020 - Maphill01 Likes this wine:
Not too complex, but stupid good QPR as a daily drinker BDX. Open from the get go. Black currant, light oak, and a bit of earthy leather. Medium light body, balanced tannins and acidity. Delicate nose, but giving good fruit on the palate.
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7/31/2019 - havana4 🍾🍇 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very nice wine for the price. A true Bordeaux nose on this with crushed rocks, cedar, touch of smoke. tannins fine and integrated. Acidity medium to low. Fruit definitely present but maybe a touch low bring this wine slightly out of balance. Actually this is my new personal fave for a daily drinker Bordeaux! No brainer.
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5/26/2019 - Kubiskisk wrote: flawed
I have a case of this, where all bottles so far are off or flawed in some way.
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5/19/2019 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tomato, cherry, barnyard -- very earthy nose. High acid on the palate with brighter red fruit and spice. Medium (+) finish. Good value.
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5/18/2019 - slanum wrote: flawed
(Tasting only.) Brett; undrinkable. Surprised this wasn't pulled from the tasting.
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5/18/2019 - drwine2001 wrote:
K&L Bordeaux Tasting (San Francisco): Medium center, light rim. Very cedary. Elegant weight, transient sweetness of fruit, then it falls apart rapidly, turning lean, herbaceous, and dry. On a downward path, I'm afraid.
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1/6/2018 - daveyk39 Likes this wine: 91 Points
90m of air, and kept improving in the glass.
Deep Ruby color. Pronounced complex bouquet, with aromas of brambly fruit, oak, petroleum, white pepper, espresso and green tobacco. Medium- to Light-bodied, with delicate fruit and earthy/umami flavor coming through. Fine tannins, bright acid and a medium/short finish, which gets a little bitter toward the end.
Very enjoyable.
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12/17/2017 - "Rhône Rider" Likes this wine: 88 Points
Blindt:
2007. Ch Lanessan
Lukket nese, dyp rød, litt tårer, kirsebær, litt spice. Kirsebær, stein, lær, kaffe. Mye fat, litt alko tross 13%. Veldig utypisk rik Lanessan. 88
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11/8/2017 - pbaek wrote:
Classic Bordeaux in a leaner style with cool blueberry fruit, tobacco and some green notes. Needs about an hour or so to unfold. Good balance and structure here. Would benefit from a few more years in the cellar.
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11/2/2017 - ex-sommelier Likes this wine:
Color was healthy and young, a rich velvet red. Nose was a bit weedy on opening, but fleshed out with air though green tobacco and herbs were quite dominant with only a modest underpinning of red fruit making itself known. Palate was medium bodied with relatively light ripe tannin and still good freshness. Pleasant with dinner but needs five more years for my taste.
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10/11/2017 - Mads Eriksen wrote: 91 Points
Meget klassisk Bordeaux. Lidt kødfuld, animalsk i næsen der hurtigt forsvandt. Derefter klassisk bordeaux. Virkede som at den sagtens kan ligge i lang tid endnu. Efter tre timer var den faldet fint til ro. Køb mere.
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8/4/2017 - il_diavolo wrote: 90 Points
Really rather nice for the vintage and price point: cedar, earthy and a bit herbal, in a good way. Nice old fashioned, unpretentious wine. 90pts and really great QPR. I will seek out other vintages on this showing.
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12/26/2016 - partylikeakennedy wrote: 91 Points
You literally cannot go wrong with this. Sutter Home price for decent ass Bordeaux.
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8/14/2016 - Armando B wrote: 89 Points
Traditional winemaking + hot vintage works pretty well. Dark fruit (but not overdone) with a bit of earth. Good QPR.
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10/18/2015 - Armando B wrote: 88 Points
Austere-leaning winery in a hot vintage. Now 8 years on. Works pretty well for $18. Not mind-blowing but a very pleasant medium plus weight bdx for not very much money.
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2/19/2015 - Brnshj22 wrote: 87 Points
Quite harmonius but not a wine to lay down. Drink up soon.
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3/20/2014 - Alex H wrote: 87 Points
Racy cherries acidity with black currants leaf and violets.
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10/25/2013 - janwiwes wrote: 88 Points
Dark red color with a hint of brick, full nose of dark fruit and some tobacco, long fruity aftertaste.
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11/24/2012 - kellersc wrote: 89 Points
Very nice, well balanced, excellent price quality relationship. Hint of oak, tobacco, dark fruit. Medium finish. Nice tannins.
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