Showing the vintage as it was fully mature. Nose was great. Lots of blackberry, sandalwood, and cassis. Rather disjointed and soft on the palate though. Ripe cassis. Acid was moderate. Flabby mid-palate and missing length but still enjoyable.
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Very rich bouquet of various black fruit (plum, black currant), spicy (green and black pepper), tobacco, leather, dark chocolate. The 27 year old "youngster" has lots to offer with solid supportive but not dominant tannins. The body is quite “chewy” and the tannins so convincing that I can recommend to taste this wine for at least 5 more years to come. 96 points - highly recommended!
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Pleasant surprise. Immaculate bottle and cork. Upon pulling the cork, immediate smells wafting from the bottle. Nose of sweet dark fruit, secondary and tertiary notes, leather, tobacco leaf. Medium to full bodied, balanced, pure. Elegant with power. Mild sweet tannins, smooth mouthfeel, long finish - 45 sec. Very surprising and pleasing wine.
I bought this bottle on the basis of notes here on CT. (And I must be grateful for that.)
Ullage was at the lower neck; so not bad. Cork came out easily and all the signs suggested that this bottle had been stored perfectly.
I didn't take notes at the time but this was superb. Old furniture, leaves and even mint on the nose but all backed up with some decent fruit on the palate. I was worried that this might fall apart soon after opening, and as all my other wines were in storage, I was praying that this wouldn't be flawed or past it. In the event it actually benefited from a bit of air (as old wines sometimes do) and the last drops from the bottle (not the decanter) were still delish after 7 hours open.
This is an absolute bargain (£23) and if stored well should hold for sometime; although it's best to play it safe and drink sooner rather than later. It was really satisfying to see an unclassified growth stick two fingers up at the 1855 classification and the vintage chart.
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Everything there for a very good older Bourdeaux. Amazing wine. tannins resolved, plenty of good fruit and secondary notes, with some oak and smoke. Long finish.
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Tobacco, cedar and general classic tertiary-aroma bordeauxness on the nose. The medium body has lost most of its primary fruit and the tannins have softened, but the acidity remains. Long finish. This will not get any better with time, so drink now. I kind of like the lean but developed style. Nice.
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This was superb. Picked up for next to nothing with very little in the way of expectations but for a 21 year old Bordeaux from a fairly poor vintage this showed a lovely gravelley, autumn leaf and red fruited character with fully resolved tannin and a long finish. What a suprise! Must remember not to put as much faith in vintages in the future.
A little more skeletal than before (different case) but a similar story. Refined, delicious, grassy, gravelly claret. Remains exceptional value, even now.
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Wonderfully fresh grass and leaf notes. Elegant fine and poised structure and while there is, as you'd expect, little fruit left there is certainly a generous flavour of classical aged claret. Another example of the risk of generalising about supposedly poor vintages. Would definitely buy again. 93
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All the flavor components and profile of a bordeaux of this age, just muted . Just like the 12.5% alcohol which really was appreciated. Exactly what I wanted tonight.
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Elegant decay. Very developed: primary fruit flavours long gone (of course) but very enjoyable if you like that kind of thing. Which I do, from time to time.
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6/6/2022 - rawdealbuffy Likes this wine:
Showing the vintage as it was fully mature. Nose was great. Lots of blackberry, sandalwood, and cassis. Rather disjointed and soft on the palate though. Ripe cassis. Acid was moderate. Flabby mid-palate and missing length but still enjoyable.
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3/27/2020 - alpinemartin Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very rich bouquet of various black fruit (plum, black currant), spicy (green and black pepper), tobacco, leather, dark chocolate. The 27 year old "youngster" has lots to offer with solid supportive but not dominant tannins. The body is quite “chewy” and the tannins so convincing that I can recommend to taste this wine for at least 5 more years to come. 96 points - highly recommended!
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8/19/2016 - Geoff Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pleasant surprise. Immaculate bottle and cork. Upon pulling the cork, immediate smells wafting from the bottle. Nose of sweet dark fruit, secondary and tertiary notes, leather, tobacco leaf. Medium to full bodied, balanced, pure. Elegant with power. Mild sweet tannins, smooth mouthfeel, long finish - 45 sec. Very surprising and pleasing wine.
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8/11/2015 - SLIMES Likes this wine:
Good as before. NO need to hold onto this any longer. Drink now excellent QPR.
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12/27/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not as good as I remember last time but the beef might have been a bit much. This paired better with rack of lamb. (pink)
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9/2/2014 - SLIMES Likes this wine: 92 Points
I bought this bottle on the basis of notes here on CT. (And I must be grateful for that.)
Ullage was at the lower neck; so not bad. Cork came out easily and all the signs suggested that this bottle had been stored perfectly.
I didn't take notes at the time but this was superb. Old furniture, leaves and even mint on the nose but all backed up with some decent fruit on the palate. I was worried that this might fall apart soon after opening, and as all my other wines were in storage, I was praying that this wouldn't be flawed or past it. In the event it actually benefited from a bit of air (as old wines sometimes do) and the last drops from the bottle (not the decanter) were still delish after 7 hours open.
This is an absolute bargain (£23) and if stored well should hold for sometime; although it's best to play it safe and drink sooner rather than later. It was really satisfying to see an unclassified growth stick two fingers up at the 1855 classification and the vintage chart.
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6/20/2014 - Geoff Likes this wine: 92 Points
Everything there for a very good older Bourdeaux. Amazing wine. tannins resolved, plenty of good fruit and secondary notes, with some oak and smoke. Long finish.
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6/7/2014 - blaahhi wrote:
Tobacco, cedar and general classic tertiary-aroma bordeauxness on the nose. The medium body has lost most of its primary fruit and the tannins have softened, but the acidity remains. Long finish. This will not get any better with time, so drink now. I kind of like the lean but developed style. Nice.
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5/1/2014 - bocko86 Likes this wine: 91 Points
This was superb. Picked up for next to nothing with very little in the way of expectations but for a 21 year old Bordeaux from a fairly poor vintage this showed a lovely gravelley, autumn leaf and red fruited character with fully resolved tannin and a long finish. What a suprise! Must remember not to put as much faith in vintages in the future.
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3/14/2014 - Dj6544 wrote: 92 Points
A little more skeletal than before (different case) but a similar story. Refined, delicious, grassy, gravelly claret. Remains exceptional value, even now.
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12/23/2013 - Dj6544 wrote: 93 Points
Wonderfully fresh grass and leaf notes. Elegant fine and poised structure and while there is, as you'd expect, little fruit left there is certainly a generous flavour of classical aged claret. Another example of the risk of generalising about supposedly poor vintages. Would definitely buy again. 93
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2/13/2012 - Geoff wrote: 89 Points
All the flavor components and profile of a bordeaux of this age, just muted . Just like the 12.5% alcohol which really was appreciated. Exactly what I wanted tonight.
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8/9/2011 - Duncan wrote: 88 Points
Elegant decay. Very developed: primary fruit flavours long gone (of course) but very enjoyable if you like that kind of thing. Which I do, from time to time.
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