Heck of winebid buy. Tannins fully integrated. Touch of cherry, some tobacco. Very long finish. Absolutely fantastic aged Bordeaux. Hard to match at this price point. Just 12.5% alcohol.
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This wine definitely doesn't deserve an 87.5 rating. Tbh, it is a preposterous rating for a wine this good. Hard to guess this as 1986 on pop and pour. But with time in the decanter, it softens up beautifully and becomes a gracefully elegant wine. Great wine for the price and delicacies it provides at this age. Fantastic buy by the previous reviewer who kindly shared it with me.
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A stunning aged claret. An experienced friend put this in the 2000s which wasn't a bad guess given how youthful it looked and tasted. Had that old-school restraint with a tinge of austerity but the red fruit was still very much vibrant and intact, the tannins and structure held everything together well. Auction win for under S$90, I think this ranks as one of my best ever buys.
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Guillemot Les Serpentières lineup: Surprise interloper at a Guillemot Savigny lineup, but no objections to opening this. It starts out with a lot of that Cordier-ish funk, showing some barnyard and leather right off the bat, but some of that clears with time in the decanter to reveal fresh dark berried fruit, cedar wood, and tobacco notes on a medium weight frame. Most of the tannin here has integrated, and this is drinking really nicely.
Level just below the cork, the cork itself about one cm somewhat socked and the remaining part like brand new. On opening fragments of delicate black fruit. Not decanted and served on a temperature of 15 Celsius, lovely soft sweet cherry’s modest tea leaves, very nice indeed. The mid pallet for this 31 years old wine, more than acceptable and the wine certainly benefits from protein, in our case a beautiful peace of wagyu meat. Overall a very nice experience and with several bottles left, looking forward to the next occasion.
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Second vin, à la suite du Santenots 2009 de Nicolas Rossignol.
Alerte!
Le tire-bouchon s'enfonce beaucoup trop facilement.
En tirant, tout le centre du bouchon s'effrite comme s'il était en sable ou en biscuit Graham.
Catastrophe !
Il faut donc sortir le bouchon en découpant le pourtour morceau par morceau avec un couteau à patate (couteau à peler, pour les puristes...!). Le dernier quart du bouchon friable au maximum est repoussé dans le vin. On filtre alors les 30 premiers ml avec un filtre à café, ce qui permet d'éliminer 99% des poussières de lièges, et on décante le reste dans la carafe.
Soulagement, le vin a un beau nez et une belle couleur. Ce vieux Bordeaux est encore violacé. C'est à peine si on lit les reflets orangés/ocres en pourtour. Un nez de prune et de mûres rassure. Le vin ne semble pas oxydé.
Ah. le vin est dans une forme parfaite ! Tannins fondus, ce Médoc affiche toujours une belle fermeté et le fruit est toujours prédominant. Un petit peu de vieux bois, d'écorce d'orange et de vanille décorent le tout.
On en a un peu perdu nos mots et on a passé le reste du repas à déclarer: «Pas croyable, il est vraiment bon ! »
Épatant. Même à + de 100$, c'est une aubaine.
(****)
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Cantemerle/La Lagune vertical (Dobbs Ferry): There's a faint stewed/slightly overripe character on the nose, but on the palate this is really nice with bright red and dark fruits tinged with leather and earth. Not as complex as the '89 or the '96 that preceded it and a little more angular on the palate, but nicely balanced.
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I concur with Henry's note as well as his comments on bottle variation. Smoke and brett, full-bodied, savoury elements with fruit still alive and kicking. Rustic, masculine, some rough edges and lacking elegence but tannins appear to have smoothed out considerably. Like some of the 86s I've tasted recently, the wine has probably just entered a long drinking window with little fear of the fruit drying out anytime soon.
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This was quite a bet. Cork and level almost perfect. Decanted 1 hour. Alive Ruby red, with pink/orange rim; consistent. Intense,complex and fine at nose: Mainly vegetal (Rubhurb, Cola), spicy (Coffee and tobacco), red fruits jam on the background. Some dust/earth and maybe tertiary hints. Dry,decent body and tamed tannins. Intense persistent and fine. Long finish also if low acidity and decadent body. Black Fruit on the background.
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I am absolutely convinced not only of bottle variation but that a good cellar is worth its weight in gold. Many on Cellartracker! rate this in the mid 80s-but they sure as hell are not drinking what I am. The color is garnet with a hint of orange at the rim. Nose all tertiary-seasoned salt, tobacco and cedar. Taste was medium weight, medium midpalate and good finish. Taste was dried herbs, tobacco with a hint of licorice. An absolute delight and it shows 1986s-at least the lover levels-if stored well are drinking well. YUM! Stored in an active cellar since release.
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Bricking on the rim with a closed nose at the beginning, opened in the decanter and got a slight but typical Cantemerle nose, but pats it`s prime. Into neck level and cork slightly saturated. Nice old Bordeaux with a medium body and short finish that got much longer after 3 hours in the decanter. Lot of plums on the palate. Decanted for 1 hour 15 minutes and drunk over 2 hours. Drink up.
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Nothing exciting too exciting here but definitely a good bottle. Pretty subdued nose but I get hints of chocolate and spice. No tannins evident, this one is in decline so drink up. Not the best buy from price/quality ratio.
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6/24/2023 - Rightbankrefreshment Likes this wine: 94 Points
Heck of winebid buy. Tannins fully integrated. Touch of cherry, some tobacco. Very long finish. Absolutely fantastic aged Bordeaux. Hard to match at this price point. Just 12.5% alcohol.
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10/17/2021 - Dibbs Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine definitely doesn't deserve an 87.5 rating. Tbh, it is a preposterous rating for a wine this good. Hard to guess this as 1986 on pop and pour. But with time in the decanter, it softens up beautifully and becomes a gracefully elegant wine. Great wine for the price and delicacies it provides at this age. Fantastic buy by the previous reviewer who kindly shared it with me.
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10/15/2021 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
A stunning aged claret. An experienced friend put this in the 2000s which wasn't a bad guess given how youthful it looked and tasted. Had that old-school restraint with a tinge of austerity but the red fruit was still very much vibrant and intact, the tannins and structure held everything together well. Auction win for under S$90, I think this ranks as one of my best ever buys.
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6/1/2019 - TXW213 wrote: 92 Points
Gedronken met Ricky, Laurent, Anouk
Bruin-rood
Neus: leer, tabak, geconfijte kers
Kers, zacht rood fruit, mooie structuur, frisse aciditeit en zachte tanine. Fraaie afdronk.
Gedronken bij kip met paprika
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11/28/2017 - salil wrote: 90 Points
Guillemot Les Serpentières lineup: Surprise interloper at a Guillemot Savigny lineup, but no objections to opening this. It starts out with a lot of that Cordier-ish funk, showing some barnyard and leather right off the bat, but some of that clears with time in the decanter to reveal fresh dark berried fruit, cedar wood, and tobacco notes on a medium weight frame. Most of the tannin here has integrated, and this is drinking really nicely.
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9/17/2017 - Bear45 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Level just below the cork, the cork itself about one cm somewhat socked and the remaining part like brand new.
On opening fragments of delicate black fruit. Not decanted and served on a temperature of 15 Celsius, lovely soft sweet cherry’s modest tea leaves, very nice indeed. The mid pallet for this 31 years old wine, more than acceptable and the wine certainly benefits from protein, in our case a beautiful peace of wagyu meat. Overall a very nice experience and with several bottles left, looking forward to the next occasion.
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10/2/2016 - bourgogre Likes this wine:
Second vin, à la suite du Santenots 2009 de Nicolas Rossignol.
Alerte!
Le tire-bouchon s'enfonce beaucoup trop facilement.
En tirant, tout le centre du bouchon s'effrite comme s'il était en sable ou en biscuit Graham.
Catastrophe !
Il faut donc sortir le bouchon en découpant le pourtour morceau par morceau avec un couteau à patate (couteau à peler, pour les puristes...!).
Le dernier quart du bouchon friable au maximum est repoussé dans le vin.
On filtre alors les 30 premiers ml avec un filtre à café,
ce qui permet d'éliminer 99% des poussières de lièges,
et on décante le reste dans la carafe.
Soulagement, le vin a un beau nez et une belle couleur.
Ce vieux Bordeaux est encore violacé.
C'est à peine si on lit les reflets orangés/ocres en pourtour.
Un nez de prune et de mûres rassure. Le vin ne semble pas oxydé.
Ah. le vin est dans une forme parfaite !
Tannins fondus, ce Médoc affiche toujours une belle fermeté et le fruit est toujours prédominant.
Un petit peu de vieux bois, d'écorce d'orange et de vanille décorent le tout.
On en a un peu perdu nos mots et on a passé le reste du repas à déclarer:
«Pas croyable, il est vraiment bon ! »
Épatant. Même à + de 100$, c'est une aubaine.
(****)
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5/25/2015 - Zweder wrote: flawed
Weekly tasting group #168; Very mature wines. (@ DJ): Corked
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7/1/2014 - DaleW wrote:
More open, good acids, good fruit. B/B+
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6/28/2014 - blanquito wrote: 87 Points
Cantemerle & Lagune Vertical; 6/28/2014-6/30/2014 (Dale's): Mature, smokey, notes of iron and cedar. Firm yet open, drinking fine if lacking a little pizzazz. 87-88 pts
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6/28/2014 - salil wrote: 89 Points
Cantemerle/La Lagune vertical (Dobbs Ferry): There's a faint stewed/slightly overripe character on the nose, but on the palate this is really nice with bright red and dark fruits tinged with leather and earth. Not as complex as the '89 or the '96 that preceded it and a little more angular on the palate, but nicely balanced.
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2/4/2014 - lwt Likes this wine: 90 Points
I concur with Henry's note as well as his comments on bottle variation. Smoke and brett, full-bodied, savoury elements with fruit still alive and kicking. Rustic, masculine, some rough edges and lacking elegence but tannins appear to have smoothed out considerably. Like some of the 86s I've tasted recently, the wine has probably just entered a long drinking window with little fear of the fruit drying out anytime soon.
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9/18/2013 - quaglia Likes this wine: 84 Points
This was quite a bet.
Cork and level almost perfect. Decanted 1 hour.
Alive Ruby red, with pink/orange rim; consistent.
Intense,complex and fine at nose: Mainly vegetal (Rubhurb, Cola), spicy (Coffee and tobacco), red fruits jam on the background. Some dust/earth and maybe tertiary hints.
Dry,decent body and tamed tannins. Intense persistent and fine. Long finish also if low acidity and decadent body. Black Fruit on the background.
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9/8/2013 - Harry Cantrell Likes this wine: 93 Points
I am absolutely convinced not only of bottle variation but that a good cellar is worth its weight in gold. Many on Cellartracker! rate this in the mid 80s-but they sure as hell are not drinking what I am. The color is garnet with a hint of orange at the rim. Nose all tertiary-seasoned salt, tobacco and cedar. Taste was medium weight, medium midpalate and good finish. Taste was dried herbs, tobacco with a hint of licorice. An absolute delight and it shows 1986s-at least the lover levels-if stored well are drinking well. YUM! Stored in an active cellar since release.
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7/5/2012 - MJ_777 wrote: 85 Points
Bricking on the rim with a closed nose at the beginning, opened in the decanter and got a slight but typical Cantemerle nose, but pats it`s prime.
Into neck level and cork slightly saturated.
Nice old Bordeaux with a medium body and short finish that got much longer after 3 hours in the decanter.
Lot of plums on the palate.
Decanted for 1 hour 15 minutes and drunk over 2 hours.
Drink up.
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9/6/2010 - djarcara wrote: 84 Points
Past it's prime.
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4/14/2007 - jolson wrote: 87 Points
Nothing exciting too exciting here but definitely a good bottle. Pretty subdued nose but I get hints of chocolate and spice. No tannins evident, this one is in decline so drink up. Not the best buy from price/quality ratio.
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