Decanted about an hour before dinner. Nose not good; a stewed/roasted note was prevalent. Palate much better. Give it time and hope, or hit it from best years like 2009.
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It takes effort to bring out the truffle, fresh herbs and just picked plums. Once you find them, they stock with you, along with a strong, tannic backdrop that frames the fruit. Long, concentrated, fresh and stony, this needs time in the cellar.
08 Château Clos de Sarpe is a huge wine, tannic, structured, and balanced. From grapes grown mostly in limestone soils with little clay, this unique wine offers intense minerality. It smells like a massive pile of broken rocks. Add liberal doses of black fruit and dark berry liquor, and you have the start of their tell tale perfume. This full bodied wine has ripe tannins and a big jolt of black fruit in the finish. Some plots reached close to 15% natural alcohol, requiring 3 additional months of malolactic fermentation. Only 500 cases were produced. 91-94 Pts
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11/28/2020 - PMJak11 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
I think I jinxed myself by reading about all the flawed bottles on cellar tracker!
This was drinkable, but not a Bordeaux. The cork was fine, but the bottle had a lot of sediment. My guess is poor storage, but could be other factors.
Anyways, tasted more like a mediocre CDP or low level port. Brownish red color, but silky texture.
Oh well. Things like this happen.
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7/9/2019 - Ibetian wrote:
Finished our last bottle of 6 tonight. About half were excellent, the others seemed stewed/roasted. No great wines, only great bottles.
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6/23/2019 - Ibetian wrote:
After a flawed first bottle, this was sound and quite good. Modern, rich style, with plenty of ripe fruit.
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7/29/2018 - Ibetian wrote: flawed
Decanted about an hour before dinner. Nose not good; a stewed/roasted note was prevalent. Palate much better. Give it time and hope, or hit it from best years like 2009.
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3/19/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
It takes effort to bring out the truffle, fresh herbs and just picked plums. Once you find them, they stock with you, along with a strong, tannic backdrop that frames the fruit. Long, concentrated, fresh and stony, this needs time in the cellar.
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12/11/2015 - yu152258 wrote:
- Violet color.
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8/1/2009 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
08 Château Clos de Sarpe is a huge wine, tannic, structured, and balanced. From grapes grown mostly in limestone soils with little clay, this unique wine offers intense minerality. It smells like a massive pile of broken rocks. Add liberal doses of black fruit and dark berry liquor, and you have the start of their tell tale perfume. This full bodied wine has ripe tannins and a big jolt of black fruit in the finish. Some plots reached close to 15% natural alcohol, requiring 3 additional months of malolactic fermentation. Only 500 cases were produced. 91-94 Pts
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