Inviting nose followed by a thin unimpressive expression of Bordeaux. Finish astringent and flat unfortunately. Not a Barton problem but more the reality of the vintage and its development or lack thereof
2008 - bad spring, bad summer, bad wine regrettably
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1 hour decant maybe needed more maybe not.....Has not developed as well as I expected. Now at year 12 it is completely unresolved and quite “sharp” on the front and mid palate. Almost a “dessert” wine with a syrupy texture, more than grippy tannins and sadly an off-putting edge which persists to the front of the finish. Back end of finish is lovely.
Reasonably palatable but not a wine to search out unless you like heavily extracted juice
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2008 Château Léoville Barton
11/29/2023 - Pcrage wrote: 85 Points
Inviting nose followed by a thin unimpressive expression of Bordeaux. Finish astringent and flat unfortunately. Not a Barton problem but more the reality of the vintage and its development or lack thereof
2008 - bad spring, bad summer, bad wine regrettably
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2015 Clos Fourtet
11/28/2023 - Pcrage wrote:
Completely shut down. While a touch of fruit on the front, the mid and finish lack anything discernible.
While one can never predict with certainty I suspect it will integrate at some point. Revisit in a few years with high hopes.
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2008 Bevan Cellars EE Cuvée
2/20/2021 - Pcrage wrote: 90 Points
1 hour decant maybe needed more maybe not.....Has not developed as well as I expected. Now at year 12 it is completely unresolved and quite “sharp” on the front and mid palate. Almost a “dessert” wine with a syrupy texture, more than grippy tannins and sadly an off-putting edge which persists to the front of the finish. Back end of finish is lovely.
Reasonably palatable but not a wine to search out unless you like heavily extracted juice
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