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2009 Château Fombrauge Blanc
3/4/2013 - Monkey grapes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Citrusy, lemony, charred meat/complex nose with a nicely developing gold colour. Light minty cocoa, sweet lemon, white peach, gravely soil flavours and new oak with a high concentration of alcohol. But it is so nicely balance and integrated that the alcohol nor the oak stand out. Its like a flower in bloom, over 1 hour this wine evolves constantly! One can only imagine what a few more years down might yield. 92+
I have had this numerous times since last year and it just keeps getting better! More so that now I tasted the Pape Clement blanc 2010@UGCB, this is like its long lost younger, vibrant brother, except only at 1/6th the price! Am I missing something here?
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2010 Château Troplong Mondot
2/28/2013 - Monkey grapes Likes this wine: 93 Points
UGCB 2010 HK, Did someone just put fireworks in my mouth? This is a monster wine. Just like a dinosaur breaking its shell, we cannot forsee how it may be. Huge nose, before you even bendover its already there. Flora/fauna, jams, tropic fruits, subtropic fruits, french fruits, some fruits. Huge tannins, big finish that produces fruitloops.
Over 20+years, perhaps 90-99.
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2010 Château Branaire-Ducru
2/28/2013 - Monkey grapes Likes this wine: 90 Points
UGCB 2010 HK, Beautiful ruby colour. Floral, with bits of coffee scents. Honey, jammy, balanced with some fruits but not much oak here. Decent structure, tannins and finish which made it very accessible now. Certainly will develop with cellaring, but not too much. 90-92.
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