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2008 Château Haut-Bailly
3/24/2024 - NarunP wrote: 93 Points
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 4 Cabernet Franc
Aromas of smoke-tinted red berries, violet, sous bois, and cinnamon.
Palate is refined and focused. Medium body, medium to mid plus acidity, integrated and soft tannin. Lots of savory black and red fruited characters here. At first, unrolled, fresh tobacco leaf, mint, and a bit of eucalyptus. After half an hour in the bottle, the mouthfeel expresses a lot of cigar box and mixed spices. Great tension.
Amazing wine. I agree with Jeb Dunnuck who in 2023 wrote that this Haut Bailly is ready (though I would not use the term "mature" to describe this). It's definitely in its secondary drinking windows with lots of evolutions on display here. I don't think this needs decanting. Just slowly enjoy it from the bottle to see it develop in the glass over 1-2 hours. Pure joy of classic and classy Pessac rouge. Drink now (but will definitely hold for at least 5-10 more years). 93.
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1998 Château Gruaud Larose
10/12/2023 - NarunP wrote: 91 Points
60% Cabernet Sauvignon 29% Merlot 6% Cabernet Franc 4% Petit Verdot 1% Malbec
Another stellar 1998 that overdelivered beyond the critical reading of this supposedly mediocre vintage for Left Bank Bordeaux. GL packs plenty of charm and characters. Lots of dark fruits (blackcurrant, black cherry, blackberry), black tea, old leather, sweet spice box, seaweed, mint. Amazing bottle that will have a staying power for at least a decade from now. Drink now until 2033. 91.
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2013 Rhys Syrah Skyline Vineyard
10/12/2023 - NarunP wrote: 89 Points
100% Syrah
Still broodingly dark in color. Deep reddish purple core, slightly widened rim. Some sign of aging but not by much.
Nose is ripe showing its Californian sunshine pedigree, raspberry, licorice, black pepper, briny, new leather quite minty at first, some alcoholic burn.
Palate is still dense though tannin is resolved into dusty particles. Medium plus acidity with medium to medium plus body. Highly charged palate. This wine is quite big and ripe on the palate. Sharp mid-palate. Lots of black (a little jammy) fruits, black olive, bacon fat, with a lengthy
and complex finish.
I don't think this wine is at the right place, a little disjointed I feel. For all the critical opinions hailing its Northern Rhone soul, I still feel it's very much a New World at its core. Fruits are aplenty, alcohol is upfront despite its moderate abv (13%). May be it's just my bottle but I feel this should be given a couple more years to prove me wrong. 89?
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