This had darker fruit than the 1996 Haut Brion we had the same evening, and it was immediately more approachable than the other wine. However, it was slightly less powerful and faded a bit, but it was more balanced right out of the bottle.
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Still powerful. Strong graphite, cedar, tobacco to start. After a couple hours some more fruit showed through, but more body, grip, and concentration than the 1995 Latour we had alongside it. However, it was a bit one note at first, so maybe it needs a bit more time to show more balance.
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Hazy, orange(?), great citric acidity and depth/pleasing bitterness from potential skin contact. nice finish. an excellent, non-standard expression of albariño from rias baixas.
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1995 Château Latour Grand Vin
4/19/2024 - peanutbutterskittles wrote:
This had darker fruit than the 1996 Haut Brion we had the same evening, and it was immediately more approachable than the other wine. However, it was slightly less powerful and faded a bit, but it was more balanced right out of the bottle.
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1996 Château Haut-Brion
4/19/2024 - peanutbutterskittles Likes this wine:
Still powerful. Strong graphite, cedar, tobacco to start. After a couple hours some more fruit showed through, but more body, grip, and concentration than the 1995 Latour we had alongside it. However, it was a bit one note at first, so maybe it needs a bit more time to show more balance.
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2021 Constantina Sotelo Rabusco
4/10/2024 - peanutbutterskittles Likes this wine:
Hazy, orange(?), great citric acidity and depth/pleasing bitterness from potential skin contact. nice finish. an excellent, non-standard expression of albariño from rias baixas.
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