The wine was ruby with a medium-intensity core shading to garnet at the margin. Generous red fruit, subtle vanilla, a right bank impression with as yet no secondary oxidative notes. On the palate medium weight, lovely balanced acidity with slight-moderate tannic structure that of course softened as the wine expanded with time and the wine became rounder even after 2 hours of decanting. Excellent length. I would have thought this wine typical for the vintage but will improve with time.
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In colour a medium dark ruby core with garnet at the margin. The wine just starting to show age. Red fruit with prominent vanilla with just beginning tertiary notes of leather and meat. On the palate round and rich with a light tannin in the background with significant length. I think that this wine will improve.
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Straw-gold, still young in appearance. Melons, tropical fruit, vanilla and botrytis. The wine was round with an excellent sugar/acid balance and medium full with charm and elegance rather than lusciousness. Racy, perhaps. A long finish. Still young with no oxidative notes in the nose. Classy rather than opulent.
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2011 Château Clinet
9/21/2019 - David.larkspur@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 Points
The wine was ruby with a medium-intensity core shading to garnet at the margin. Generous red fruit, subtle vanilla, a right bank impression with as yet no secondary oxidative notes. On the palate medium weight, lovely balanced acidity with slight-moderate tannic structure that of course softened as the wine expanded with time and the wine became rounder even after 2 hours of decanting. Excellent length. I would have thought this wine typical for the vintage but will improve with time.
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2011 Château Clinet
8/30/2019 - David.larkspur@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
In colour a medium dark ruby core with garnet at the margin. The wine just starting to show age. Red fruit with prominent vanilla with just beginning tertiary notes of leather and meat. On the palate round and rich with a light tannin in the background with significant length. I think that this wine will improve.
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2010 Château de Fargues
8/25/2019 - David.larkspur@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Straw-gold, still young in appearance. Melons, tropical fruit, vanilla and botrytis. The wine was round with an excellent sugar/acid balance and medium full with charm and elegance rather than lusciousness. Racy, perhaps. A long finish. Still young with no oxidative notes in the nose. Classy rather than opulent.
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