neilemc
Member #267,357 signed up 11/18/2012 and last accessed 7/4/2022
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Member since November 2012
Locale: Victoria, BC, Canada
Favorite region: Bordeaux
Dream wine: Chateau Ausone
Been collecting for about 10 years. Not the greatest palate but I appreciate concentration in wines and I love variety, from traditional to new world fruity.
2010 Château Belgrave
10/15/2016 - neilemc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dusty dark fruit - plums and cherries - earth, chocolate, cloves. A fruit-forward modern style, sweet and pleasing, with chocolate covered cherries and spicy stewed fruit. Not complex but so full-bodied it scores on instant pleasure. A fruitbomb!
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2003 Château Léoville Poyferré
9/14/2016 - neilemc Likes this wine: 96 Points
Complex nose of cassis, mint, and very tertiary vanillin and licorice. An intense burst of sweet raspberry flavor leads to a mid-palate of lead and leather. The finish is flamboyant oak integrated with subtle baking spice. There's an amazing amount of life left in this wine, probably 10 years at least. A powerhouse!
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2005 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
7/1/2016 - neilemc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light straw yellow. Pungent lemon cake and apricots with notes of gasoline. Starts sweet and unctuous, with ripe yellow waxy fruit, pears and citrus. Silky oak is subtly integrated with the sweetness. A delight that needs to be drunk pretty quickly.
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