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1998 Château Margaux
11/25/2017 - VitisNovice Likes this wine: 94 Points
I opened the bottle and decanted, drank over the course of a 4 hours. I put a stopper on the decanter and let some sit over night.
On initial pour, there were strong jam notes in the nose. The color was deep garnet with a slightly browning meniscus. The initial mouth feel was silky, round, and glassy. The tasting note were closed with strong graphite flavors. The finish lingered forever.
Second pour had a nose of prune and dried herbs. The mouth feel was tannic, layered, and rigid almost chewy. The tasting notes were iron and graphite, and oddly enough noticable kumquat rind (seriously).
Third pour had a nose of cured meat, dark fruit, and spice cabinet. The mouth feel was again round and tannic. The tasting notes were earthly, leather, iron reminiscent of a rare steak, and strong spiced fruit.
Fourth pour had a nose of stewed fruit and spice cabinet. The mouth feel was round, integrated, and lighter in the tannins. The tasting notes were spiced fruit and red candy.
Fifth pour had a closed nose. The mouth feel was round, silky, and tannic on the finish. The tasting notes were dark fruit and herbs.
Sixth pour had a nose of strong black fruit and dried herbs. The mouth feel was round, silky, and integrated. The tasting notes were of blackberry and licorice.
In the morning, it had a nose of leather. The mouth feel was flacid and tannic. The tasting notes were uniformly leather, but dull.
Overall the bottle in an intellectual treat, but lacks the heart of some claimed inferior names. Put differently, it lacked umph.
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1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
3/18/2016 - VitisNovice Does not like this wine:
Frustratingly bad. Very shocking. Didnt get better with ox.
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2004 Château Léoville Poyferré
3/4/2016 - VitisNovice Likes this wine: 92 Points
Developed beautifully.
Deep purple, with browning meniscus.
Nose of strong tart red fruits like apple and raspberry. It opened beautifully over the course of a few hours, did not decant.
Attack of cherry and soft rounded syrup, heavy, with an initial cedar back pallet that turned into cherry and sour cherry with some cherry pit.
Acidic, with soft barely present tanins, lacked a rigid structure but made up for it in the purity of its red fruits. Late in the evening it had soft notes of fig; but, it remained tart fruit throughout.
Beautiful.
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