Still has some punch to it, fortunately. Clear rim with amber colors but ruby gleaning thru the core in the glass. On the nose, rosemary, cinnamon, blueberry bramble & English walnut. On the pallet, baked plum, cranberry, Asian spice, slightly burnt toffee. Heat on the back of the throat. I’m pleasantly surprised this wine still shows ripe fruit - long finish. Drink now or soon to enjoy this balanced fruit/tertiary stage. I feel that it is at or just past it’s peak.
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Classic Margaux. Deep garnet color, opaque Mixed berry bouquet, ripe plum, ripe black cherry makes your mouth water just by inhaling its aroma. A voluptuous texture, already open & ready yet potential to age probably a 10-15 year more. Solid value in Margaux for GCC.
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For my taste, perhaps I should have rescued this from the seller a couple years earlier as I love forward fruit. However it’s giving so much personality with flavors of black tea, rosemary, forest floor, thyme & black licorice. The tannins are quite velvety, the acidity is refreshing. Alcohol is evident however relatively well integrated. This has been open one hour and is continuing to develop.
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1990 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Cadettes
8/28/2021 - Pinkikittytat Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still has some punch to it, fortunately.
Clear rim with amber colors but ruby gleaning thru the core in the glass.
On the nose, rosemary, cinnamon, blueberry bramble & English walnut.
On the pallet, baked plum, cranberry, Asian spice, slightly burnt toffee. Heat on the back of the throat. I’m pleasantly surprised this wine still shows ripe fruit - long finish. Drink now or soon to enjoy this balanced fruit/tertiary stage. I feel that it is at or just past it’s peak.
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2010 Château Marquis de Terme
5/3/2021 - Pinkikittytat Likes this wine: 90 Points
Classic Margaux.
Deep garnet color, opaque
Mixed berry bouquet, ripe plum, ripe black cherry makes your mouth water just by inhaling its aroma.
A voluptuous texture, already open & ready yet potential to age probably a 10-15 year more. Solid value in Margaux for GCC.
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2000 Azienda Bricco Rocche (Ceretto) Barolo Brunate
9/3/2018 - Pinkikittytat Likes this wine: 91 Points
For my taste, perhaps I should have rescued this from the seller a couple years earlier as I love forward fruit. However it’s giving so much personality with flavors of black tea, rosemary, forest floor, thyme & black licorice. The tannins are quite velvety, the acidity is refreshing. Alcohol is evident however relatively well integrated. This has been open one hour and is continuing to develop.
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