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1995 Château Haut-Brion
4/26/2026 - Cailles wrote: 85 Points
28x Bordeaux 1995: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 1995 proved to be a highly disappointing vintage in this lineup, defined by structural severity rather than harmony. The overall average came in at a meagre 85.7pts. 2) The Right Bank was particularly brutal, with coarse tannins, sharp acidity and drying finishes dominating many wines. Fruit was often present in theory but rarely sufficient to create balance. 3) The Left Bank fared only marginally better. While generally less aggressively coarse, many wines were thin and watery on the mid palate, lacking depth and charm. 4) The central issue across both banks is balance. Even where fruit exists, it is frequently overwhelmed by structure, raising doubts about whether enough core material will remain once the tannins finally resolve. 5) Maybe decanting some wines might have helped here and there (not possible in this setting).
TN: Strawberry compote on the nose. The palate shows fruit but is acidic and slightly unbalanced, turning greener with air. Best moments approach 91pts but overall much lower. I've had this wine in much better form before (93pts).
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1995 Château Pape Clément
4/26/2026 - Cailles wrote: 87 Points
28x Bordeaux 1995: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 1995 proved to be a highly disappointing vintage in this lineup, defined by structural severity rather than harmony. The overall average came in at a meagre 85.7pts. 2) The Right Bank was particularly brutal, with coarse tannins, sharp acidity and drying finishes dominating many wines. Fruit was often present in theory but rarely sufficient to create balance. 3) The Left Bank fared only marginally better. While generally less aggressively coarse, many wines were thin and watery on the mid palate, lacking depth and charm. 4) The central issue across both banks is balance. Even where fruit exists, it is frequently overwhelmed by structure, raising doubts about whether enough core material will remain once the tannins finally resolve. 5) Maybe decanting some wines might have helped here and there (not possible in this setting).
TN: Muted nose. The palate shows sweet dark fruit, minerality and slight brett. Slightly coarse and watery but with some sweetness.
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1995 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
4/26/2026 - Cailles wrote: flawed
28x Bordeaux 1995: All wines tasted blind. Not decanted. A few observations: 1) 1995 proved to be a highly disappointing vintage in this lineup, defined by structural severity rather than harmony. The overall average came in at a meagre 85.7pts. 2) The Right Bank was particularly brutal, with coarse tannins, sharp acidity and drying finishes dominating many wines. Fruit was often present in theory but rarely sufficient to create balance. 3) The Left Bank fared only marginally better. While generally less aggressively coarse, many wines were thin and watery on the mid palate, lacking depth and charm. 4) The central issue across both banks is balance. Even where fruit exists, it is frequently overwhelmed by structure, raising doubts about whether enough core material will remain once the tannins finally resolve. 5) Maybe decanting some wines might have helped here and there (not possible in this setting).
TN: Heavily corked though underlying substance seemed present.
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