Decanted for 1.5 hours. Nose of sweet black cherries with a hint of spice and a prominent whiff of alcohol. The cherries follow through to the palate with a hint of liquorice. Smooth. An excellent wine.
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I recently read an article that rates the 2011 Bordeaux vintage at this stage of its development as an adolescent; surly and uncommunicative. Despite this warning, I decided to try a bottle anyway and got the full force of teenage angst. A closed nose and palate, this wine gave nothing away. I can only hope that time will aid its development. In the meantime I think I'll start on the 2012s.
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Quite sublime, nuanced and satisfying. Nose: a dead-heat between red fruit and savoury spice. Palate: for me, spice and pepper yet my wife sensed more fruit with a touch of pepper. A real crowd pleaser. Decanted for 1.5 hours.
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2010 Fattoria La Gerla Birba Toscana IGT
11/15/2015 - jpcairney Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 1.5 hours. Nose of sweet black cherries with a hint of spice and a prominent whiff of alcohol. The cherries follow through to the palate with a hint of liquorice. Smooth. An excellent wine.
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2011 Château Plince
11/10/2015 - jpcairney wrote: 76 Points
I recently read an article that rates the 2011 Bordeaux vintage at this stage of its development as an adolescent; surly and uncommunicative. Despite this warning, I decided to try a bottle anyway and got the full force of teenage angst. A closed nose and palate, this wine gave nothing away. I can only hope that time will aid its development. In the meantime I think I'll start on the 2012s.
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2010 Delas Frères Côte-Rôtie Seigneur de Maugiron
4/30/2015 - jpcairney Likes this wine: 91 Points
Quite sublime, nuanced and satisfying. Nose: a dead-heat between red fruit and savoury spice. Palate: for me, spice and pepper yet my wife sensed more fruit with a touch of pepper. A real crowd pleaser. Decanted for 1.5 hours.
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