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2016 Château du Tertre
4/8/2024 - StBlGT Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice texture, round, and very balanced. Tannins are pretty delicate at the moment, with a medium+ acid. Citrus (orange), cherries, red berries, spices, and tilled soil. This wine started getting a little more on the modern end of the spectrum as it was exposed to air.
A good effort from a chateau that I was underwhelmed with in the past. Maybe it's the vintage? But, they made a great wine here...92 points.
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2016 Château de Sales
3/28/2024 - StBlGT wrote: 87 Points
Medium acid and tannin. A pretty ripe wine. Dark cherries smothered in plum sauce. A slight chocolate note pokes through and some spice on the tail end. The alcohol shows itself just a tad, as well. A little thin and the finish is shorter than I was expecting.
Day 2 brought out some nice earth notes on the finish. Something I am always looking for in my Bordeaux.
Overall, the wine is pretty well made and in balance...it just isn't my favorite style. This is drinking just fine on a pnp, but I don't see this making old bones. Drink now - 2029. 87 points.
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2016 Château Siran
3/21/2024 - StBlGT Likes this wine: 92 Points
First off, this is way better than the 2015. Like on a totally different planet.
The wine needs at least an hour to open up. Still tannic, but absolutely drinkable now. I love the acid level here...quite high. Dark cherries and blackberries, forest floor, shaved mushrooms, a hint of spice on the finish, but oak well integrated.
I had very low expectations for this after opening the 2015 recently...which was high in oak, alcohol poking through, and no complexity. But, this 2016 is everything the 2015 isn't (thankfully). Drink 2024 (with a decant) - 2038. 92 points.
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