I never open the same bottle two nights in a row, but if I don't drink these, they'll get lost for a couple more years. This bottle has a little bit more on the nose and slightly more fruit. Not a great Bordeaux by any stretch, but drinkable. I'll leave the last two for a few more weeks and hope I don't forget them.
Update (30 minutes hence). This has developed a decidedly fishy taste. Not pleasant. Probably goes down the drain.
Further update (next day): Thankfully, that funkiness blew off, leaving a very drinks wine.
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I wrote in my last tasting note that these needed to be drunk in short time. Still true. Fruit has started to fade and there's little structure left. One could euphemistically describe this as restrained in the traditional French style, but it lacks the "velvet fist" component. Not a bad wine, just simple and held beyond its "prime."
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Not unpalatable or undrinkable but very lacking. Nice aroma but very watery and thin mouthfeel. No exciting flavors on the medium length boring semi-tannic finish.
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4/9/2023 - Sidneypp wrote:
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2/19/2023 - VinCA wrote:
I never open the same bottle two nights in a row, but if I don't drink these, they'll get lost for a couple more years. This bottle has a little bit more on the nose and slightly more fruit. Not a great Bordeaux by any stretch, but drinkable. I'll leave the last two for a few more weeks and hope I don't forget them.
Update (30 minutes hence). This has developed a decidedly fishy taste. Not pleasant. Probably goes down the drain.
Further update (next day): Thankfully, that funkiness blew off, leaving a very drinks wine.
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2/18/2023 - VinCA wrote:
I wrote in my last tasting note that these needed to be drunk in short time. Still true. Fruit has started to fade and there's little structure left. One could euphemistically describe this as restrained in the traditional French style, but it lacks the "velvet fist" component. Not a bad wine, just simple and held beyond its "prime."
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6/11/2022 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 86 Points
A nose of muted fruit and spice, garnet in color. A medium bodied red blend, with black currant, plum, some dust and spice on finish. www.winelx.com
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1/31/2022 - ddemetri wrote: 85 Points
Not unpalatable or undrinkable but very lacking. Nice aroma but very watery and thin mouthfeel. No exciting flavors on the medium length boring semi-tannic finish.
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