2016 Château Larrivaux

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 89 points

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  12/12/2023 - classicalspin Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Hard nut, underneath the tannins and iron is the promise of blackberry fruit, spice and hint of raspberry on the finish. Broad and muscular, straightforward, nice length. This wine is just beginning to enter its drinking window, and I would recommend a decant, even the day before. I think this is good well beyond 2030. (Hope I live long enough to test the theory) I won't try another bottle for a couple of years to give those chewy tannins a chance to resolve. Better day 2. If there were a day 3, I think that would be better yet. You get the idea.

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  11/4/2023 - wcalleya Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wow, this 2016 is really the type of wine that I like to drink.
  
  Dark violet color with a smell of ripe red currant and blackberry. In the mouth, bold black fruits dominate with spices and tobacco. It's dry with tannins that are very present so this wine could probably use a few more years of aging.
  
  Nice finish and lenght for a Haut-Medoc that has a lot to offer in an affordable wine.

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  10/2/2023 - casaallora Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted 1 hour. Upon decanting big full flavorful plum aroma w/leather bound book color. Flavor of soft leather, ripe3 plum, light lead pencil. strong legs & rich balanced finish. Very nice w/grille Ribeye!

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  8/29/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 86 Points

  PnP. Solid, serviceable, not great. Decent for the money. Well-colored, somewhat floral nose. Mineral-laden fruit, a bit pedestrian. Inoffensive but not terribly noteworthy. 4-11-14-7: 86/100.

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  7/19/2023 - Martin_G wrote: 89 Points

  Good food wine. Rethinking the end-date for this one. Why not test it past 2030?

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