Uncork the bottle 1 hour in advance. It is a good wine and exceeded my expectations. It has soft tannins and balanced flavors of plum, licorice and minerality. Affordable price.
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Bought 6 bottles in the owc at 25€ each and opened the first one this week. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. 12 months maturation in oak barrels (33% new).
3h decant. Excellent Poujeaux vintage; I agree with Neil Martins (93-95p) black cherries, Sucklings (92-94p) lavender, Jane Ansons (92p) grippy tannins, and Falstaffs (93p) tobacco notes.
Early drinking window. Looking forward to try the remaining bottles in the next years.
From a half bottle. A generous nose of blackcurrant, cedar and spices. An even more generous, super-concentrated fruit and baking-spice body. Hotly alcoholic on the finish, a little too much for me. A valiant effort to make a Bordeaux as fleshy as a California Cab...
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3/21/2024 - Khon Kaen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Uncork the bottle 1 hour in advance. It is a good wine and exceeded my expectations. It has soft tannins and balanced flavors of plum, licorice and minerality. Affordable price.
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2/29/2024 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bought 6 bottles in the owc at 25€ each and opened the first one this week.
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. 12 months maturation in oak barrels (33% new).
3h decant. Excellent Poujeaux vintage; I agree with Neil Martins (93-95p) black cherries, Sucklings (92-94p) lavender, Jane Ansons (92p) grippy tannins, and Falstaffs (93p) tobacco notes.
Early drinking window. Looking forward to try the remaining bottles in the next years.
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12/2/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 93 Points
Fantastic structure here. Beautiful fruit, polished tannins, medium bodied, fresh finish. This will be great at age 10.
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9/27/2023 - Captain Darrend wrote:
Drink now
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6/30/2023 - Zoomin Z Likes this wine: 91 Points
From a half bottle. A generous nose of blackcurrant, cedar and spices. An even more generous, super-concentrated fruit and baking-spice body. Hotly alcoholic on the finish, a little too much for me. A valiant effort to make a Bordeaux as fleshy as a California Cab...
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