2005 Domaine de Courteillac

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  9/18/2020 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Wonderful earthy leathery nose. As expected for an older wine, started well balanced and nice, became a bit thin, then matured with nice tannins. Drink soon.

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  2/16/2020 - df1962 wrote: 91 Points

  PnD let air for 1hr.
  
  Clear medium ruby. No sign of garnet/bricking despite reviews indicating this was past the drinking window.
  
  Clean. Medium intensity with aromas of cedar cassis blackberry herbs and crushed stones.
  
  Dry. Medium alcohol. Medium acidity. Medium(+) tannins. Medium body. Medium intensity with flavours of cassis plum mushroom leatherand herbs.
  
  Medium(+) with notes of blackberry torrefaction and tobacco. Very good. Drink now not suitable for further ageing. This has held up beyond expectation. In a real sweet spot. Drink up.

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  4/1/2019 - tbone wrote:

  Delicious, drinking at peak now. Mature fruit and earth and no avert acidity for me.

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  12/9/2018 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Initially wonderful with great balance and leather. Quickly turned acidic so drink this quickly with no decanting time or you will miss the beauty.

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  1/8/2018 - cstir Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Still drinking well; nice balance and smoothness with soft tannins

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