Mid garnet. nose of b;lackcurrant, dried cherry, leather, smoke, tobacco box, meat, earth & spices. Decent body, strong acidity, integrated & ripe tannin. To taste blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, red cherry, leather, cedar, smoke, earth & leaves. Very long. Outstanding. Amazing balance and range of flavours. Solid intensity too. Remained fresh but plenty of tertiary complexity. Don't think it will improve but is also not going anywhere soon. Lovely treat.
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I finally opened another bottle of this wine. Decanted about one hour prior to serving. Quite pale, but not alarmingly so. Aromas clearly in the tertiary camp, but that is what I would expect after 45 years. Classic old-school St Emilion wine from a vintage that continues to provide great drinking pleasure no matter what the "experts" say. Impeccable balance, just enough tannin. Good acidity keeping the wine light and lively. Spicy, earthy, cedar and tobacco combine to form a very harmonious whole. Held up in decanter for almost three hours. Drink soon, but no urgency.
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Lot of brett which blew off after sitting for about an hour. Light in color which is to be expected, very light on the nose, elegant, with medium to long finish.
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Cranberry, leather, sous bois; balanced, some fruit still remaining, quite elegant, long finish, and rather enjoyable despite approaching decrepitude; peaked at about an hour and a half in
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2/18/2024 - JonathanFlavell Likes this wine:
Mid garnet. nose of b;lackcurrant, dried cherry, leather, smoke, tobacco box, meat, earth & spices. Decent body, strong acidity, integrated & ripe tannin. To taste blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, red cherry, leather, cedar, smoke, earth & leaves. Very long. Outstanding. Amazing balance and range of flavours. Solid intensity too. Remained fresh but plenty of tertiary complexity. Don't think it will improve but is also not going anywhere soon. Lovely treat.
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9/6/2023 - vagrantone Likes this wine: 91 Points
I finally opened another bottle of this wine.
Decanted about one hour prior to serving.
Quite pale, but not alarmingly so.
Aromas clearly in the tertiary camp, but that is what I would expect after 45 years.
Classic old-school St Emilion wine from a vintage that continues to provide great drinking pleasure no matter what the "experts" say.
Impeccable balance, just enough tannin. Good acidity keeping the wine light and lively. Spicy, earthy, cedar and tobacco combine to form a very harmonious whole.
Held up in decanter for almost three hours.
Drink soon, but no urgency.
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8/6/2023 - lfbaum Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lot of brett which blew off after sitting for about an hour. Light in color which is to be expected, very light on the nose, elegant, with medium to long finish.
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3/24/2022 - wineappreciation wrote: 92 Points
Cranberry, leather, sous bois; balanced, some fruit still remaining, quite elegant, long finish, and rather enjoyable despite approaching decrepitude; peaked at about an hour and a half in
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11/28/2021 - andtheodor wrote: 91 Points
Very soft and minty, capsicum, soil, fully mature. Gently spicy, caramelly, nice mix of fresh and old. Lovely old school right banker.
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