Drank a few weeks ago at a private dinner and this delivered exactly what we were looking for with its typical Margaux profile of dark red / black fruit, smooth tannins and flavors of earth, tobacco with hints of dark chocolate and a finish that lingers for nearly a minute. Excellent wine that needs to decant at least an hour to unfurl. Rich, nuanced and fulfilling - glad I have a few more bottles. IMO this is ready to drink now but careful cellaring will yield at least 5-7 more years of pleasant drinking before it starts to peak.
Maybe a misfiring bottle? Or was there just a hint of TCA that chipped away the life and beauty of this wine. Either way this did not feel at par with what we expected nor with the notes below so we will not rate. If we had to it would have been 88-89
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3/5/2024 - brennan18 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank a few weeks ago at a private dinner and this delivered exactly what we were looking for with its typical Margaux profile of dark red / black fruit, smooth tannins and flavors of earth, tobacco with hints of dark chocolate and a finish that lingers for nearly a minute. Excellent wine that needs to decant at least an hour to unfurl. Rich, nuanced and fulfilling - glad I have a few more bottles. IMO this is ready to drink now but careful cellaring will yield at least 5-7 more years of pleasant drinking before it starts to peak.
93+ points
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1/9/2024 - BrunelloBob wrote: 90 Points
Dark, full-bodied. Ready to drink, but producer strikes me as over-rated
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12/28/2023 - Papies wrote:
Maybe a misfiring bottle? Or was there just a hint of TCA that chipped away the life and beauty of this wine. Either way this did not feel at par with what we expected nor with the notes below so we will not rate. If we had to it would have been 88-89
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11/24/2023 - rjfix Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking very well now, decanted 2hrs
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11/4/2023 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really enjoyed this. Still fairly primary but good depth and finish.
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