18c; no decant; dark ruby red; nose of must, wet moss, pine sap, stewed plums; brilliant attack, soft round tannins and plush black fruit fill the mouth, giving a long finish; black raspberries, stewed plums, pine sap, juniper, sage, bay leaf; lush, lovely; 18
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This was fine, albeit disappointingly lower than expectations! Felt a little advanced; lots of graphite/leather/earthiness/quintessential-tertiary-Bordeaux-things, but the fruit was skewed towards the stewed side, and it felt a little tired. Not brilliantly long or fresh, perhaps as a result of lower acidity (it’s ‘07, after all). Nothing wrong with it, just not as brilliant as other GPL vintages that I’ve been lucky to try.
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Medium ruby. Blackberry, blueberry, green pepper, violet, grass, vanilla, cedar, leather, mushroom and forest floor. Dry, medium acidity, resolved tannin, medium alcohol, medium body, maybe even a bit thin. Medium finish
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12/28/2023 - chokkon Likes this wine:
18c; no decant; dark ruby red; nose of must, wet moss, pine sap, stewed plums; brilliant attack, soft round tannins and plush black fruit fill the mouth, giving a long finish; black raspberries, stewed plums, pine sap, juniper, sage, bay leaf; lush, lovely; 18
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8/26/2023 - ThijsV Likes this wine: 91 Points
[Open bottles at Bloem Utrecht] although from a lesser vintage, this was the best bottle. Black fruit, ceder, earthiness, pencil shaving. Lovely
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6/27/2023 - hargy Likes this wine: 92 Points
sadly the last of my bottles - a lovely GPL, I very much prefer this to the 2006 - great value and a delicious wine for the vintage
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6/9/2023 - Jamieson12o wrote: 91 Points
This was fine, albeit disappointingly lower than expectations! Felt a little advanced; lots of graphite/leather/earthiness/quintessential-tertiary-Bordeaux-things, but the fruit was skewed towards the stewed side, and it felt a little tired. Not brilliantly long or fresh, perhaps as a result of lower acidity (it’s ‘07, after all). Nothing wrong with it, just not as brilliant as other GPL vintages that I’ve been lucky to try.
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5/5/2023 - Gone with the wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby. Blackberry, blueberry, green pepper, violet, grass, vanilla, cedar, leather, mushroom and forest floor. Dry, medium acidity, resolved tannin, medium alcohol, medium body, maybe even a bit thin. Medium finish
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