2005 Château Balestard La Tonnelle

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89 points

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  9/13/2020 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 Points

  Fully developed, medium-bodied, fresh, bright, earthy, round and soft with sweet, juicy plums, smoke, licorice and earthy nuances.

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  12/23/2019 - foyfrcs Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Still a little tannic, but drinking quite well.
  Decanted an hour before drinking, might have been better to decant a bit earlier.
  Plums, berries, enjoyable.
  Still some life left in it.

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  11/15/2015 - whitejamesn Likes this wine: 88 Points

  v.good for the price

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  11/13/2015 - DBunk Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very tannic out of the gates and wound tight. 20 minute decant and it started showing currants, black fruits, red plum, cedar, graphite and pencil shavings. The cab franc here lends a bit of herbal tones (not greenness). After 1h of decanting the tannins smoothed somewhat and carried this through on a nice medium+ finish. This could age longer but with a little air this is drinking well now. Tannins need food (had with grilled chicken, grilled lamb and rice).

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  11/9/2015 - rgawlowski Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice, oaky, a bit dry berry, but sophisticated. I'd buy it again.

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