Note: I use the recommended scale, so 85 represents a very good wine.
Upon opening, I thought the bottle was shot. Nevertheless, after an hour in a decanter, and through the evening, the wine truly opened. Admittedly, some of the richness I described in 2010 was not there, but it was still a very good bottle. Spicy CDP profile.
Drink up!
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This is really showing its age & seems a bit over the hill. Lots of tertiary earthy/tobacco notes, not a ton of fruit, but what's there is quite dark. Still very drinkable, but not at its prime. Drink up.
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Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
Not quite as impressive as the bottle I had 9 years ago (wow, how time flies), but still very good. As before, a "big" wine that benefited from a little breathing. CDP profile to be certain.
I have a few more, and I will try to drink them in the near term.
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Opaque with an inch pour, but partly for an unusual reason - the wine has some turgidity along with a brown tone of color. Similarly, the smell has a hint of raisin and alcoholic burn in the nose. Together, these suggest that the wine is declining from oxidation. However, that possibly oxidized taste did not become any stronger or more prominent after being opened for 5 days. The sip shows both lively acidity and drying tannin with a softened edge, plus red raspberry fruit and a still delicious aftertaste. Overall, a somewhat bipolar wine, starting in depression and ending on a manic high.
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1/29/2023 - John Nezlek wrote: 88 Points
Note: I use the recommended scale, so 85 represents a very good wine.
Upon opening, I thought the bottle was shot.
Nevertheless, after an hour in a decanter, and through the evening, the wine truly opened.
Admittedly, some of the richness I described in 2010 was not there, but it was still a very good bottle.
Spicy CDP profile.
Drink up!
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4/5/2020 - Sijan wrote:
This is really showing its age & seems a bit over the hill. Lots of tertiary earthy/tobacco notes, not a ton of fruit, but what's there is quite dark. Still very drinkable, but not at its prime. Drink up.
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10/11/2019 - John Nezlek wrote: 88 Points
Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
Not quite as impressive as the bottle I had 9 years ago (wow, how time flies), but still very good.
As before, a "big" wine that benefited from a little breathing. CDP profile to be certain.
I have a few more, and I will try to drink them in the near term.
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4/26/2018 - europat55 wrote: 91 Points
2003 Chateauenuf du Papes (Tom's house in Palo Alto, California): Nose: B++ Palate: B++/A-
My #5, Group's #7 (103 pts) Tasted blind.
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1/1/2017 - Mossrose wrote: 92 Points
Opaque with an inch pour, but partly for an unusual reason - the wine has some turgidity along with a brown tone of color. Similarly, the smell has a hint of raisin and alcoholic burn in the nose. Together, these suggest that the wine is declining from oxidation. However, that possibly oxidized taste did not become any stronger or more prominent after being opened for 5 days. The sip shows both lively acidity and drying tannin with a softened edge, plus red raspberry fruit and a still delicious aftertaste. Overall, a somewhat bipolar wine, starting in depression and ending on a manic high.
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