I looked at my notes from 2009. The flavour profile of this bottle was just as I described in 2009 but that’s where the similarity ended. This wine, this bottle, is in its prime now, robust well structures with notable acidity and still some ripe tannin hanging around. The dark fruit carries the mid palate well. In a blind tasting I would be somewhere in the Pessac-Léognan part of Bordeaux. The finish is decent, not as long as the mid palate would suggest, but balanced and smooth.
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There is definitely nothing over the hill about this bottle. I can't compare it to how it was years ago but it was certainly very nice for us. We popped and poured last night, reserved half, and finished it tonight. It was still drinking strong - not faded in the least.
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I expected this one to be past its prime, but was surprised. Dark, just slightly faded rim. Forward nose of ripe cherry , plum and wood. Tannins faded away but good acidity kept the wine structure in place on the palate. Good finish. Drink up now.
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3/2/2021 - Milos Likes this wine: 92 Points
I looked at my notes from 2009. The flavour profile of this bottle was just as I described in 2009 but that’s where the similarity ended. This wine, this bottle, is in its prime now, robust well structures with notable acidity and still some ripe tannin hanging around. The dark fruit carries the mid palate well. In a blind tasting I would be somewhere in the Pessac-Léognan part of Bordeaux. The finish is decent, not as long as the mid palate would suggest, but balanced and smooth.
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1/21/2015 - guido23 Likes this wine: 89 Points
There is definitely nothing over the hill about this bottle. I can't compare it to how it was years ago but it was certainly very nice for us. We popped and poured last night, reserved half, and finished it tonight. It was still drinking strong - not faded in the least.
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6/18/2010 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 90 Points
I totally agree with MIlos on this one. I bought this on release back in 93 for about $14 and what a wine this turned out to be. Still very youthful.
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3/22/2009 - Milos wrote: 92 Points
I expected this one to be past its prime, but was surprised. Dark, just slightly faded rim. Forward nose of ripe cherry , plum and wood. Tannins faded away but good acidity kept the wine structure in place on the palate. Good finish. Drink up now.
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2/17/2008 - Pmoreault wrote: 89 Points
Very light an subtil wine with delicat fruit flavor
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