1986 Château Balestard La Tonnelle

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Sjontoft's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/17/2014 - Sjontoft wrote: 90 Points

  Clear medium garnet
  Tea Leaves, Farm yard. Some fruit left.
  Still surprisingly complex. Tertiary flavours clearly dominate, but red fruit is still present although fading.
  Quite a food buy id you like fully mature Bordeaux. Should be drunk now. Nothing to gain from further ageing. Good value for money if you like your wine in this style.
  2/3 good to very good.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Derek Darth Taster's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/20/2014 - Derek Darth Taster wrote:

  Berry Bros. & Rudd Bordeaux Tasting Evening (Amoy Street): Appearance is clear, medium intensity, garnet colour, with brown rim. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of dried fruit, savoury earthy forest floor, and old leather. Developed.
  On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium- alcohol, soft velvety medium tannins, medium body. Medium+ flavor intensity, with flavours of dried berries, savoury earthy forest floor, and old leather. Medium finish.
  Good quality St. Emilion that has made it to a grand old age. Drink up now, not for further ageing.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.