1996 Château Tour de Pez

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  9/1/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  Typically a blend of Merlot (60%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). 12,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Somewhat evolved and moderately translucent pomegranate color. Somewhat restrained nose with subtly sweet-toned aromas of dark plums and other dark fruits, some juicy notes of blackcurrant, a little bit of tobacco, light herbaceous leafy notes, a hint of toasty wood spice and a touch of earth. The wine is dry, firm and sinewy on the palate with a medium body and savory flavors of fresh blackcurrant, tobacco, some gravelly mineral tones, light ferrous notes of blood, a little bit of meaty character, a hint of sour cherry bitterness and a touch of woody oak spice. The overall feel is still quite structured, thanks to the high acidity and firm but quite gentle and supple medium-minus tannins. The finish is firm and dry with quite long flavors of fresh blackcurrants and slightly sweeter notes of wizened red plums, a little bit of meaty umami, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of woody oak spice and a touch of tobacco.
  
  A nicely evolved, albeit a bit restrained St. Estèphe. Not an overtly complex wine, but nevertheless shows good depth of flavor and nice combination of fresh fruit flavors and more developed qualities. Most likely the cellaring potential here is going to be quite limited, but I have no doubts the wine will keep just fine for years more. A thoroughly enjoyable 25-yo claret. A bargain at 20€.

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  9/19/2018 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Clear in the glass, still a dark ruby. A nose of earth and some chocolate. Has black currant on the palate. Tannins fully resolved. For 22 years it’s doing ok, but nothing special.

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  10/21/2015 - Neurowine1 wrote:

  Over the hill by a couple years. Now dried out, overly hot on the finish. Tasting mostly of wood and chemical elements with a hint of black cherry and tar. I think this would have been nice a decade ago. Is it really true that 96% of you are still holding? If so, nothing to wait for here boys (and girls).

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  2/5/2012 - fc1910 wrote: 88 Points

  Fc St. Pauli Football ICE- outwardstourtasting to Aachen; Germany: very earthy nose, on the palate abrasiv, midweight body, earthy, a hint of spiecery, long aftertaste, may improve a little more by cellaring 87-89

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  4/10/2011 - otisabdul wrote: 87 Points

  Fully mature claret, Nice rich chocolatey black currant fruit, framed by some minerally notes. However, tannins are soft and depleted, so the finish is short. Drink up.

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