Well evolved, orange/brown rim, light garnet centre. Good nose, sweet spices, tobacco, leather, forest notes, not much fruit. On the palate soft, gentle, slightly spicy with hardly any tannins, but good freshness. Past its best, still pretty good. Drink up. 88-90
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Smells of things that would delight English gentlemen of a certain age, Chesterfield lounges, pipe tobacco and leather and wooden interiors from grand marque British vehicles of a bygone era. It has a vinous sweetness that intensifies in the glass. There’s plenty of earth and a nice vein of mineral. It has good proportion and excellent balance. Thank fuck Michel Rolland wasn’t tinkering with Merlot and Cabernet Franc on the right bank of the Gironde during this period.
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A bit close on the nose (nuances of strawberry and blueberry with an earthy ending), but on the palate was spectacular, with a surprising evolution of flavours in the glass and paired with food (especially with a tuna with courgette and tomato sauce pie). And I didn't find any disturbing acidity in the wine.
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12/24/2017 - conman0321 wrote: 91 Points
surprisingly filled with character despite age.
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11/20/2014 - rossi.wine wrote: 89 Points
Well evolved, orange/brown rim, light garnet centre. Good nose, sweet spices, tobacco, leather, forest notes, not much fruit. On the palate soft, gentle, slightly spicy with hardly any tannins, but good freshness. Past its best, still pretty good. Drink up. 88-90
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4/17/2014 - Lype Likes this wine:
No formal notes.
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3/12/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Smells of things that would delight English gentlemen of a certain age, Chesterfield lounges, pipe tobacco and leather and wooden interiors from grand marque British vehicles of a bygone era. It has a vinous sweetness that intensifies in the glass. There’s plenty of earth and a nice vein of mineral. It has good proportion and excellent balance. Thank fuck Michel Rolland wasn’t tinkering with Merlot and Cabernet Franc on the right bank of the Gironde during this period.
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4/22/2011 - garagar wrote: 91 Points
A bit close on the nose (nuances of strawberry and blueberry with an earthy ending), but on the palate was spectacular, with a surprising evolution of flavours in the glass and paired with food (especially with a tuna with courgette and tomato sauce pie). And I didn't find any disturbing acidity in the wine.
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