There's always a bit of an edge in this wine in this year. It's just a nice aged Bordeaux. Wish we had opened and double-decanted before bringing it. There was some sediment that had gotten stirred up into the wine so it poured a touch more cloudy and wasn't quite as clean of a style. But still very tasty.
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Decanted off the voluminous sediment maybe 15 minutes before serving. Better than the last bottle I had about a year ago, which had its momen but felt tired overall. This one had an hour or so of pungency, detail, and life before fading a bit. It was a super rewarding hour, showing prominent pencil lead and soil driven minerality, some gentle cassis, and flashes of the floral scents that point to Margaux. A graceful and harmonious wine, very classy, and for the peak hour it’s a special thing. If I had more, I’d be planning reasons to drink up, as there is nothing to gain from waiting.
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Wine Workshop: Chateau Palmer (Benoit): Good old Bordeaux. A lot of folks felt like this had graduated to straight up library but for me it was still hanging on to the fruit and hadn't quite gotten to the old musty style. Drinks well.
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2/15/2024 - Marole Likes this wine: 90 Points
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9/22/2023 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
Acidity-driven and light with decent balance. 91-92
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1/5/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
There's always a bit of an edge in this wine in this year. It's just a nice aged Bordeaux. Wish we had opened and double-decanted before bringing it. There was some sediment that had gotten stirred up into the wine so it poured a touch more cloudy and wasn't quite as clean of a style. But still very tasty.
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11/22/2022 - brooklynguy Likes this wine:
Decanted off the voluminous sediment maybe 15 minutes before serving. Better than the last bottle I had about a year ago, which had its momen but felt tired overall. This one had an hour or so of pungency, detail, and life before fading a bit. It was a super rewarding hour, showing prominent pencil lead and soil driven minerality, some gentle cassis, and flashes of the floral scents that point to Margaux. A graceful and harmonious wine, very classy, and for the peak hour it’s a special thing. If I had more, I’d be planning reasons to drink up, as there is nothing to gain from waiting.
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11/21/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Wine Workshop: Chateau Palmer (Benoit): Good old Bordeaux. A lot of folks felt like this had graduated to straight up library but for me it was still hanging on to the fruit and hadn't quite gotten to the old musty style. Drinks well.
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