1996 Château Balestard La Tonnelle

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.3 points

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  3/24/2016 - bjwca Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Solid brown color showing definite age, but still with lots of flavor remaining in this wine. A heavier alcohol flavor than I expected. Very enjoyable fully aged Bordeaux.

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  3/8/2016 - focus Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I really enjoyed this one, cedar, cigar, cassis, cigar box...classic aged Bordeaux IMO.
  Light alchol, soft tannins...drinking well. Wish I had more!

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  3/29/2015 - focus Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Ceder, subtle cigar, tobacco, hint of cassis, moderately aromatic with medium body, still some tannins and medium finish. Definetetly had it's day.

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  10/27/2013 - -Tim- Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Last two bottles from the OWC. Almost at the edge now as berries are fading. Cellar nose, sea salt, earthy palate, some rubber. Drink up!

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  4/29/2012 - -Tim- wrote: 87 Points

  Had 7 more bottles of this wine over the last 15 months. I have to say that in my opinion this Bordeaux improved despite indicated otherwise in my posting from January 2011!

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