Muted merlot red fruit flavors with some tobacco and gravel. Decent balance. Not much aroma. Short finish. Passable but not distinguished, a bit disappointing for a high reputation property.
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Restaurant purchase, short note. Easing drinking, charming Pessac. Some tobacco and minerality, Merlot fruit dominating. Structure mostly gone, short finish with little complexity, but good balance. Solid. 15.5/20
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Immediate blueberry and red fruit on opening. Gravel and stone come in the background with an oaked finish. Good balance, I like the wine but for the price you could do better.
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(Château Carbonnieux) Dark ruby color; cedar, red currant, pencil lead nose; tasty, red currant, cedar, pencil lead palate with good balancing acidity; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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3/26/2024 - wineappreciation wrote: 91 Points
Blackberry, black currant, leather; graceful and mellowed, fruit mostly faded; not particularly lively but enjoyable with some refinement of age
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5/27/2023 - elodin wrote: 89 Points
Muted merlot red fruit flavors with some tobacco and gravel. Decent balance. Not much aroma. Short finish. Passable but not distinguished, a bit disappointing for a high reputation property.
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10/17/2022 - ploher wrote:
Restaurant purchase, short note. Easing drinking, charming Pessac. Some tobacco and minerality, Merlot fruit dominating. Structure mostly gone, short finish with little complexity, but good balance. Solid. 15.5/20
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12/4/2021 - dekevain Likes this wine: 90 Points
Immediate blueberry and red fruit on opening. Gravel and stone come in the background with an oaked finish. Good balance, I like the wine but for the price you could do better.
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11/21/2021 - tristand wrote: 88 Points
Decanted a few hours, good overall quality wine but disappointed in regard of the price. I expected it better for a Grand Cus Classé
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