2011 Château Baret

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 86 points

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  11/16/2017 - nhericks Likes this wine: 86 Points

  I fully agree with the previous notes. Same experience here, it needs two hours in the decanter or glass to develop. Certainly no deep, long wine, but quite tasty and balanced once it settled. Nothing to store for long but I think it will last a few more years.

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  2/2/2016 - PSPatrick wrote: 86 Points

  Same experience as macaujames described in his note. The wine had a subdued nose of red and dark fruit, some chocolate, rosemary and vegetal notes. This was reflected on the palate; red and dark fruit, red cherry, earthy and vegetal notes, with fresh, medium-plus acidity, medium-plus tannin and average length. The wine seemed disjointed, acidic and almost watery at first, after about an hour in the decanter the oak became pronounced in an unpleasant way, and after two hours in the decanter the wine had gained weight, found some sort of balance and actually was reasonably enjoyable.

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  1/5/2016 - macaujames wrote: 86 Points

  At first this is quite thin and austere with aromas of cassis, earth and minerals. Ends short to medium long, fresh and quite dry. After half an hour or so it lengthens and becomes quite oaky and a little tannic. is then an 85. After an hour the texture smoothes out a bit and becomes an 86. Quite serious. This is set very near to Bordeaux just off the ring road in Villenave d'Ornon.

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