2005 Château Magrez Fombrauge

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  9/2/2023 - lv2tri wrote: 91 Points

  Opened for three hours - benefitted from all of that time … a bit oaky, a bit tannic … not unpleasant but not what we were hoping for … have another bottle so hoping for a pleasant surprise at the end of the case.

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  8/27/2023 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Sunday night dinner in Marietta (Sommelier Guild of Atlanta) (Marietta, GA): Brought this one to the guild event from my cellar. Double decanted and immediately back into the bottle (good thing b/c lots of sediment). First pour about an hour and half later. With a few swirls opened up nicely. Typical BDX nose and mouth - really nice. WOTN for me. Great pairing with BBQ pork

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  12/16/2022 - lozon Likes this wine: 99 Points

  First bottle of a case bought at auction. 80% merlot, 20% cabernet franc. PnP. I am drinking it now. Pristine bottle with mid neck fill, perfect capsule, label and cork suggesting good storage. It looked inky purple on the pour but held against light is dark garnet with a hint of brown at the edges.The moderately intense nose is enticing with clean dark fruit. Mouthfeel and flavor are absolutely mind blowing. This is a special wine. The intense, clean, pure dark fruit is balanced to perfection by silky smooth tannins with no rough edges. I would not decant this as you can't improve on perfection. Pnp only. The finish lasts 30 seconds but the incredible flavor of this wine stays in the mouth for minutes. The nose on the second glass is more intense. I keep raising my score since this is now perfection. This is honestly better than an "89 Lafite I just finished. I'm not sure how it will get better with age, just older. In a cool cellar it should plateau for 3-4 years (maybe 10) but I plan to drink it all before then. Don't push your luck. I have never seen a wine improve beyond perfection. It is a 100 point wine. But if I do that my credibility will suffer. I am hoping the next 11 bottles will be the same. Salud.

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  3/26/2022 - BBencz Likes this wine:

  Two hour decant. Spring flowers on the nose, and jam packed with tons of fruit. Still very tannic. If drinking now, give 6-7 hours in the decanter. Otherwise, wait another 5 years or more. A beauty.

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  12/13/2019 - soyhead wrote:

  very tight wine. not ready. showing better after sitting on the counter for 48 hours. packed with dark fruits, nice acidity, and quite tannic. I say hold this for ten more years.

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