Very pleased with this wine. Still very full body with significant depth and complexity. One of many wines recommended to me by David Goodwin at the SF Wine Club who left us much too early. Rest in peace my friend.
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Remarkable. The level of complexity is comparable only to the best Saint Emilion wines. Perfectly aged, still tons of fruit to keep this amazing wine delivering pleasure for many years to come. Super lovely in my book!
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Dark ruby red color. The nose is packed with black cherry and dark berry, but it lacks the earthy, sometimes green, notes I find in many Bordeaux wines. The palate displays dark fruit with occasional earth and mineral notes, and while not terribly complex, it is well made with a pleasing flavor profile. There is ample tannic structure and good acidity in this medium-bodied wine. Overall, I would have placed this as a good Washington cabernet-based wine, which is not a slight in any way. It is an excellent QPR.
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Although ranking doesn't show it, this wine did rather well in the '05 Bordeaux tasting, this month. It did get one 1st place vote, but still ranked 7th overall. It took a long time for this wine to open up and show it stuff compared to the rest. Once it got going it was not a standout, but provided some enjoyment.
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(Saintayme) Big juicy blackberry, fresh mulberry nose; tight, tart berry, mulberry, tart black fruit and graphite palate; medium finish 87+ pts. (2nd wine of L'Eglise Clinet)
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11/18/2021 - Voleduvin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very pleased with this wine. Still very full body with significant depth and complexity. One of many wines recommended to me by David Goodwin at the SF Wine Club who left us much too early. Rest in peace my friend.
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8/20/2021 - bordeauxman777 wrote: flawed
this bottle was way past it's time or somehow compromised
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4/17/2021 - bordeauxman777 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Remarkable. The level of complexity is comparable only to the best Saint Emilion wines. Perfectly aged, still tons of fruit to keep this amazing wine delivering pleasure for many years to come. Super lovely in my book!
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2/15/2017 - Meerlust wrote: 88 Points
Dark ruby red color. The nose is packed with black cherry and dark berry, but it lacks the earthy, sometimes green, notes I find in many Bordeaux wines. The palate displays dark fruit with occasional earth and mineral notes, and while not terribly complex, it is well made with a pleasing flavor profile. There is ample tannic structure and good acidity in this medium-bodied wine. Overall, I would have placed this as a good Washington cabernet-based wine, which is not a slight in any way. It is an excellent QPR.
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2/9/2017 - up4wine wrote: 88 Points
Although ranking doesn't show it, this wine did rather well in the '05 Bordeaux tasting, this month. It did get one 1st place vote, but still ranked 7th overall. It took a long time for this wine to open up and show it stuff compared to the rest. Once it got going it was not a standout, but provided some enjoyment.
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