Not bad - at first, very unimpressive. Five hours in the decanter changed nothing, it just tasted rather faded and past it. I considered chucking it, but recorked it and left it in the cellar for three days, after which a new wine entirely had emerged, much fresher, with at last some decent blackcurrant fruit, and a fairly long, elegant finish. Not really a match for the 2000 - it has neither the charm nor the intensity, nor, for me at least, for the 2008, but a perfectly decent bottle if you give it enough time, so it may improve further in the future.
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I put this in a carafe at 11:30 a.m. for a dinner at 4:30. With a bone-in ribeye and dauphinois this wine showed its power- a velvet carpet of dark fruit, a little pepper, and what can only be described as smooth elegance.
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4/8/2024 - Julian Marshall wrote: 91 Points
Not bad - at first, very unimpressive. Five hours in the decanter changed nothing, it just tasted rather faded and past it. I considered chucking it, but recorked it and left it in the cellar for three days, after which a new wine entirely had emerged, much fresher, with at last some decent blackcurrant fruit, and a fairly long, elegant finish. Not really a match for the 2000 - it has neither the charm nor the intensity, nor, for me at least, for the 2008, but a perfectly decent bottle if you give it enough time, so it may improve further in the future.
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3/7/2024 - super007 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great
Tertiary notes and maturation showing their effects
Still fruity, albeit dried but balanced and great wine
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1/28/2024 - Tobias Strathmann Likes this wine: 97 Points
Great drinking window - beautiful tannins and texture - just lagging a few third degree aromas
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12/25/2023 - efrench@stackpolefrench.com Likes this wine: 90 Points
I put this in a carafe at 11:30 a.m. for a dinner at 4:30. With a bone-in ribeye and dauphinois this wine showed its power- a velvet carpet of dark fruit, a little pepper, and what can only be described as smooth elegance.
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12/25/2023 - bflood16 wrote: 92 Points
Wonderful expression of Margaux. Aromatic nose, silky smooth tannins, juicy and a pleasure to drink
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