2015 Clos Lunelles

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91 points

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  5/25/2023 - HeavyPourWine wrote: flawed

  A week in Bordeaux (Mouton, Pontet Canet, D'Issan, Langoa & Leoville Barton, SHL, Arbo, Pavie, Fleur de Bouard, Cheval Blanc, VCC, Figeac); 5/21/2023-5/26/2023 (Left and Right banks of Bordeaux): Tasted @ Chateau. Wine was bad and no other bottle was offered to taste.

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  5/14/2022 - WDK Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opaque purple, flavors of black fruit and charcoal. Long, unctuous finish.

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  1/29/2022 - Wine Diplomats Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From the Perse Family of Chateau Pavie. Clay and limestone soil similar to St. Emilion. 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. To maximize concentration, they keep yields low by crop thinning and deleafing with careful hand harvested selection and sorting. They typically use around 50% new oak.
  
  Deep dark color Immediate dark ripe fruit on the nose and palate. Elegant feel. Easy to like. However, there’s good acidity too and gripping tannins that soften up with air and food. Still primary with just a touch of chocolate oak influence. Like a modern St. Emilion. More restrained than I thought it would be given the reputation of Chateau Pavie as a dense and rich wine. At the same time, it’s a good gateway wine for a California wine lover to get into Bordeaux.
  
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  10/31/2020 - Ibetian wrote: 88 Points

  Decanted shortly before tasting; a longer decant or more time in the cellar might help. First impression was overwhelming alcohol on the nose. This lessened a bit over time, but after an hour the nose was still dominated by alcohol. The palate was better, very ripe, rich modern Bordeaux, plums, black berries and noticeable tannins. Not my cup of tea these days. Bought one bottle to try. Will not buy again.

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  1/26/2020 - Best QPR Tracker wrote: 90 Points

  Impressively opaque. Peony and black raspberry on the nose, with earthy touches and some minerality. Surprising notes of fennel once on the palate (smart and sharp borrowed descriptor). Singular paradox between the coolness of a late terroir and the warmth of the vintage: while the deep red and almost blue berries propose a peppery and somewhat austere blast of acidity from the mid-palate, the wine cannot hide its alcohol (14.5% abv.). Substantial tannic load, yet resolved and juicy. Some addionnal nuances to the fruit appeared the 3rd day of tasting. Drink today with minimum 3hrs of decantation, or better hold 5-7 years before trying. 90+

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