2005 Château Desmirail

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  10/20/2023 - Phanix Likes this wine: 92 Points

  tasted 2023/09.
  Velvet tannin. Medium+ acidity well balances the wine. There're some aged tertiary flavors like meaty, leather, but the fresh fruit flavors (e.g. black fruits, red fruits, flowers, etc.) are still distinct. Oak effects are well integrated now. Lingering finish. Lasting 3+ hours. Can still keep for a few years.

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  8/27/2023 - rwpalmer wrote: 89 Points

  Mostly purple still even if not the deepest hue. The nose is forthright--floral, something "new world" even. Very clean. Not complex. Some tell-tale 2005 hardness on the finish, but with just enough fruit to make me hopeful that this could gain interest and balance. Impressive how young this tastes considering its 18 years.

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  11/14/2022 - Smahlatz wrote: 89 Points

  9 years since my last bottle. Very good but not going to set the world on fire.

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  1/26/2022 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Still not ready yet, but continuing to develop well, with more Margaux elegance than before but quite a lot of tannins to resolve - it is certainly drinking well but will improve further.

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  12/11/2021 - ElAzul Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Another wedding anniversary wine and very nice though a bit pricey for the quality. This was obviously a little too young to drink given its shyness and reticence the first few hours open. Still it was enjoyable at the end with grilled lamb. Even better second night open as the tannin softened with air. Lots of blackberry and cherry fruit so very worthwhile waiting to judge it. I have never had wine fr on this 3rd growth before but will gladly look for another go! It will get better over the next 3-5 years.

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