2016 Château Lalande

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 89 points

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  2/11/2024 - trumpet60201 wrote: 89 Points

  Day 2 update: This has filled out a bit overnight in an open bottle. I think it needs time. There is a lot of oak and lots of tannins that need to shed, but the fruit is quite fresh and delicious. Give it a few more years.
  
  Original review: 88. This is tasty, but seems a hair thin and lacks a bit on the finish. Maybe time will improve this, but this was my only bottle.

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  1/1/2023 - DinoCollapso wrote: 81 Points

  2 hr decant. A lot of sediment in the bottle. Classical but ultimately a bit dull. Very dry, textbook Bordeaux Cab Sauv flavours. Soft tannins. Might improve with more bottle age but I didn't sense any withheld vigour. A grown up claret but unexciting. Not a re-buy at the QPR.

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  6/13/2021 - Harley1199 wrote:

  By the glass. Soft and tasty with a roundness already manifested in the mouth and a pleasant finish. Simplicity to enjoy right now. Current vintage really helped.
  
  Por copas. Suave y sabroso con una redondez ya manifiesta en boca y un final agradable. Sencillez para disfrutar desde ahora mismo. Esta específica añada ciertamente ayudó.

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  7/10/2019 - Alpton wrote: 89 Points

  Black cherry, dark chocolate, cigar box, plum marmalade. On the palate it is still very tight, even 3h after opening it (not decanted). The fruit is subdued by a bitter oak finish and the acidity quite high. Firm tannins and peppery finish. It needs cellar time.

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