In the nose lots of blackberry, blueberry cedar, e’et tobacco. Mature, rounded tannins, juicy, reasonable aftertaste. A very well produced and drinkable Bdx.
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Red fruited and a little more thin than I remember from my initial tasting in 2020. Could be in a phase, or could be more similar to the early drinking 2013 vintage. For now this is best paired with lighter foods.
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This fairy-tale Château,surrounded by a beautiful park, is situated in the southern Haut-Médoc not far from Bordeaux-City. Due to the large production (about 250 thousand bottles/year) this cru classé is widely available, the quality is generally good to very good but seldom sensational and the price always very reasonable (this cost me 22,5€ in 2020). I have very fond memories of vintages 1989, 2009 and 2010. Dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with about 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot this is for me one of the least interesting vintages I drank so far. With a bouquet of cedar and new oak and on the palate red fruit, this is certainly not a bad wine but the middle-taste is hollow and the aftertaste short with, for me, a disturbing dominant acidity. I fear that this wine has not enough stuffing for a favourable evolution in the future.
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1/14/2024 - denver_vinder Likes this wine: 91 Points
In the nose lots of blackberry, blueberry cedar, e’et tobacco. Mature, rounded tannins, juicy, reasonable aftertaste. A very well produced and drinkable Bdx.
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1/5/2024 - Fatsomm wrote:
Aroma: prominent oak, spice
Taste: acidity isn’t integrated yet. Plum and tobacco
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12/23/2023 - roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 Points
Still a bit young and tannic. I'll let them sit two more years. I guess this will be elegant and fine in a few years time.
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11/7/2023 - khmark7 wrote: 87 Points
Red fruited and a little more thin than I remember from my initial tasting in 2020. Could be in a phase, or could be more similar to the early drinking 2013 vintage. For now this is best paired with lighter foods.
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11/5/2023 - RoelD wrote: 87 Points
This fairy-tale Château,surrounded by a beautiful park, is situated in the southern Haut-Médoc not far from Bordeaux-City. Due to the large production (about 250 thousand bottles/year) this cru classé is widely available, the quality is generally good to very good but seldom sensational and the price always very reasonable (this cost me 22,5€ in 2020). I have very fond memories of vintages 1989, 2009 and 2010. Dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with about 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot this is for me one of the least interesting vintages I drank so far. With a bouquet of cedar and new oak and on the palate red fruit, this is certainly not a bad wine but the middle-taste is hollow and the aftertaste short with, for me, a disturbing dominant acidity. I fear that this wine has not enough stuffing for a favourable evolution in the future.
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