1988 Clos des Jacobins

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93 points

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  12/20/2014 - SoundinBetween wrote:

  from a blend with an abnormally high (45)% of cab franc, this wine has a great nose of coffee (which becomes more prominent over time), cocoa, and tobacco leaf with some dark red fruits.
  
  the wine is medium bodied with low-medium acid. not much in the way of tannins either. the finish is very clean and resolves itself well, even if it's not very persistent. updating as time goes by..

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  4/4/2014 - RunDMC wrote: 92 Points

  I suspect this is a little past its prime but still a very interesting and enjoyable bottle. Color slightly pale red, nose tobacco, leather, spice. palate mostly cabernet franc with a very long (30 second) finish.

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  2/19/2013 - Bistrobro1 Likes this wine:

  this was spectacular; way above expectation. still darkish, great nose. cabernet franc to the fore. right at the apex i think. really lengthy finish. great velvety mouth feel, just a terrific wine.

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  11/27/2008 - RPerro wrote: 95 Points

  Thanksgiving Dinner (Jeff McHugh's condo): Decanted 1 hour, mostly due to cork and sediment issues. Cork was wet halfway through, but no seepage. My first 20 year-old wine. Nose just blows my mind...very complex, with tobacco, red raspberry fruit, pencil lead, and a vegatal component I can't place. Complexity follows to the palate...huge flavor explosion! Earthy, with tobacco leaf, tomatoes (the vegetal component on the nose, I think), raspberries, pencil lead, just delicious! Finish goes on for a good minute, with flavors swimming all over my tongue. Tannins are very soft, and this is drinking very well. I feel that it is probably at the end of it's drinking window, but showing quite well tonight. An outstanding bottle of right bank Bordeaux!

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  6/6/2007 - dougsmith wrote: 92 Points

  Had at Morrell's Wine Bar in NY. Not the right situation for a detailed TN but this was quite lovely, I do recall noting a lot of complexity on the nose, with notes of tobacco, forest floor and spice. The palate was nicely balanced with definite elements of tomato juice. Good presence and finish. 92+

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