2005 Château Puynormond Les Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 88 points

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  10/13/2018 - bordeauxman777 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Simply stunning! Velvety soft mouthfeel, this is showing impeccable elegance and gentle poise. Magical. 92-93 points Drink now.

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  7/30/2017 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 90 Points

  a nice surprise hiding in the back of the cellar
  in a good drinking spot

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  7/25/2009 - awinestory wrote: 87 Points

  color: clear, still, purple-ruby, pale purple rim, thin watery white miniscus, tears fast to form and fall, tears stained
  nose: clean, shy, faint red fruit, if oak to be determined on palate
  palate: dry, acid is med, tannin is med, body is med, alc is est 13.5, length is med plus, finish is of red fruits such as raspberry and tart red cherry, rhubarb, cranberry, some tea, some green pepper, sun warmed plum skins
  Pair with: grilled lamb and coarsely ground pepper
  
  Had at Spruce sf
  
  wine bottle notes (read after)
  - vines 50 - 90
  - 12 months aging small french oak barrels
  - no filtration
  100% Merlot

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  3/22/2009 - grafstrb wrote: 84 Points

  -- decanted for an hour before tasting --
  -- tasted non-blind over a few hours --
  
  NOSE: oak; asphalt; light blackberry and a bit spicy; toast; hint of brown sugar; despite all these descriptors, it really came across as mostly boring.
  
  BODY: fine sediment present; medium-light bodied; purple-tinged ruby color of moderate depth.
  
  TASTE: another acidic bottle of this wine (bottle variation with this wine has me pulling my hair ... bottles of this wine have either been really good (big, tannic, typical St. Emilion) or just ho-hum (acidic, watery, boring) ... this was one of the disappointing bottles. Flavors of light plum and spices; watery mouthfeel; 35-40 sec. finish. Bummer, as I know this wine is better than this.
  
  B: 50, 5, 11, 13, 5 = 84

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  2/8/2009 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- popped and poured --
  -- tasted non-blind over 3 days --
  
  very similar to my 2/18/2008 note ... tannins were persistent throughout entire bottle this time and this bottle also showed an underlying mineral element on the palate.

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