A spectacular bottle. Aged but vivacious. Andouzed, then decanted for sediment, this improved in the glass rather than declined. It still has some red left in the amber color, and cherry fruit in addition to the beautiful tertiary notes of tobacco and forest floor. A beautiful aged Pomerol, exquisitely alive.
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The GP's birthday; 17 special bottles: Earthy and tertiary bouquet. Quite old, but still showing some life. On the palate tea, coffee, figs, mushrooms and wet forest floor. Quite old alright, but still alive and drinkable and still giving some pleasure. I will not score the wine because it was well past its peak.
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TN: Twelve from 1959, six from 1952-1962 and a 1929 La Conseillante, in secret.: Entices you with aromas of sweet red cherries, tobacco, leather and earth. Just beautiful on the palate. The wine is young, fresh and full of vigor. There's lovely sweetness to the red fruit that continued to grow with air. Cedary oak, leather and mineral with a rusty iron note rounded on the flavors and as it stayed in the glass a distinct charred steak character emerged. Still firmly tanninic. Solid A-.
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10/15/2023 - WST wrote:
A spectacular bottle. Aged but vivacious.
Andouzed, then decanted for sediment, this improved in the glass rather than declined. It still has some red left in the amber color, and cherry fruit in addition to the beautiful tertiary notes of tobacco and forest floor. A beautiful aged Pomerol, exquisitely alive.
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2/8/2018 - fcxj wrote: 88 Points
1959 dinner. Ripe and fresh, very drinkable.
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12/9/2013 - Zweder wrote:
The GP's birthday; 17 special bottles: Earthy and tertiary bouquet. Quite old, but still showing some life. On the palate tea, coffee, figs, mushrooms and wet forest floor. Quite old alright, but still alive and drinkable and still giving some pleasure. I will not score the wine because it was well past its peak.
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10/7/2009 - BradKNYC wrote:
TN: Twelve from 1959, six from 1952-1962 and a 1929 La Conseillante, in secret.: Entices you with aromas of sweet red cherries, tobacco, leather and earth. Just beautiful on the palate. The wine is young, fresh and full of vigor. There's lovely sweetness to the red fruit that continued to grow with air. Cedary oak, leather and mineral with a rusty iron note rounded on the flavors and as it stayed in the glass a distinct charred steak character emerged. Still firmly tanninic. Solid A-.
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