Tart fruity attack without any real counterbalance. Tannins are ever so soft and neither fruit sweetness, alcohol nor sugar seems able to buffer the tart attack.
Mid long finish with discrete aging notes then disappears.
I haven't tried this house before but I believe the bottle to be past prime ultimo 2022. Perhaps due to the suboptimal vintage?
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Without decanting. Nose - nice bouquet of dark black currents, wood, some liquorice. Palate - now some wood comes out, very fine tannins, liquorice, dark cherries, some plums. Finish - short to medium. Will see how it develops after a while... if it lasts ;)
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The DNA of the Chateau is there, so the wine is complex and elegant as other Reserve de la Comtesse, but it's somehow unbalanced. The vintage shows and the overall experience is not that interesting. A good wine, no doubt, but the difference in price compared with the good vintages does not justify purchasing it, and I think that is for all Bordeaux wines.
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12/10/2022 - sortiarius Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Dark fruits and aging notes in the aroma.
On the palate the wine disappoints.
Tart fruity attack without any real counterbalance. Tannins are ever so soft and neither fruit sweetness, alcohol nor sugar seems able to buffer the tart attack.
Mid long finish with discrete aging notes then disappears.
I haven't tried this house before but I believe the bottle to be past prime ultimo 2022. Perhaps due to the suboptimal vintage?
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6/2/2020 - Claret & CdP Gang Likes this wine:
Posting an old note drank in 2012, deep red color, ripe red fruits, lovely nose, medium bodied, ripe, delicious, decent finish
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8/13/2018 - Philckw wrote: 90 Points
Without decanting. Nose - nice bouquet of dark black currents, wood, some liquorice. Palate - now some wood comes out, very fine tannins, liquorice, dark cherries, some plums. Finish - short to medium. Will see how it develops after a while... if it lasts ;)
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9/24/2016 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 89 Points
The DNA of the Chateau is there, so the wine is complex and elegant as other Reserve de la Comtesse, but it's somehow unbalanced. The vintage shows and the overall experience is not that interesting. A good wine, no doubt, but the difference in price compared with the good vintages does not justify purchasing it, and I think that is for all Bordeaux wines.
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6/23/2016 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 89 Points
Same as previous note, drink up if you have this in your cellar.
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