1986 Château de la Rivière

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 87 points

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  5/27/2011 - Khamen wrote: 85 Points

  From double magnum. Fruit just about hanging in there, nice mouthfeel and good typicity with plenty of mineral tingle. A little rustic, but good solid wine, and the extra bottle age added some interesting angles. Will hang around for a few more years yet, certainly from large format - would be tempted to start knocking back any 75cls pretty soon

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  5/23/2011 - Paul S wrote: 89 Points

  CT Bordeaux Trip, Day 1 (Pauillac, Bordeaux, France): From an ex-Chateau double-magnum - a kind gift from H to commemorate two couples celebrating their 25 anniversaries. This was still going strong, and while it was not the greatest Bordeaux, it certainly gave a lot of pleasure on the day. Very funky on the nose, very earthy, with some tobacco, spice and a bit of metally mineral scents riding alongside hints of dark fruit and sweet roasted green peppers. After that, the palate had a surprisingly nice attack with a ring a matured sweetness - I got haw flakes, dried strawberries and plums, some fruit tea across the mouth. The finish was slightly short, but it did have a nice linger of tobacco and spice. I think this wine may have seen better days, but it was nevertheless certainly still alive, and really pleasant to drink.

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