1980 Château La Fleur-Pétrus

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  9/30/2018 - Pey2001 wrote: 90 Points

  I was a bit disappointed with this. Pale garnet but possibly edgy towards brickish. A decent nose, but the flavour was lacking. The tannins had nicely faded but I felt that the acidity was a bit out of whack. There wasn’t enough fruit or complex secondary flavours, and the acidity eventually wore on me. I think it was freshest and most interesting right after opening. So with my last bottle I’m going to pop and pour rather than decant at all (I decant d for about an hour and a half).

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  6/3/2018 - Mathijs81 Likes this wine:

  Bought this back in 2014 via auction - one bottle, pristine condition.
  
  + Preparation - pop and pour, no decanting, tasted at 16°C
  + Nose - lots of coffee, dried herbs, some cinnamon, earthy
  + Mouth - dried fruits, no tannins left, slightly herbal
  + Finish - some leather, dried fruits, a bit short
  
  My hopes weren't high for this vintage, I assume it would meet the drain upon uncorking.
  Still, we were all pleased it was still to be enjoyed. Clearly way past its peak, but enjoyable.
  Always nice to taste a wine older than me that survived the years better then I did ;-)
  
  Mathijs

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