1990 Château Bouscaut

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/31/2023 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Absolutely in terrific shape for a 32-year-old Graves. Not intensely colored and with definite browning, it nevertheless exhibits an intriguing, sexy nose and plenty of "umph" in the surprisingly full and lengthy taste. Acidity still there, tho tannins have fallen away. Fortunately, this bottle was well stored in a cool, damp basement. While the label was gone — we determined the Château and wine from the cork — the cork itself was in fantastic condition.

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  6/12/2010 - michael weasel wrote: 90 Points

  Quelques minutes d'attente après ouverture, il change d'aspect, sa robe fonce et il s'ouvre. Et il devient très agréable au nez et à la bouche. Il faut profiter de la fenêtre de dégustation qui doit être assez courte vu sa maturité. La qualité de ce millésime a conservé de la vigueur à cette "belle endormie".

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  6/12/2010 - stadler wrote: 92 Points

  Très belle robe à peine marquée par l'âge, bouchon presque intact, pas de défaut à l'ouverture. Le mariage avec le gigot d'agneau lui a permis d'exprimer de belles notes de terre et de fumé, tanins entièrement fondus, finale raffinée mais plutôt courte, sans fruit (il faut bien que les ans impriment leur marque quelque part...). A boire !!

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  10/31/2009 - svdheijden wrote: 86 Points

  One of a series of bottles dug from the cellar recently where they were forgotten, lost, overlooked, etc. Did not have any confidence in its drinkability, which was confirmed by experts tastings predicting its decay around ten years ago and after opening I so disliked the nose that I almost poured it in the sink. Almost, because after these five minutes the small miracle called "wine-unpredictability" came in and slowly changed it into a different wine. The colour deepened (I'm still amazed about how that can happen), the unpleasant notes disappeared from its nose and it became a pleasure to drink. If you also want the miracle to happen, don't wait too long, as it certainly starts to dry out a little after two hours or so.

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  4/18/2005 - jfroklage wrote: 90 Points

  Volledig gerijpte kleur en geur. Prachtig samengaan van zoete fruittonen, zachte vanille en versmolten tannines. Schitterend van de eerste tot en met de laatste slok. Geen krachtpatser, maar zeer verfijnd en elegant. Heerlijk!

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