still youthful, almost opaque colour, nose fine, rich, classy, shows its pedigree, very good indeed, palate also fine, does however show the hardness and rather “green” almost metallic character of young vines, good balance but without a lot of depth at the back, rather short, very good second wine but although there are clear hints of class, there was good reason why these vats were excluded from the Grand Vin, needs the fruit and youthfulness to cover the hard or “mean” young vine character so now is a good drinking window
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Deep garnet colour. Nice bouquet and lovely finish. Didn't score higher because of the sharpness between mouth and finish. A very good wine good to drink now, but no hurry.
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Alcohol :: 13.5% Dark ruby red with pink hue. Intense aromas of tobacco, ink, leather, earth and some sweet dark fruits in the core. Intense and rich on the palate with sweet dark fruits, red cherry, leather, earth and some roasted herbs all wrapped in a soft, polished texture that supported by low-med level of ripe tannin and fresh acid backbone. Good grip and lightly tannic on the medium length finish.
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1/30/2021 - red_man wrote: 87 Points
still youthful, almost opaque colour, nose fine, rich, classy, shows its pedigree, very good indeed, palate also fine, does however show the hardness and rather “green” almost metallic character of young vines, good balance but without a lot of depth at the back, rather short, very good second wine but although there are clear hints of class, there was good reason why these vats were excluded from the Grand Vin, needs the fruit and youthfulness to cover the hard or “mean” young vine character so now is a good drinking window
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1/24/2016 - ThalesGaspar Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep garnet colour. Nice bouquet and lovely finish. Didn't score higher because of the sharpness between mouth and finish. A very good wine good to drink now, but no hurry.
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2/10/2012 - DavidandEric wrote: 92 Points
Deep and rich color full body with dark cherry and vine tones smooth and fairly well rounded for its young age
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12/12/2011 - Sleepy Dave wrote: 86 Points
Alcohol :: 13.5%
Dark ruby red with pink hue. Intense aromas of tobacco, ink, leather, earth and some sweet dark fruits in the core. Intense and rich on the palate with sweet dark fruits, red cherry, leather, earth and some roasted herbs all wrapped in a soft, polished texture that supported by low-med level of ripe tannin and fresh acid backbone. Good grip and lightly tannic on the medium length finish.
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5/8/2010 - stadler wrote: 80 Points
Salon de la revue des vins de France 2010 (Paris, France): Très tannique, difficile d'apprécier, finale trop courte.
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