
On the nose I got an ever-evolving bouquet of plum, tobacco, soft leather, game, Spanish chorizo, and semi-sweet coco. Yeah,.. I know the chorizo thing sounds a bit odd, but I would have bet my life on it!! There was also a sweet tea leaf element that crept in as the wine continued to open up after an hour or two. On the palate this wine was extremely soft and urethral, touches of leather, tea leaf, tobacco, and plum were the main elements, with soft cherry notes on the finish. Speaking of the finish, seldom have I tasted a wine with such depth and length, the wine finished for several minutes on the palate. What caught me off guard was the deep color, which I had expected to be more red-brick, but was surprisingly a youthful looking ruby red just fading clear towards the edges. Comparing it to all other wines I've tasted and to those few heavy hitters I've experienced in the past, I give this wine a 98 point score.
3 comments:
Congratulations. You've joined the trophy hunt crowd. Don't be fooled by the famous name. Bordeaux is a giant wine region accounting for 25% of Frances wine output. There is so much good wine to drink without resorting to the bullshit first growth hard ons.
I taste a few thousand wines a year and love to taste wines of this stature. Doesn't mean I've joined any club, just means I respect the history. I honestly enjoyed this wine because I drank it with people that I love and it tasted like magic. So fuck off you muppet!
Oh, I forgot to thank you for your comment though! Your opinion is always welcome here even though I resent anyone that thinks I'm a trophy hunter. I just enjoy tasting wines that I can't afford to purchase myself. Cheers mate!
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