2009 Bordeaux tasting

10 wine lovers gathered at my home
besides bread, cheese & pastrami we enjoyed an excellent chill con carne with olive oil potatoes and rosamrin

• 2009 Midbar Sémillon 90 Points

  Israel, Negev

  uncorked 9 hours prior to tasting
  excellent ripe fruit nose
  great minerality on the palate with fruits flavours and special balance, quite unusual for a warm climate Semillon - but this one is very good!

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• 2009 Château Gruaud Larose 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  uncorked 10 hours prior to tasting
  dark opaque red-purple with black tones
  excellent nose of dark fruits with leather and mushroom notes
  full bodied, excellent balance & harmony, dry integrated tannins, structured, complex, dry woody chocolate character, but excellent! great aftertaste and long finish.
  can be enjoyed now but its optimal period is still way ahead.
  
  after 36 hours: still alive and very enjoyable!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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• 2009 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  uncorked 10 hours prior to tasting
  dark opaque red-purple with black tones
  excellent dark fruits nose with leather and chocolate notes
  full bodied, firm tannins, excellent balance, harmony, structure & complexity. chocolate & dark coffee. mushroom and sous-bois. long excellent aftertaste. can be enjoyed now but its optimal period is still way ahead.
  
  after 36 hours: excellent!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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• 2009 Château Beychevelle 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  uncorked 10 hours before the tasting
  dark opaque red-purple with black tones
  noble dark fruits nose with leather and wet-earthy notes
  full bodied, soft firm dry integrated tannins, rich, powerful, significant merlot influence, chocolate, well balanced and harmonised, very good structure, complex, enjoyable aftertaste and medium length finish.
  can be enjoyed now but its optimal drinking period is many years ahead.
  
  after 36 hours: excellent!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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• 2009 Château Branon 95 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  uncorked 10 hours prior to tasting
  dark opaque red-purple with black tones
  excellent dark fruits-earthy-tertiary nose with sous-bois and leather notes of the Merlot part in the wine
  full bodied, integrated firm tannins, rich, powerful, excellent balance & harmony, well structured and complex, chocolate, wet earthy flavours, dry woody character, excellent aftertaste and finish.
  already enjoyable but will continue to improve though the next years
  
  after 36 hours: excellent!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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• 2009 Château d'Armailhac 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  uncorked 9 hours prior to tasting
  dark opaque red-purple
  fine quality nose of dark fruits with leather notes
  full bodied, firm integrated tannins, well balanced and harmonised, fairly structured, nice complexity, chocolate, enjoyable aftertaste, medium length finish. Quite enjoyable now, but will continue to improve during the next decade.
  
  after 36 hours: excellent!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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• 2009 Château Poujeaux 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc

  uncorked 9 hours prior to tasting
  dark opaque red-purple-black
  intense merlot-chocolate nose of dark fruits with earthy notes
  full bodied, firm tannins, well balanced and harmonised, powerful, rich, lot of chocolate flavours with dark fruits, structured, complexed, long rustic aftertaste, tannic finish.
  already enjoyable though still very young and can further age many years.
  
  after 36 hours: excellent!
  
  after 48 hours: the wine became partially oxidised; still drinkable in a way

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an excellent soirée !