Opened to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Undrinkable. Properly stored since purchase. Second undrinkable bottle of a four pack I purchased years back.
I don't mind riper Bordeaux but this was too far for me. Very dark in the glass, would have guessed very recent vintage. Just too ripe for my tastes. Reminds me of how I fee about Ridge Pagani, just too much. $33.99 from Premier Cru so I can't complain too much.
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What a great surprise. Picked these up as wedding year wines back in 2000ish. Drinking fantastic. Mushroom on the nose, no decant. I would say at peak. Served with turkey patties with eggplant and fennel. This wine is probably about to enter slow decline, but would be interesting to follow over next 5.
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1998 Chateau Musar
11/8/2023 - MikeCW wrote: flawed
Opened to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Undrinkable. Properly stored since purchase. Second undrinkable bottle of a four pack I purchased years back.
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2003 Château Malescot St. Exupéry
9/17/2023 - MikeCW wrote: 88 Points
I don't mind riper Bordeaux but this was too far for me. Very dark in the glass, would have guessed very recent vintage. Just too ripe for my tastes. Reminds me of how I fee about Ridge Pagani, just too much. $33.99 from Premier Cru so I can't complain too much.
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1998 Château Vieux Fortin
5/7/2023 - MikeCW wrote: 93 Points
What a great surprise. Picked these up as wedding year wines back in 2000ish. Drinking fantastic. Mushroom on the nose, no decant. I would say at peak. Served with turkey patties with eggplant and fennel. This wine is probably about to enter slow decline, but would be interesting to follow over next 5.
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