This is a dull deep garnet colored wine. It was aerated into a decanter and poured 15 minutes later. This is a heavy bodied, concentrated wine with a persistent solid finish. The acidity is crisp, and the tannins are heavy and persistent. The flavors consist of plum, tea, licorice, and black pepper. There's a lot of stuff in here for $30. This is a good masculine wine.
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We celebrated our friends 24th anniversary tonight at a steak restaurant. We opened the 2018 Mouton Rothschild along with a 2018 Haut-Brion. They were both opened and decanted at the restaurant. They spend about 30 minutes in the decanter while we finished some champagne. I like to make these top end wines compete, and this was a heavyweight battle. There were no surprises in terms of the flavor profiles of these two wines - both varietal. The Mouton was bigger and more tannic than the Haut-Brion. The Haut-Brion was very elegant and much more enjoyable at this early phase. The complexity of the Haut-Brion was a standout relative to the Mouton. There was an explosion of blackberry compote in the mid-palate of the Haut-Brion. Both wines will have a long shelf life, but the Haut-Brion is drinking better now. Mouton - 96 : Haut-Brion - 99
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We celebrated our friends 24th anniversary tonight at a steak restaurant. We opened the 2018 Mouton Rothschild along with a 2018 Haut-Brion. They were both opened and decanted at the restaurant. They spend about 30 minutes in the decanter while we finished some champagne. I like to make these top end wines compete, and this was a heavyweight battle. There were no surprises in terms of the flavor profiles of these two wines - both varietal. The Mouton was bigger and more tannic than the Haut-Brion. The Haut-Brion was very elegant and much more enjoyable at this early phase. The complexity of the Haut-Brion was a standout relative to the Mouton. There was an explosion of blackberry compote in the mid-palate of the Haut-Brion. Both wines will have a long shelf life, but the Haut-Brion is drinking better now. Mouton - 96 : Haut-Brion - 99
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2016 Tenuta Bellafonte Montefalco Sagrantino Collenottolo
5/15/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a dull deep garnet colored wine. It was aerated into a decanter and poured 15 minutes later. This is a heavy bodied, concentrated wine with a persistent solid finish. The acidity is crisp, and the tannins are heavy and persistent. The flavors consist of plum, tea, licorice, and black pepper. There's a lot of stuff in here for $30. This is a good masculine wine.
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2018 Château Haut-Brion
5/11/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine: 99 Points
We celebrated our friends 24th anniversary tonight at a steak restaurant. We opened the 2018 Mouton Rothschild along with a 2018 Haut-Brion. They were both opened and decanted at the restaurant. They spend about 30 minutes in the decanter while we finished some champagne. I like to make these top end wines compete, and this was a heavyweight battle. There were no surprises in terms of the flavor profiles of these two wines - both varietal. The Mouton was bigger and more tannic than the Haut-Brion. The Haut-Brion was very elegant and much more enjoyable at this early phase. The complexity of the Haut-Brion was a standout relative to the Mouton. There was an explosion of blackberry compote in the mid-palate of the Haut-Brion. Both wines will have a long shelf life, but the Haut-Brion is drinking better now. Mouton - 96 : Haut-Brion - 99
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2018 Château Mouton Rothschild
5/11/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine: 96 Points
We celebrated our friends 24th anniversary tonight at a steak restaurant. We opened the 2018 Mouton Rothschild along with a 2018 Haut-Brion. They were both opened and decanted at the restaurant. They spend about 30 minutes in the decanter while we finished some champagne. I like to make these top end wines compete, and this was a heavyweight battle. There were no surprises in terms of the flavor profiles of these two wines - both varietal. The Mouton was bigger and more tannic than the Haut-Brion. The Haut-Brion was very elegant and much more enjoyable at this early phase. The complexity of the Haut-Brion was a standout relative to the Mouton. There was an explosion of blackberry compote in the mid-palate of the Haut-Brion. Both wines will have a long shelf life, but the Haut-Brion is drinking better now. Mouton - 96 : Haut-Brion - 99
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