Brick red. Aromas of cassis, tobacco, espresso, stable, cedar and forest floor. Lively grainy tannins. Perfectly tuned blackcurrant acids and dark chocolate bitterness. Palate of cassis, sloe, cloves, blackberry preserve, walnut and singed wood. A rather powerful, multi-layered and vivacious Medoc with ripe black fruit, exquisite spicy and nutty aromas and a long bittersweet finish. Drink within 10-15 years. Tasted 2024. Tasted alongside Ch Talbot 1982 and the present wine was powerful with livelier acidity but not as elegant as the matched wine.
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Brick red. Aromas of blackcurrant, cigar, pencil shaving, leather, autumn leaf and cinnamon. Medium deep. Delicate chewy tannins. Blackcurrant acids and coffee bitterness. Palate of plum, tobacco, stable, cassis, roasted almond and provencal herbs. A mature, utterly complex, beautiful and typical Medoc with elegant ripe fruit, perfectly balanced acidity and long spicy and herbal finish. Drink within 10-15 years. Tasted 2024. Tasted alongside Ch Leoville Barton 1982 and the matched wine was powerful with livelier acidity but not as elegant as the present wine.
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Transparent garnet. Aromas of rose, vanilla fudge, sweet cherry, rosemary and black raspberry. Medium/light body. Supple vivid tannins. Redcurrant mellowed acids and cranberry bitterness. Palate of lingonberry, violet, cherry, aniseed, pine needle and caramel. A crisp, complex and typically elegant Morey-st-denis with bright fruit, beautifully integrated oak, perfectly balanced and sublime perfumed finish. Drink within 3-5 years. Tasted alongside Lucien Boillot, Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Cherbaudes, 2012 and the matched wine has deeper fruit and slightly muscular but maybe not as elegant as the present wine.
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1982 Château Léoville Barton
4/28/2024 - Araldinho Likes this wine: 96 Points
Brick red.
Aromas of cassis, tobacco, espresso, stable, cedar and forest floor.
Lively grainy tannins. Perfectly tuned blackcurrant acids and dark chocolate bitterness.
Palate of cassis, sloe, cloves, blackberry preserve, walnut and singed wood.
A rather powerful, multi-layered and vivacious Medoc with ripe black fruit, exquisite spicy and nutty aromas and a long bittersweet finish. Drink within 10-15 years. Tasted 2024.
Tasted alongside Ch Talbot 1982 and the present wine was powerful with livelier acidity but not as elegant as the matched wine.
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1982 Château Talbot
4/28/2024 - Araldinho Likes this wine: 96 Points
Brick red.
Aromas of blackcurrant, cigar, pencil shaving, leather, autumn leaf and cinnamon.
Medium deep.
Delicate chewy tannins. Blackcurrant acids and coffee bitterness.
Palate of plum, tobacco, stable, cassis, roasted almond and provencal herbs.
A mature, utterly complex, beautiful and typical Medoc with elegant ripe fruit, perfectly balanced acidity and long spicy and herbal finish. Drink within 10-15 years. Tasted 2024.
Tasted alongside Ch Leoville Barton 1982 and the matched wine was powerful with livelier acidity but not as elegant as the present wine.
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2014 Hubert Lignier Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Baulet
4/27/2024 - Araldinho Likes this wine: 92 Points
Transparent garnet. Aromas of rose, vanilla fudge, sweet cherry, rosemary and black raspberry. Medium/light body. Supple vivid tannins. Redcurrant mellowed acids and cranberry bitterness. Palate of lingonberry, violet, cherry, aniseed, pine needle and caramel. A crisp, complex and typically elegant Morey-st-denis with bright fruit, beautifully integrated oak, perfectly balanced and sublime perfumed finish. Drink within 3-5 years.
Tasted alongside Lucien Boillot, Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Cherbaudes, 2012 and the matched wine has deeper fruit and slightly muscular but maybe not as elegant as the present wine.
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