An example which, at least at this stage, is a victim of its own success showing very, very young - tightly locked into dormancy, refusing to budge. But I know this wine and it will be superb given enough time.
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Decanted for a couple of hours, which I think really helped. Dark dense aromas of black cherry, scorched earthy, cedar. Deep rich fruit forward and very smooth mouthfeel. This was singing, excellent depth of fruit, well balanced by nice structure, everything in place and a pleasure to drink. On the young side and nearly hedonistic. Don't hesitate to open now if you like the fruit more upfront. Still needs time to develop more nuance, but this was rock solid yummy. Pelican Bay Beach Club dinner.
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Lovely, fresh, energetic. Exactly the kind of Bordeaux that I like.
It was a bit tight to start with, even though I had decanted it for an hour. But by the second hour the dry tannins had disappeared and the wine was quite delicious.
Long life ahead of it but totally smashing now. If you open it, give it 2-3 hours of decant time.
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No sediment, a plume of perfume as it was poured into the decanter. Fairly dark red in color, limpid ruby at the edge of the glass. Nose is youthful, blueberries, violets, mint with a hint of wet earth. Initial impression on the tongue is an acid bite and fine, dry tannic backbone. Everything in balance but I suspect the fruit will need some air to reveal itself.
3h into the decant, things are opening up. Fine bead of acidity, minearality, and herbaceous notes of thyme and marjoram. A note of ... white flower? and a subtle undertone of nutmeg, orange and St Julien typicity. Great length. A truly enjoyable bottle with many year to go. If you do drink now, be sure to give it a lot of air.
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(tasted blind) This stood out as the clear winner in a lineup of excellent wines.
Cassis, blackberry, and some higher toned red fruit notes perfectly balanced with warm gravel, tuscan herbs and pencil shavings. A beam of acidity gives the wine a liveliness and youthfulness even as the tertiary characters are starting to become more pronounced. It feels timeless. This is old world charm and elegance.
It definitely needed a little bit of time and air to open up!
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3/17/2024 - englishman's claret wrote:
An example which, at least at this stage, is a victim of its own success showing very, very young - tightly locked into dormancy, refusing to budge. But I know this wine and it will be superb given enough time.
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2/25/2024 - KenK Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for a couple of hours, which I think really helped. Dark dense aromas of black cherry, scorched earthy, cedar. Deep rich fruit forward and very smooth mouthfeel. This was singing, excellent depth of fruit, well balanced by nice structure, everything in place and a pleasure to drink. On the young side and nearly hedonistic. Don't hesitate to open now if you like the fruit more upfront. Still needs time to develop more nuance, but this was rock solid yummy. Pelican Bay Beach Club dinner.
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2/10/2024 - D!n@sh Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely, fresh, energetic. Exactly the kind of Bordeaux that I like.
It was a bit tight to start with, even though I had decanted it for an hour. But by the second hour the dry tannins had disappeared and the wine was quite delicious.
Long life ahead of it but totally smashing now. If you open it, give it 2-3 hours of decant time.
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2/6/2024 - dhwesley wrote: 97 Points
No sediment, a plume of perfume as it was poured into the decanter. Fairly dark red in color, limpid ruby at the edge of the glass. Nose is youthful, blueberries, violets, mint with a hint of wet earth. Initial impression on the tongue is an acid bite and fine, dry tannic backbone. Everything in balance but I suspect the fruit will need some air to reveal itself.
3h into the decant, things are opening up. Fine bead of acidity, minearality, and herbaceous notes of thyme and marjoram. A note of ... white flower? and a subtle undertone of nutmeg, orange and St Julien typicity. Great length. A truly enjoyable bottle with many year to go. If you do drink now, be sure to give it a lot of air.
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1/1/2024 - EZVZ Likes this wine: 98 Points
(tasted blind) This stood out as the clear winner in a lineup of excellent wines.
Cassis, blackberry, and some higher toned red fruit notes perfectly balanced with warm gravel, tuscan herbs and pencil shavings. A beam of acidity gives the wine a liveliness and youthfulness even as the tertiary characters are starting to become more pronounced. It feels timeless. This is old world charm and elegance.
It definitely needed a little bit of time and air to open up!
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