Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Burwood): From Coravin. Quite closed, even after 30 minutes in the glass, alcohol prickle lenes a peppery quality, black hued fruits are non-delineated, polished oak, a little creamy quality. With agitation a touch of crème du cassis, black cherry, cedar. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, black fruits are closed down by plentiful drying tannins which are quite chalky and woody, there is a lick of alcohol warmth here that feels a little cumbersome though does help to carry the fruit joined by a little rhubarb compote. Long but today, for me, it's a bit hmm
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This was great. Quite savory aroma with lots of bell pepper. Fine, fruit-driven palate, still so young, and a layer of creamy oak. Prominent menthol cooling effect.
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Had with Thanksgiving dinner. Typical Bordeaux profile, with a medium length finish and integrated tannins. Very nice, but not a lot of complexity at the moment and was mostly primary with just a hint of aged characteristics. I definitely see how some reviewers said this skewed a bit more modern than other vintages of GPL. Perfectly fine to drink now (we decanted for 4 hours) but probably best to forget about these in the cellar for another decade.
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Impressive restraint and balance in this warm vintage. Tobacco, cedar, cassis, graphite, and just hints of forest floor. Healthy charge of tannins on the finish ensuring that this will have a long life ahead. Needs some more time to shed some of its youthful exuberance but great with food now. Beautiful expression of Pauillac - it has the balance of elegance and power that the best wines from this region display. Who needs Lafite? Especially when I can get 12 bottles of GPL en primeur for the price of one bottle of Lafite!
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5/10/2024 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - Bordeaux (My place, Burwood): From Coravin. Quite closed, even after 30 minutes in the glass, alcohol prickle lenes a peppery quality, black hued fruits are non-delineated, polished oak, a little creamy quality. With agitation a touch of crème du cassis, black cherry, cedar. Juicy, medium plus intensity acidity, black fruits are closed down by plentiful drying tannins which are quite chalky and woody, there is a lick of alcohol warmth here that feels a little cumbersome though does help to carry the fruit joined by a little rhubarb compote. Long but today, for me, it's a bit hmm
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12/27/2023 - Jfsiegel Likes this wine: 92 Points
<detail pending> Perfumed nose and medium body on an elegant wine which fades in a few hours.
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12/10/2023 - JLCFan wrote: 94 Points
This was great. Quite savory aroma with lots of bell pepper. Fine, fruit-driven palate, still so young, and a layer of creamy oak. Prominent menthol cooling effect.
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11/24/2023 - bdisk1235 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Had with Thanksgiving dinner. Typical Bordeaux profile, with a medium length finish and integrated tannins. Very nice, but not a lot of complexity at the moment and was mostly primary with just a hint of aged characteristics. I definitely see how some reviewers said this skewed a bit more modern than other vintages of GPL. Perfectly fine to drink now (we decanted for 4 hours) but probably best to forget about these in the cellar for another decade.
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11/17/2023 - streethawk Likes this wine:
Impressive restraint and balance in this warm vintage. Tobacco, cedar, cassis, graphite, and just hints of forest floor. Healthy charge of tannins on the finish ensuring that this will have a long life ahead. Needs some more time to shed some of its youthful exuberance but great with food now. Beautiful expression of Pauillac - it has the balance of elegance and power that the best wines from this region display. Who needs Lafite? Especially when I can get 12 bottles of GPL en primeur for the price of one bottle of Lafite!
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