This bottle has fared much better than last bottle I had of this vintage. I had some trouble with the cork, but the wine was intact. Good colour, with an expected amount of brickishness. Soft astringency on the nose. Soft berries on the palate. Very nice.
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I have had a coulpe of vintages of this wine recently. The 97 and 01 were still good. This vintage, 02, was past it. A very tertiary cab sab. Port-like characteristics, quite brown in colour, taste of dried fruit, that barnyard smell I associate with hay. I have one bottle left. Hopefully it fared better.
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Colour was a tad orangy, nose still strong, touches of green peppers on the palate, like an Ontario Cabernet Franc?? Still held up very nicely, very good with bavette de cheval marinée au chocolat. Drank rest following day, still holding up strong.
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12/1/2023 - NoelB Likes this wine: 88 Points
This bottle was ok. Too old.
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4/29/2023 - Mr Laroux wrote:
This bottle has fared much better than last bottle I had of this vintage. I had some trouble with the cork, but the wine was intact. Good colour, with an expected amount of brickishness. Soft astringency on the nose. Soft berries on the palate. Very nice.
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4/6/2023 - Mr Laroux wrote:
I have had a coulpe of vintages of this wine recently. The 97 and 01 were still good. This vintage, 02, was past it. A very tertiary cab sab. Port-like characteristics, quite brown in colour, taste of dried fruit, that barnyard smell I associate with hay. I have one bottle left. Hopefully it fared better.
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12/9/2012 - sholmesdale Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium to dark cherry in color. Still has some good fruit, light to medium tannin. Should definitely drink it now.
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10/1/2011 - lagirard Likes this wine:
Colour was a tad orangy, nose still strong, touches of green peppers on the palate, like an Ontario Cabernet Franc?? Still held up very nicely, very good with bavette de cheval marinée au chocolat. Drank rest following day, still holding up strong.
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