Tasted at a Commanderie de Bordeaux Tasting. Still young but approachable. Will drink for several decades. Great palate. nose still young, just right with duck cassoulet.
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Drank over two days, alongside the same vintage Domaine de Chevalier.
This has not softened as much as the DdC. Rather, it has retained its original, velvet gloved iron fist character. Delightful fruit, high-order expression of (Pauillac) place, exceptional structure and grip. The finish reveals no conception of quit.
My preference over the DdC, on the strength of its rusticity. Tanninphobes might want to give this a wide berth through 2035. Indeed, even the tannin initiated might find holding bottles through 2030 rewarding. 97-98.
The intoxicating nose wafts out of the glass with abundant notes of floral dark fruits - dark raspberry, black rose, blueberry pastille, blackberry coulis, parma violets, with suggestions of graphite, incense, dusty lavender and hot crushed rocks. Ultra-fine, sleek, polished tannins, with a medium weight, sweet-toned mouthfeel - youthful, but lovely already without decant. The finish is long, silky and airy, with a peppery bite and firm, grainy tannins. With ribeye and garlic rosemary potatoes.
While I liked the bottle, it was not ready. Still very tannic. Decanted for 2 hours, poured it back into the bottle and enjoyed it at a local restaurant.
A bit disappointed, but patience is a virtue - so I'll wait.
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4/13/2024 - jfaulk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Extremely decadent & refined
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4/6/2024 - BordeauxOne Likes this wine: 96 Points
Tasted at a Commanderie de Bordeaux Tasting. Still young but approachable. Will drink for several decades. Great palate. nose still young, just right with duck cassoulet.
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3/17/2024 - Motz wrote: 97 Points
Drank over two days, alongside the same vintage Domaine de Chevalier.
This has not softened as much as the DdC. Rather, it has retained its original, velvet gloved iron fist character. Delightful fruit, high-order expression of (Pauillac) place, exceptional structure and grip. The finish reveals no conception of quit.
My preference over the DdC, on the strength of its rusticity. Tanninphobes might want to give this a wide berth through 2035. Indeed, even the tannin initiated might find holding bottles through 2030 rewarding. 97-98.
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3/16/2024 - Sun_Ship Likes this wine: 95 Points
The intoxicating nose wafts out of the glass with abundant notes of floral dark fruits - dark raspberry, black rose, blueberry pastille, blackberry coulis, parma violets, with suggestions of graphite, incense, dusty lavender and hot crushed rocks. Ultra-fine, sleek, polished tannins, with a medium weight, sweet-toned mouthfeel - youthful, but lovely already without decant. The finish is long, silky and airy, with a peppery bite and firm, grainy tannins. With ribeye and garlic rosemary potatoes.
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2/28/2024 - ilvineyard Likes this wine: 85 Points
While I liked the bottle, it was not ready. Still very tannic. Decanted for 2 hours, poured it back into the bottle and enjoyed it at a local restaurant.
A bit disappointed, but patience is a virtue - so I'll wait.
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