Bordeaux
Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2019
Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine pours a deep purple/garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears and signs of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, mixed brambles, tobacco, purple flowers, graphite, dry organic earth and fine baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+.
Initial conclusions: this could be Cabernet Sauvignon (or based blend), Merlot (or based blend) or Tempranillo (or based blend) from France, the United States or Spain. But the oak is French so unlikely to be from Spain and I think this leans more towards its structure so I’m taking this to France. Final conclusion: this is a Cabernet-Sauvignon-based blend from France, from Bordeaux, from the Haut-Medoc, 2015. I’ll take it. Tasty stuff. Drink now through 2049. — 20 days ago
Château Léoville Barton
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1990
1990 vintage. Last tasted 10.26.24 (9.3). Bottom neck fill. Opened with a Durand and decanted. Cork about 70% saturated. Throwing a mix of lentil-sized chunky and powdery sediment. Surprisingly dark color. Nose initially had the funk while decanting. Tasting 30 minutes after the open, the funk had blown off. Light body. Coffee grounds and tobacco throughout. Some damp and decaying forest floor matter/earth (but not mud) notes along with a cedilla of lean, dark cherry. Based on this specimen, feel this can hold tight in this phase for another 3-4 years. 2.27.26 — 6 days ago
Château La Conseillante
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
94-95 Tried pop n pour. The nose jumped out of the bottle and glass and filled the room. Dense. Decanted 3 hours and drank over next 3 hours. The nose is floral violets, graphite, blue and black fruits. On the palate is coating, chewy mouthfeel with good acidity and tannins. The layers keep coming when you introduce enough oxygen. Everything is in such great balance. It’s 6 years old but should’ve waited until 10. Luckily I have a couple more bottles. Will try to wait 4 years and then another 5. But, it’s really damn good now too. — 21 days ago
Château Giscours
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2021
2021 vintage. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32 % Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. — 18 days ago
Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2017
Deep cherry red. Oak+ vanilla clove nutmeg. Black currant++ blueberry black cherry and berry. Leather+ meat. Elegancy more than complexity. It changed a lot over time. 30 min the started feeling the value of this. Compared with the last one, it has big potential, though it has already been ready to drink, since it is 2017 vintage. Fruitiness M Sweetness M+ Acidity M Silky Tannin M+ Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M++ 13.5% Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 17 @110000, AD, 250226 — 8 days ago
Château L'Evangile
Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1990
Rich black and red fruit that are surprisingly bright. Lots of tertiary notes of spice, mushrooms, forest floor and muted vanilla. Drinking fantastically well right now. — 4 hours ago
"Odedi"
It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Earthy nose with black fruits and chocolate notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, dark chocolates, coffee, light vegetables, herbs and black pepper.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Paulliac. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Complex, elegant and fruit forward.
This 9 year old is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
Easy drinking, and good by itself or with food.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Aged in (75% new) French oak barrels for 17 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$85. — 13 days ago