Château La France

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Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

An exceptional wine that shows its age ability to endure and improve over time. The 2009 vintage has 76% Cab Sauv, 18% Merlot, 4% Cab Fran and 2% Petit Verdot and was aged for 15 months in French Oak barrels. Extremely opulent and luscious, though tannins were already falling, but its elegance and finesse was compelling. All ripe red fruits with a persistent perfumed aromas. Elongated finish with some fig notes as a bit of baked raisins. It can continue aging for another 15 years without compromising its elegance and complexity. This is a show stopper!! — 3 days ago

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Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, aged in 80% new oak, deep Ruby color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, cedar, floral and earthy spice notes. On the palate flavors of blueberry, cherry and blackberry with vanilla, licorice, tobacco and toasty oak notes. Long rich finish on fine juicy tannins, drinking ok now but has room to age. Very Nice! — 5 days ago

Paul, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1996

The 96’s are showing well this had black fruits, earth, graphite, leather, spice & tobacco — 10 days ago

David, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Deep ruby , thin pink rim . Fresh cassis , blackberry , quite spicy with a touch of vanilla, red plum . Quite open and enticing . On the palate this is somewhat linear with cool dark fruits , cassis , red plum , grafite and saline touch . Fills out well with quite grippy , cool tannins , fresh acidity , and good length with grafite , cassis finish . This is obviously not ready , however it was an enjoyable wine to drink over dinner , the freshness and cool fruit character are quite apparent , and the tannins though gritty are somewhat in the background . Though it was worth the experience , I would leave bottles a further 10 years before trying another. This is an elegant and well judged wine . — 8 days ago

"Odedi", Shay and 14 others liked this

Château Léoville Barton

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Considered by some to be the Wine of the Vintage, the 2005 Léoville-Barton
Is a full bodied mouthful of black currants, minerals, spices, grippy tannins and enough energy to evolve for another decade.
— 8 days ago

Neil, Paul and 1 other liked this

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

This was rich, ripe, round with dark, berry almost plum like showing good balance that is not your typical Montrose — 6 days ago

Ira, Shay and 13 others liked this

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1985

Outdoor leather sofa. An old one. So soft you disappear in the cushions. — 10 days ago

Scott@Mister, Peter and 7 others liked this
Peter van den Besselaar

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Fine description

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Holy wow! This wine was a unique and memorable experience. It was zinging out from the first glass over the next few hours it only deepened and became more substantial. Very ripe fruit but not aged. It retained vibrancy with complex earthy notes. Absolutely fantastic vintage. Top notch. — 8 days ago

Tom, Robin and 25 others liked this
GaryWEdwards

GaryWEdwards

Beauty here and ‘09 vintage is more approachable than an excellent ‘05 at this time

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 1983

Lyle Fass
9.8

Really just stunning. So nimble, so tight, so compact, so elegant. Brilliant! Didn’t taste the 89 sadly. — 4 days ago

Rob, John and 15 others liked this

Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Always felt this wine a bit boring, even in a **** vintage. A recent Capbern had more depth and cigar spice. — 18 days ago

Dawn, Jay and 5 others liked this
Jay Kline

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Agreed. To be fair, Capbern punches way above its weight. I dig those wines