Château Haut-Batailley

Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot Blend 2010

9.2

Color density spectacularly singular, nose of dried blackberry, black currant, wet river pebbles, rosemary dusting on beef, lavender, violet and rose stitched together seamlessly, a minute persimmon, plum and cinnamon sail on in the wind of cumin.
Warm plumminess opens to baked currant and date, wedged into oak crevices. Bite of tobacco, eucalyptus, offset by black olive texture, bituminous sensibility and cinnamon-cedar parameters.

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Réserve de la Comtesse Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Tim Guest

8.8

Nice entry level #paulliac. Strong oak nose. Not heavy or tannic. Has all the earmarks of #paulliac with pencil shavings, leather, and currents and this one had a crushed red berry mouth feel. @wine_spectator vintage chart said wines from #2013 were “light and easy,” which pegs this wine well. — 4 years ago

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