Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Wine stimulates our sense of smell and taste but in this case it also created a tidal wave of emotion. Through a tremendous act of generosity a dear friend shared this special bottle when he heard me lament I was not able to secure a bottle of wine to celebrate my mother’s 100 birthday. My friend stood the bottle up for several days. We decided it made sense to PnP. As you can see the cork was intact and the color of the wine defied its age. The excitement to take that first sniff was overwhelming for me. Old but alive scents wowed me. Lots of tobacco, leaves, leather and dried fruit. In the mouth those same scents were transferred to my palate thanks to a tsunami of acid. At about the one hour mark the wine quickly entered a death spiral. I cannot imagine another bottle of wine that will ever conjure up that amount of emotion and happiness. When I described my experience to my mom, a very broad smile came over her face. A blessing to share this experience with my mom and a privilege to taste a wine like this.
Wine stimulates our sense of smell and taste but in this case it also created a tidal wave of emotion. Through a tremendous act of generosity a dear friend shared this special bottle when he heard me lament I was not able to secure a bottle of wine to celebrate my mother’s 100 birthday. My friend stood the bottle up for several days. We decided it made sense to PnP. As you can see the cork was intact and the color of the wine defied its age. The excitement to take that first sniff was overwhelming for me. Old but alive scents wowed me. Lots of tobacco, leaves, leather and dried fruit. In the mouth those same scents were transferred to my palate thanks to a tsunami of acid. At about the one hour mark the wine quickly entered a death spiral. I cannot imagine another bottle of wine that will ever conjure up that amount of emotion and happiness. When I described my experience to my mom, a very broad smile came over her face. A blessing to share this experience with my mom and a privilege to taste a wine like this.
Dec 15th, 2024
This Chateau had more struggles than wins up until the 2005 vintage. With 2005, they made a little magic.
This showed nice, ripe, fruits and beautiful integration along with classic Margaux traits. Again, wanted to write real time notes and it just did not workout.
This Chateau had more struggles than wins up until the 2005 vintage. With 2005, they made a little magic.
This showed nice, ripe, fruits and beautiful integration along with classic Margaux traits. Again, wanted to write real time notes and it just did not workout.
1970 vintage. Second time I've tasted this, and this bottle showed much better. Definitely the best Rauzan-Gassies I've ever tasted.
1970 vintage. Second time I've tasted this, and this bottle showed much better. Definitely the best Rauzan-Gassies I've ever tasted.
Sep 20th, 2023
Pronounced juicy fruits on the nose, tastes like diluted fruit juice but with tannins and alcohol.
Pronounced juicy fruits on the nose, tastes like diluted fruit juice but with tannins and alcohol.
Jun 15th, 2019
Seamless and generous without being too plump or bloated. In a great moment. From magnum.
Seamless and generous without being too plump or bloated. In a great moment. From magnum.
Apr 22nd, 2019
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
Classic elegance
Outside lunch so bit difficult to carefully detect, but
Aged aroma, blueberry and blackberry,
Cedar, oak, touch of coffee.
Classic elegance
Outside lunch so bit difficult to carefully detect, but
Aged aroma, blueberry and blackberry,
Cedar, oak, touch of coffee.
1970 vintage. Surprisingly good for this perennial underachiever. It is rustic and lacks a bit of concentration, but it improved with decanting and is still very much alive.
1970 vintage. Surprisingly good for this perennial underachiever. It is rustic and lacks a bit of concentration, but it improved with decanting and is still very much alive.
1 person found it helpfulDec 2nd, 2022
Vintage 2000 / very intens cherry smell, very good concentration, great balance, wine with still clear potential, surprising. A Grand Seigneur.
Vintage 2000 / very intens cherry smell, very good concentration, great balance, wine with still clear potential, surprising. A Grand Seigneur.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 5th, 2020
Martijn had this 5 years ago
Martijn had this 5 years ago
1 person found it helpfulFeb 4th, 2020
