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Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend

8.913 ratings
9.31 pro ratings
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Tom Casagrande

It’s been open only about 15 minutes but already the nose is delivering with complex scents of gravel, iodine, rich green tobacco, foresty underbrush, plums, a whiff of peach. In the mouth, it’s more youthful than the color indicates. Plenty of tannin (medium-soft) left to resolve. Lots of gravelly minerality and savory flavors. Fruit submerged for now but you can sense it lurking. Nice length. Very nice now but should be better in 3-5 years.

UPDATE: After almost 2 hours of air, the fruit is showing up on the palate and the tannins are receding.

It’s been open only about 15 minutes but already the nose is delivering with complex scents of gravel, iodine, rich green tobacco, foresty underbrush, plums, a whiff of peach. In the mouth, it’s more youthful than the color indicates. Plenty of tannin (medium-soft) left to resolve. Lots of gravelly minerality and savory flavors. Fruit submerged for now but you can sense it lurking. Nice length. Very nice now but should be better in 3-5 years.

UPDATE: After almost 2 hours of air, the fruit is showing up on the palate and the tannins are receding.

May 21st, 2023
Shun Kikuchi

unfortunately bret. abv13%

unfortunately bret. abv13%

Mar 21st, 2020
Jeremy Kath

Outstanding. Great expression of Bordeaux and not expensive at all.

Outstanding. Great expression of Bordeaux and not expensive at all.

Nov 25th, 2021
edward Simpson

Wine 64, even better than 1st go at this wine, love it, smooth tannins, berries, awesome

Wine 64, even better than 1st go at this wine, love it, smooth tannins, berries, awesome

Dec 7th, 2019
edward Simpson

Wine 64, miserable wet day, asked for a wine to pick me up, to challenge me, and boy this recommendation ticked all the boxes. To me 2016 great vintage, smooth tannins, blackcurrant, with a hint of white pepper. Great wine

Wine 64, miserable wet day, asked for a wine to pick me up, to challenge me, and boy this recommendation ticked all the boxes. To me 2016 great vintage, smooth tannins, blackcurrant, with a hint of white pepper. Great wine

Oct 26th, 2019
Jordi Pazo

Vila. Venta a la Avanzada 2016. 27,35
26.06.17

Vila. Venta a la Avanzada 2016. 27,35
26.06.17

Jun 26th, 2017
John Van Trijp

En Primeur Tasting 2016 Vintage in Bordeaux

En Primeur Tasting 2016 Vintage in Bordeaux

Apr 3rd, 2017
Tom Young

Tom had this 3 years ago

Tom had this 3 years ago

Mar 27th, 2021
Sunking1989

Sunking1989 had this 4 years ago

Sunking1989 had this 4 years ago

May 13th, 2020
paul

paul had this 4 years ago

paul had this 4 years ago

Mar 27th, 2020