Region - Bordeaux
January 12, 2012
95-97 Barrel Sample A structured, powerful wine that shows the firm, tough side of Haut-Brion. The fruit is certainly ripe, but it is the big boned character of the wine that is the most impressive. There is a mineral layer to the flavor of the wine, a fascinating additional complexity.
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January 12, 2012
At this stage, the wood element is too dominant. However, the attractive bright berry fruits should soon push through to give what will be a firm but fruity wine. It needs 4–6 years aging to soften its edges and provide delicious drinking.
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January 12, 2012
Rich and concentrated, touched easily by toasty wood. The tannins are so sweet, blending easily into the powerful texture of black berry fruits with, hints of licorice. This is a ripe wine, its acidity always present.
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January 12, 2012
Denis Durantou’s obsessive search for perfection paid off handsomely with this stunning 2000. Despite the richness of the fruit, there is still a sense of lightness to the wine which makes it surprisingly easy to comprehend at this stage. The Cabernet Franc perfumes couterpoint the rich Merlot, while the wood underpins everything.
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Château l'Eglise-Clinet Bordeaux-style Red Blend - 2000
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January 12, 2012
With its high proportion of Merlot, this is a slinky, rich wine, smooth and ripe. Yes, there are tannins, but the jammy fruit softens the dark corners. It should age, but is not for the long-term.
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January 12, 2012
88-90 Barrel sample. For a Pauillac, this is easily fruity, flavored with attractive red fruits. The texture is soft, smooth, the tannins easy, not too firm. An attractive fresh aftertaste.
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January 12, 2012
Definite richness alongside classic elegance. It’s a stylish wine, the fruit integrated into a beautiful structure. It’s not all refinement, because there is also a weight to the black plum skin and dark berry character. A wine that will age over many decades.
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January 12, 2012
This is likely to be one of the most long-lived Pomerol from 2000. It has hugely rich fruit, it is has great density. But what will give it its longevity is the layer of tannin that sits, brooding, in the middle of the wine. Don’t even attempt to drink before 2012.
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January 12, 2012
Made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc old vines, this has been given a heavy dose of wood, including barrel fermentation and lees stirring. The result is a definite hit, rich and almost Burgundian in its wood flavors and concentration, but with just that hint of herbaceousness to remind you it is Sauvignon.
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Château Haut Bertinerie Bordeaux-style White Blend - 2005
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January 12, 2012
An impressively structured wine from an estate that is at the forefront of quality in Pessac-Léognan. It is balanced, a rich rounded wine, with considerable depths of black fruits, dark tannins and power.
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