Winery - Château Patache d'Aux
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wood-laden bottling, produced from a selection of wines at Patache d’Aux. If the wood weren’t currently so dominant, the blackberry fruits would have more of a chance. It obviously needs a year or two to smooth out and come into balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A wine that is perfumed with new wood. The fruit has the freshness of 2007, high acids, cranberry juice, not weighty. Needs to age for another year.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Densely rich and tannic for a Médoc, this has firm structure over ripe, black fruits and herbal flavors. This will be one for aging, with its solid dry base of firm fruits and hints of stalkiness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Although initially austere, the wine opens up to give firm, dry tannins and black berry juice fruits, balanced with tobacco. It is restrained at this stage, the fruit not quite bursting into life. Wait for 2–3 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A usually reliable performer, Patache d’Aux produced a solid wine in the difficult 2002 vintage. A whiff of mint carries through on the palate, which blends herbs, berries and vanilla in a straightforward claret. Fruit shows through the firm tannins on the finish, suggesting this will improve over the next few years. Drink 2008–2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Firm, tense and dryly tannic, this is a solid wine, foursquare, its edges a little rough at present. The berry fruits are black, spicy from wood, creating a rich feel. In the end, black currant acidity and freshness finish the wine with a lift.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A soft wine that has easy but attractively ripe fruit. This is not a wine for aging, but in 2003, the estate has made a very drinkable wine. Patache stands for an ancient coaching inn, recollected on the wine’s label by a coach and horses. Imported by Grands Chais de France.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Named after the coaching stage (Patache d’Aux) which was part of the château, this property is looking good, after investment. The 2004 has good ripe fruits, a very open, polished wine, with intense blackberry and spice flavors.
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