Eight
high-end Bordeaux
wines
No comments, just some
tasting notes
Château
Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 1996 Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux
Lovely open nose with a spectacularly chalky, mineralic edge to
the herbaceous fruit. Broad palate with spicy character and bold
fruit. Nice savoury, minerally structure. Very good/excellent 92/100
Château
Figeac 1986 St Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux
Quite an evolved leathery, earthy spicy nose which is complex and
full. The palate shows dense, spicy, firm minerally character. Quite
full and structured this is drinking very well now. Very
good/excellent 93/100
Château Pontet Canet
1996 Pauillac, Bordeaux
Very nicely structured with good acidity and a ripe, tarry, spicy
edge to the fruit. Great balance here. Very good/excellent 91/100
Château
Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2001 Pauillac, Bordeaux
Lovely nose is spicy, rich and firm. Lots of black fruits with
just a hint of greenness and some smoky, spicy oak. The palate is
concentrated with lovely structure: there’s a bit of greenness but
this is backing up the rich spicy, chocolatey fruit. Tannic finish. A
lovely young wine. Very good/excellent 93/100
Château
Pichon Longueville Baron 1996 Pauillac, Bordeaux
Delicious open nose: spicy and tarry with some savoury minerality.
The palate is quite structured with firm tannins but also a good depth
of fruit. Lovely structure. Still
quite youthful, but opening out a bit; quite a big, structured wine.
Very good/excellent 93/100
Château
Cos d’Estournel 1997 St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Quite an open, mineralic, chalky nose. The palate is structured
and minerally, savoury and spicy. Drinking well now. Very good+ 89/100
Château
Mouton Rothschild 1996 Pauillac, Bordeaux
Deep, intense, structured nose is tight, spicy and smoky. The
palate is structured, bold and a little closed at the moment. Lovely
minerality and structure: this is clearly a wine for the future. Very
good/excellent 93/100
Château
Pavillion Rouge de Margaux 1996 Margaux, Bordeaux
Earthy, spicy, slightly musty nose. Firm, structured palate is
quite elegant. Very good+ 88/100
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