The Lynch Bages 2006 is a slightly disappointing wine. In the bouquet tobacco, cedar, cassis and liquorice with a hint of tarragon - quite classic. On the palate fine quite juicy fruit - good length and balance. Slightly closed with some rather strange notes of kirsh. Lacks some midpalate …
Bordeaux
Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2008
The Comtesse 2008 is a beautiful quite classical Bordeaux. The bouquet is slightly closed but showing sweet aromas of red and black currants, and toasted oak - hints of cumin and mocca. On the palate medium-bodied, quite lush, but also with quite a strong grip from the tannins. The tannins are ripe, …
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2008
The Leoville Poyferre 2008 is a good effort from this slightly overlooked Chateau. In the bouquet sweet ripe cassis, cedar with notes of black cherry, liquorice and toasted oak. On the palate fine pure fruit and nicely structured with good ripe tannins. On the negative side it lacks a little …
Chateau Gazin 2008
Gazin’s 2008 is a big masculine styled Pomerol. The nose is oozing with licorice, mocca , black currants, plums and Asian spices. On the palate quite firm, full-bodied and dense with a very good concentration balanced by a strong framwork of tannins. Sadly the concentration is matched by a quite …
Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan 2008
Vieux Chateau Certan 2008 is my kind of claret. In the bouquet notes of camphor, cedar, herbs, black and red fruits. On the palate very balanced and quite complex with fine minerality, good ripe fruit balanced by fine tannins. The wine seems very delicate, but in reality it's quite powerfull - …