Saturday, January 3, 2009

K&L Saturday Tasting: Bordeaux 2004/06/05

 Year  Wine  Price  Rating 
2002 Carbonnieux Blanc, Graves
acidic, stony, olive, straw, very dry - so - ws
23.99 ***
2001 Monbousquet, St. Emilion
meaty, full body with chalk, astringent, star anise. - so - ws
67.99 ****
2001 Peby Faugeres, St. Emilion
complex smoke, cherry, sausage, orange blossom, raspberry, tannic, bitter finish - so - ws
78.99 ****
2001 Pichon Baron, Pauillac
cassis, currant, coffee, acidic, mixed herbs - so - ws
44.99 ****
2000 Sociando Mallet, Haut-Medoc
cedar wood, fresh paint "lacquer" scent that I sometimes mistook as green pepper, complex red fruit, very tight - so - ws
42.99 ****
1996 Phelan Segur, St. Estephe
tight aroma, full body, mint chocolate, plum, sweet, oaky - so - ws
29.99 ****
1997 Phelan Segur, St. Estephe
olive, good concentration, raspberry, a bit towards the simple side. - so - ws
24.99 ***
2000 Phelan Segur, St. Estephe
smells like a gourmet balsamic vinaigrette, very interesting, chalky, olive, berries - so - ws
31.99 ****
2001 Rabaud Promis, Sauternes
Wow! extremely complex, too good, don't know how to describe it!! - so - ws
38.99 *****

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