K&L Saturday Tasting: Bordeaux 2005/7/2

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2002	Chateau Birot, Cotes de Bordeaux olive, mineral, licorice, berries, simple - so - ws	10.99	**
2002	Potensac, Medoc made by Las Cases, tight nose of coffee, acidic, currants, abrupt bitter licorice finish - so - ws	18.99	**
2002	Clos due Marquis, St. Julien 2nd wine of Las Cases, elegant earth, cedar, black currants, some evolution, pleasantly acidic, not deep enough - so - ws	30.99	***
2002	Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac plastic, asphalt, earth, fruit flavor, good contrast, berry, lacking finish - so - ws	25.99	***½
1999	Lalande Borie, St. Julien made by Ducru Beaucaillou, strange nose of dark matter such as Chinese fermented black bean, weird, sweetness, unbalanced, long finish of herbs - so - ws	18.99	**
1999	Cantemerle, Haut Medoc green pepper, sweet, simple currants, cassis, blueberry, chocolate - so - ws	22.99	***
1997	Leoville Barton, St. Julien concentrated green pepper, vanilla, leather, eucalyptus, elegant, pleasantly acidic, earth. - so - ws	39.99	****
1997	Angelus, St. Emilion oxydized nose, blackberry, astringent, cola, long finish. If not for the weird nose, this is a very good wine, perhaps a bottle variation. Need to try another. Very good wine for a 1997 vintage. - so - ws	59.99	****
1999	Raymond Lafon, Sauternes 22.99 for half bottle. tropical coconut, caramel, balanced with good acidity - so - ws	39.99	****