K&L Saturday Tasting: Bordeaux 2007/09/22

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Lynch Bages Blanc, Pauillac mushroom, herbs, very alcoholic, strong and spicy. Taste like alcohol water. Perhaps it needs time to age. This is at the moment not drinkable. - so - ws	47.99	*
2005	Birot, Cotes de Bordeaux mineral, bitter, roasted oak, blackberry, meat, powerful, short finish - so - ws	12.99	***
2005	Marjosse Rouge, Bordeaux Merlot based. chocolate, plum, acidic, astringent, med to full body, long finish - so - ws	14.99	***½
2005	St. Hilaire, Medoc raspberry, kind of like the smell of a two-buck chuck cabernet. herbs, soft. - so - ws	15.99	***
2004	Leoville Barton, St. Julien plum, coffee, vanilla, elegant, dusty, long finish - so - ws	59.99	****½
2003	Beaumont, Haut-Medoc beefy, violet, coffee, plum, long finish. great value. - so - ws	15.99	****
2003	Lynch Bages, Pauillac plum, blackcurrant, jammy, coffee, vanilla, astringent, very long finish - so - ws	84.99	****½
2001	Lascombes, Margaux mocha, sweet gum, hint of tobacco, earth. aroma much better than flavor. - so - ws	59.99	****
1996	Haut Bailly, Pessac-Leognan tobacco, acidic, tomato, hollow mid palate, astringent. hugely overpriced - so - ws	69.99	**