ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
 | | 11/18/2002 3:51 AM |
| drank for dinner tonight. will finish the bottle tomorrow. opened 2 1/2 hours prior to drinking. splash decanted. primarily merlot with cabernet franc. paid $19.79
dark inky opaque purple, slow moving legs. excellent nose of casis, mineral and smoke. medium to full bodied with excellent concentration of chunky black fruit and coffee on the long finish. this wine is a mouthfull. good structure and balance. a tad high on the acidity, but still ok. very sweet silky tannins. rp89-91+, me90+ | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12483
| | 11/18/2002 6:07 PM |
| Noted this 1 also.
Drinking a lot of "good" QPR Wine this weekend, I see. | | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 11/18/2002 11:51 PM |
| | lcc-just trying to get a handle on bordeaux 2000. i picked up a bottle of chateau la tourette (ws92-94) today for $31.19. i would like to gage suckling based on this bottle. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12483
| | 11/18/2002 11:52 PM |
| | Keep 'em coming. | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4986
| | 11/18/2002 11:56 PM |
| | ojeffso, I was hoping you'd pick that bottle up. Saw it on the mailer today. | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 11/19/2002 12:03 AM |
| | rev-i will be trying it in the few nights. should be interesting. btw, suckling's barrel review was 92-94 on the chateau faugeres. | | | |
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4986
| | 11/19/2002 12:27 AM |
| | Interesting... I'm tempted to pick one up myself now so I can compare it with the Faugeres. | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 05/31/2003 4:06 PM |
| | winetex-this is the prevoius thread. | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10770
| | 05/31/2003 6:30 PM |
| Thanks for pointing out this thread. Sorry, I did a search but maybe was misspelling or something.
You guys made me check my notes again on this wine. The result is that you can feel vindicated as I misread my poor writing. The score and notes were better. I will correct. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/14/2003 1:56 AM |
| | i just found this thread. i have a case sitting in the cellar. not that i am in a hurry to open one or the case for that matter, can i get some idea on when to crack on open. parker says 2006 is he about right on with this? | | | |
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ojeffso
warren, new jersey
Wine Lover
Posts:4877
| | 10/14/2003 3:30 PM |
| | i would open a bottle sometime in the next year or two. i would be drinking wines like the 00 cap de faugeres in the meantime. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/14/2003 6:26 PM |
| | thanks jeff. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12241
| | 11/30/2007 12:32 PM |
| 2000 Château Grand Corbin-Despagne - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (11/28/2007)
WIML90+
Tasted November 28, 2007. Opened and splash decanted about 30 minutes before serving. Big mistake. Blowing sediment already so be sure and decant for sediment next time. Purple to dark purple color in the glass, fairly clear hue throughout. Nose of rich black cherries, black berries, a hint of briar patch and some light, pleasant and "youthful" aromatics hiding in there as well. Flavors of black cherries, black berries and a little bit of bitters on the finish. Bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Still a little tight on the palate so I recommend holding. I was going to drink my next bottle in 2008 but I'm extending the window on my five remaining bottles by one year each. I will try again in 2009. (90 pts.) | |
Joe
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