Moulis-en-Médoc Chasse Spleen
92–93 Deep crimson colour. Wax varnish, marzipan, dark chocolate, blackcurrant graphite aromas. Inky graphite blackcurrant flavours, fine chalky dry tannins, very good volume and well balanced savoury oak notes. Finishes peppery and long with a fine grippy tannin plume. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot with small parcels of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. 40% new oak. Poujeaux 91–92 Deep crimson colour. Elemental cassis, cedar aromas. Fresh and concentrated with deep-set blackcurrant, cedar flavours and brambly textures. Builds up very firm and tight at the finish. Vigorous and a touch soupy but should settle down and develop. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot. About 30% new oak. Maucaillou 87–88 Deep crimson colour. Ripe black cherry, roasted walnut, vanilla aromas. Inky deep with attractive ripe black cherry, mulberry fruits, fine cedary textures and slightly dominant roasted walnut notes. Brambly/sinewy at the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot. 40–60% new oak.
St Estephe La Boscq
94–95 Deep crimson colour. Ripe cassis, plum, panforte, cedar aromas. Concentrated and velvety wine with abundant dark cherry, cassis, dark plum, strawberry fruits, plentiful chocolaty firm tannins, marvellous concentration and fresh long graphite tannins. Builds up chewy and long. Impressive St Estèphe wine. Low yield vintage because of June hailstorm. 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc. 37% new oak, with small percentage in amphorae.
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The Vintage Journal – International Series
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