David Kline

9.8

Incredible depth of color rim to rim without variation. Inky. Showing slight brick under strong light. Nose of rye toast, tobacco, turned earth, black cherry, oak bark, crumbly roses, dried lavender, and sage. Descriptors do not do justice to the seamless whole of the smells, which are sewn together with espresso and bay leaf, allspice and forest notes. Smooth and silky tannins slip over medium mouthfeel of dried mushroom and graphite, re-emerge as round textural tapestries, filled with candle smoke, dark, rich cherry and ripe black currants. A stunner that needed days of exposure to fully emerge. Enticing and exquisite.




#chateauhautbrion #hautbrion #premiergrandcruclassé #2009 #pessacléognan #graves #bordeaux #leftbankbordeaux #leftbank #grandcruclasséde1855 — 7 months ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.4

Depth of purple-black is stunning. Rim to rim unvarying. Currant leaf, black currant blackberry, burnt plum, smoke, mussel shell, morel, black cherry powder, African violet. Rich and focused both in mouthfeel and expression. Moist pipe tobacco, black cherry, graphite, dark chocolate, blueberry skins, cedar, cinnamon and dried violets. Generous finish with herbal-fruit interplay magnificently articulated.


#chateaupapeclement #graves #grandcruclassédegraves #bernardmagrez #pessacléognan #2010bordeaux #bordeaux #bordeauxrouge — a year ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.4

Black baked cherry, Connecticut tobacco, cedar chest, spruce, licorice. Dried violet palate, bay leaf, espresso, cocoa nib, lavender, buckwheat, chewy, with a metallic, oceanic depth. Really well built machine. Take her for a spin!


#bordeaux #chateauhautbailly #pessacléognan #grandcruclassédegraves #grandcruclassé #aocpessacléognan #graves — 2 years ago

Vanessa

9.0

Pale straw hue and glorious citrus, peach, dried apricot, chalk, and white flower notes on the nose. Balanced and complex palate. Light and elegant. Vintage 2017. ABV 13%. 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon. .
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#ChâteauCarbonnieux #PessacLéognan #grandcruclassédegraves #whitebordeaux #graves #bordeaux #bordeauxblend — 4 years ago

with Deked1