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Barrel sample
Pessac-Léognan · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Pessac-Léognan
- Appellation
- Pessac-Léognan
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast red meats · game · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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201196 pts
95-97. Barrel sample. Showing new wood spice, this rich and full-bodied wine also has weighty fruit, with creamy and herbaceous qualities.
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201092 pts
91-93 New, polished wood and mint aromas, a wine that shows big wood tannins. The fruit has the right weight to come through all the wood, with acidity already an important factor.
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200993 pts
92-94 Barrel sample. Spiced pears in red wine, an exotic range of sweet berry fruits and nutmeg, along with a solid core of structure. Intriguing wine.
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200889 pts
88-90 Barrel sample. The wood is the dominant character here, the fruit hinting at herbacousness, but forced behind all that toast.