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2006, 2005 and 2004 Bordeaux (May 2007)

Ruby-red. Much less primary on the nose than it was in barrel a year ago, offering evolving aromas of mocha and iron, and exotic oak notes of clove and sandalwood. Smooth and fairly sweet in the mouth, with good breadth to the flavors of redcurrant, spice, iron and mocha. Finishes with dusty, building tannins.

The Annual Red Bordeaux Report (May 2006)

Dark red. Explosive aromas of currant and plum jam, game and leather. Downright velvety in the mouth, with compelling sweetness of fruit and pliancy of texture. The ripe plummy flavor is joined by chocolate and leather on the fairly tannic finish. Approachable already, this should gain in complexity with another few years of bottle aging.

1995 and 1994 Bordeaux (May 1996)

Very good deep red-ruby. Rather dumb nose exudes a faint shoe polish aroma. Dense, velvety, soft and mouthcoating; fills those hard-to-reach spots on your palate. Really an outsized wine, with thick, chocolatey fruit and major dusty tannins. But currently monolithic. In France they’d call this Monsieur Plus.”

1999, 1998 and 1997 Bordeaux (May 2000)

Medium ruby-red. Blackberry, shoe polish, licorice and green herbs on the nose; currently showing its cabernet franc component. Rather closed in the mouth and not now especially expressive. Seems a bit heavy. Finishes firmly tannic and slightly dry. Perhaps in an awkward phase.

A Century of Bordeaux: The Eights (May 2018)

The 1998 Clerc Milon has a clean and pure bouquet: perfumed, rose-petal tinged blackberry and raspberry fruit intermixed with sage, sandalwood and a hint of the estuary (mudflats and kelp). The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, well judged acidity, good structure and with plenty of tobacco and forest floor notes on the finish. There…

Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016)

The 2015 Citran is hearty and a bit rough around the edges, with good fruit intensity but four-square, chunky tannins that give the wine its distinctly rustic personality.