This wine was acquired from a defunct wine store that often had great deals, but sometimes had over-hyped non-deals. This is one of them. I believe it had a 90 point or more rating from somebody (see below) but it's another low 80 pointer. it's better than Ch. des Cedres 2005 (previous entry) but not by much--give Valrose 83 points. The nose was quite nice, blackberry, tobacco, flowers. but the palate was dominated by acid. it already tastes over the hill. not much tannin but the fruit just couldn't compete with the acid. this wine has been well-stored since i got it so assuming it was properly stored by the vendor (which may in fact not be true for all I know), i don't know how it got such a high score from some expert. I now note that Parker didn't rate this, which is perhaps a clue--only Wine Spectator, which I find considerably less reliable. One thing I suggest is keeping track of my taste as opposed to Parker and Wine Spec and over the long run see if there's any pattern, e.g. that WS over-rates lots of Bordeaux but not so much Rhones etc. Both WS and now even Parker have multiple reviewers so as with movies there might well be important intra-publication variations. I should add however that as I say above, so says the WS: blackberry and flowers feature in the review below too.
So here's WIne Spectator, 92 points!
Super well-done. Bright and floral, with lovely raspberries and blackberries on the nose. Full-bodied, with fabulous, silky tannins and a solid core of fruit. Very, very long. The wines from this château get better and better. Best after 2008. 2,220 cases made.
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