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WTN: Very young Bordeaux

by Jenise » Mon Dec 08, 2025 3:31 pm

Last night it dawned on me that I haven't tasted a very young, recent Bordeaux in such a long time that I've almost forgotten what that experience is like. So I pulled this out of the cellar and poured myself a glass:

2020 Château Coufran Haut-Médoc (barrel sample, a gift)
A PnP. Dark, almost black. Cassis fruit, chocolate and black coffee with none of the herbal character I expect from the H-M for which Cantemerle is a baseline. Dry, classy, drinks well immediately and fills out in the glass. Jeff Leve says it is "clearly a step up from previous vintages". I have no prior familiarity so will take his word for it.
My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

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