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2001 La Sergue
Lalande de Pomerol,
Bordeaux, France
Currant, brioche with a mentholated note.
Progressive attack opening to a silky and fruity mouth with fine
tannins and a good length.
2001 La Sergue is a wine of average complexity but it provides a
nice pleasure at this stage of evolution. Good QPR value.
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2001 Eglise-Clinet
Pomerol,
Bordeaux, France
Brilliant dark hue.
2001 Eglise Clinet reveals flavours of vanilla and spices. Plump
and meaty body, smoky dark fruit. Beautiful and perfectly
balanced structure packed with fine
tannins and a powerful finish. A beautiful Eglise-Clinet
which should continue to improve for at least another 20 years!
91.4 / 100
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2001 D'Aiguilhe
Cotes de Castillon,
Bordeaux, France
Changing nose switching from red fruits to smoked wood.
2001 D'Aiguilhe's texture feels hollow between "attack" and
"finish". The fruit seems to have suffered from a lack of
maturity. Harsh tannins and diluted finish. I've had 2001
d'Aiguilhe several times before but couldn't recognize the wine
tonight. Possibly a flawed bottle?
84.8 / 100
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2001 Fombrauge
Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France
 Bright
ruby aspect.
Bizarre nose, marked by spices and sweet pepper aromas and Javel
water.
Average intensity, fruity but unbalanced by unpleasant sour and
bitter tannins. Average length thinning out on the mid palate
and dropping off on the finish.. Disappointing.
88.4 / 100
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2001 Domaine de l'A
Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
Luminous bright hue.
Beautiful and intense nose dominated by blackcurrant, plum liquor and
spices.
Seductive juicy body with a very lush fruit. Tannins are a little drying
out and somewhat restrain the finish.
For sure, 2001 Domaine de l'A is a lovely wine but seems to be currently
in a kind of ungrateful transition phase.
89.1 /100
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2001 Troplong-Mondot
Saint-Emilion ,
Bordeaux, France
Delicate raspberry and black fruits flavours with a distinctive black
truffle note.
Medium bodied and tight tannins. Unfortunately the midpalate has an acid
and herbaceous imbalance. The finish clearly lacks of flesh.
I’m afraid that it might be more than just an ungrateful evolution
phase. I'm rather concerned by the apparent poor structure of 2001
Troplong-Mondot..
86.2 / 100 |
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2001 Pavie
Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Dark garnet colour.
Solid core of red fruit, vanilla spices, tobacco and a nice
fresh touch which reminds me eucalyptus.
The texture is bulky and concentrated, complex and round. The
tannins are tight and delicate. Impressive strain with a
beautifully well balanced finish. 2001 Pavie is a splendid wine.
My WOTN!
94.5 / 100 |
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2001 Quinault l'Enclos
Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
France
 Impressive
nose of elegant currant and soft spices flavours. Lightly smoked / toasted.
The wine fills up the palate with a beautiful roundness. Elegant black
currants with layers of creamy fruit. In spite of its velvety side, the
wine's structure remains under strain thanks to the tightness of its
tannins. Slightly hollow midpalate but the finish widens beautifully. 2001
Quinault l'Enclos is a modern styled
Saint-Emilion and a nice wine to drink at this stage.
89.2 / 100 |
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2001 Poujeaux
Moulis, Bordeaux France
 Early
aging signs.
Weird nose dominated by tobacco and lacteous notes of strawberry
yoghourt.
On the palate, the wine reveals tough and rustic tannins and an
angular texture. This medium bodied 2001 Poujeaux clearly lacks
of charm and roundness. And the skinny finish does not really
help either. Disappointing.
83.4 / 100
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2001 Duhart Milon
Pauillac,
Bordeaux, France
Purple in coloration.
Doesn't give much away in the nose, wood juice and some small
cherry fruit - and that’s about it.
Angular on the palate. The texture seems diluted and the
flavours are overwhelmed by a bizarre bitterness. The fruit of
2001 Duhart Milon is finally perceptible on the midpalate but
the finish falls quickly flat. The less appealing wine of the
flight.
82.9 / 100
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2001 Léoville Barton
Saint-Julien,
Bordeaux France
The olfactive sentiment is split between cedar
wood and quality fruit but also an unfortunate metallic odour.
Austere body with square and aggressive tannins. The bitter
finish doesn't talk to me. Tonight I didn't recognize 2001
Leoville Barton from my previous tasting in 2005. A flawed
bottle?
85.6 / 100
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2001 Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac,
Bordeaux, France
 Rich
and varied flavours of red chillies, tobacco, cedar and currant. 2001 Mouton
is still noticeably marked by wood (toasted).
The taste is backward and it has some difficulties to open up with air. But
after gaining in temperature, the palate finally develops very pleasantly.
Tight structure with layers of elegant fruit and a beautiful balance. Long
finish, with just a hint of astringency on the aftertaste.
An "aristocratic" 2001 Mouton Rothschild with an interesting ageing
potential.
91.2 / 100
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2001 Cos d'Estournel
Saint-Estephe,
Bordeaux France
Shiny dark purple red colour.
Nose of raspberry and cappuccino.
Although well balanced in mouth, the structure seems to show a
lack of consistency and tension. The tannins are tight and
austere at this point and the fruit doesn't really sing.
I think 2001 Cos d'Estournel will be interesting to taste when
it gets more mellow and the secondary aromas starts to show.
87.5 / 100
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2001 Clos du Marquis
Saint-Julien,
Bordeaux France
Dark garnet, saturated colour.
There is a dense smell of red fruits with a whiff of toasted
oak.
2001 Clos du Marquis develops well on the palate. Medium complex
with hefty tannins but with a good back-up of sweet fruit. Solid
and tight midpalate which develops well until the finish, marked
to my view by a slight bitter aftertaste.
It should be mentioned that the participants rated 2001 Clos du
Marquis significantly higher than I did.
91.5 / 100 |
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2001 Clerc Milon
Pauillac, Bordeaux
France
 The
nose is a bit closed and dusty (graphite) with some blackcurrant
but not really attractive.
Medium bodied, serious greenish tannins and fairly acidic. The
structure clearly lacks of flesh.
This sample of 2001 Clerc Milon really doesn't charm me tonight,
at least at this stage of evolution.
87.8 / 100 |
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2001 La Lagune
Haut-Medoc,
Bordeaux
France
This leads off with appealing bittersweet cherry and soft spices on the
nose.
Well built wine with ripe fruit and velvety tannins. However 2001 La
Lagune's midpalate lacks of intensity and the finish falls a bit short.
It’s a shame because the aromas and the initial mouth are beautiful!
88.3 / 100
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2001 Ormes de Pez 2001
Saint-Estèphe,
Bordeaux France
Similarly to a number of fellow wines tonight, the flavours of 2001
Ormes de Pez are quite closed at this point.
The structure appears somewhat diluted, lacking of flesh and
concentration. The body remains however balanced until the finish,
rather short to be honest.
Okay but 2001 Ormes de Pez is probably not built for a very long ageing.
89 / 100
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2001 Lagrange
Saint-Julien,
Bordeaux
France
 Oaky,
cedar and ripe red fruit bouquet.
Dynamic attack that hits all the parts of the tongue. But the midpalate
doesn't manage to convince me as there is something disjointed and weird
about the wine. The taste is typical
Saint Julien but only of modest concentration and the finish is fairly
brisk. A below average Lagrange.
88.2 / 100
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2001 Sociando Mallet
Haut-Médoc,
Bordeaux France
Deep crimson.
Classy complex nose with fascinating mineral components, ripe
red fruits, pepper and a hint of liquorice.
Excellent and fleshy mouth with a round and pure fruit. Tannins
are elegant and tasty. Persistent wine showing a bit of alcohol
in the finish.
Even though I found this bottle of 2001 Sociando Mallet very
promising, other tasters rated the sample lower than I did.
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2001 Reignac
Bordeaux Supérieur, Bordeaux France
Excellent ripe fruit aromas with a black chocolate note.
This bottle of 2001 Reignac is particularly juicy and attractive
in mouth, round and fruity. Sturdy texture which holds a
remarkable density until the finish.
It's probably available still at fair prices. At the moment it
is not particularly complex but so enjoyably sexy!
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2001 Lafon Rochet
Saint-Estèphe,
Bordeaux France
 Floral
and fruity flavours with an interesting mineral hint.
Round body with well balanced tannins. Unfortunately to my view,
2001 Lafon Rochet’s texture is insufficiently tonic on the
finish.
Still a quality wine which should continue to improve for
another 5-10 years time.
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2001 Du Tertre
Margaux,
Bordeaux France
The nose is closed and clearly oak-dominated. Balsamic touch and bacon
aromas.
Full bodied and concentrated - silky round and intense with notes of
roasted meat. Moderately firm tannins and a fruity - smoky - toasty long
finish. The finish only lacks a bit of elegance, at least at this stage
of evolution.
I’m convinced that 2001 Du Tertre will become an excellent Bordeaux in
5-8 years time.
88.6 / 100
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2001 Suduiraut
Sauternes
Barsac,
Bordeaux France
Pale golden colour.
Closed nose of pudding, crystallized citrus and bitter almonds.
Chewy taste, very lump and showing alcohol on the midpalate. It
is surprisingly monolithic with a lack of elegance. Coarse
caramelized "creme brulee" aftertaste.
Is 2001 Suduiraut currently in a ungrateful intermediate phase?
It didn't seem to be flawed, though. A major disappointment!
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2001 Sigalas Rabaud
Sauternes-Barsac,
Bordeaux France
Beautiful aromatic
nose: peer, peach, beeswax, almond.
The palate opens gradually to a round and fruity texture. Good midpalate
balance with a bitter orange finish. I found it a little lightweight,
with excessive alcohol content and overall a too straight forward.
2001 Sigalas Rabaud was differently appreciated among the tasters and it
shows through its high standard deviation value!
87.7 / 100
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2001 Myrat
Sauternes-Barsac,
Bordeaux France
Although quite pale, the 2001 Myrat's hue looks deeper than the
one of 2001 Suduiraut.
Open nose with quince, passion fruit and almond flavours.
Powerful taste but overall the palate lacks of balance and
freshness. Round and large body. Without the best of grip, but a
good long flowery (jasmin tea) aftertaste.
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2001 Domaine de Chevalier
Blanc sec -
Pessac-Leognan Graves, Bordeaux, France
 Beautiful
yellow colour. Notes of pineapple, hazel nuts and citrus fruits.
Pleasant vanilla and fruit flavours. Together fat and crisp texture
underlined by a beautiful mineral note.. Complex and long, 2001 Domaine
de Chevalier fills the mouth for almost one minute. A remarkable
sauvignon wine!
92 / 100
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Bordeaux 2001: Results recap.
2001 Bordeaux related:
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2001 Bordeaux wines: is it the typical
"overshadowed" year ?
- Nov. 2004
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2001
vintage : Wine Critics
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