{"id":4829,"date":"2012-05-08T18:55:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2012-05-08T18:55:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:55:35","slug":"le-dome-gruaud-and-yquem-bordeaux-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/bordeaux\/le-dome-gruaud-and-yquem-bordeaux-time","title":{"rendered":"Le Dome, Gruaud and Yquem…Bordeaux time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some more notes from wines drunk on Sunday evening. Three from Bordeaux, in fact. The two reds were served with butterfly leg of lamb, grilled on the barbie.<\/p>\n

It turned out to be quite a traditional evening, kicking off with fizz and then turning to Bordeaux. Nothing wrong with that.<\/p>\n

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The surprise here was Le D\u00f4me, which when young would have probably been quite a sleek modern wine, but which has aged pretty elegantly. Just 13% alcohol, which is low by the standards of today. The Gruaud Larose tasted a bit bretty to me, and won\u2019t get any better, but it is so tasty now. The Yquem was lovely: not supposedly a great vintage of this wine, but it\u2019s a lovely wine indeed.<\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e2teau Le D\u00f4me 1996 Saint Emilion, Bordeaux<\/strong>
\n13% alcohol. Beautifully aromatic with sweet black cherry, plum, blackberry and spice notes. The palate has a lovely savoury, mineral quality with some earthy notes. Hints of undergrowth and herbs. Drinking very well now. 94\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Gruaud Larose 2000 Saint Julien, Bordeaux<\/strong>
\n12.5% alcohol. Meaty, spicy and intense with a nice savoury, gravelly, smoky, spicy edge to the dark fruits. A bit tarry, animal and spicy, with some cedary notes. Drinking well now, so I wouldn\u2019t keep it much longer. 93\/100<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019Yquem 1998 Sauternes, Bordeaux<\/strong>
\n13.5% alcohol. Rich gold colour. Lovely nose of toast, apricot, peach and nuts. The palate is rich, sweet, honeyed and viscous with peach, spice and tangerine notes. Intense with lovely weight, Fabulous stuff. 95\/100<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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