Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Saint-Julien, http://www.beychevelle.com/uk/html/dossier_de_presse.pdf
Vintage: 2003
Alcohol content: 13.0%
Color: deep garnet
Bouquet: expressive, canned fruit, smoke, tart, leather, spices, hint of animal tones
Taste: medium to full body, canned sour cherries, coffee, tabacco, toast, round and very pleasant tannins, long finish
Overall score: 4+8.5+13+7+8+50=90.5
Price: CZK 2500
Stopper: single piece cork
4th Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux, clearly the best red from yesterday tasting. It is very spicy, stunning nose, excellent flavor, I would prefer hint of more roundness in the mid palate and slightly more fruit, but that would score much higher:-)
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