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Bordeaux 2005 tasting notes – St-Estèphe, Haut-Médoc and Médoc
13 Apr 2006 by JR
Battle of the giants between Cos and the under-sale Montrose here – and giant is the word for the proportions of both these wines. Calon Ségur is in the same mould if a little less self-conscious. There’s no tricksy sweetness in any of these wines. There should be many great buys among the best Haut-Médoc and Médoc wines, and may even be some among the St-Estèphes. Beaumont , Belgrave , Marbuzet and La Tour de By stood out – but see my report on 22 apr for why there are not more great buys among the crus bourgeois and petits châteaux in 2005. ST-ESTÈPHE Ch Andron...

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