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The aromatics are still retrained, but the wine is full-bodied in the mouth, tannic, backward, and set for a relatively long life. This is not one of the profound wines from Pichon Longueville Baron, but it is certainly a top-flight success for the vintage. 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It should drink beautifully for 15 or more years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747484905581,"sku":"1474","price":15030.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32803150921837,"sku":"1474","price":2505.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/PetitMouton_26b1b896-258f-4e15-a05a-d7896843e6cb.jpg?v=1592410964"},{"product_id":"ausone-2006-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 98, Neal Martin: 93, James Suckling: 93\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor Alain Vauthier has at his beloved Ausone? Boasting an inky\/blue\/purple color as well as an extraordinary, precise bouquet of minerals, flowers, blueberry liqueur, and black currants, this wine possesses fabulous fruit and great intensity, but what makes it so special is its precision, focus, and almost ethereal lightness despite substantial flavor intensity and depth. It is a ballerina with density and power. The abundant noticeable tannin is sweet and, not surprisingly, very finely grained. It should be cellared for a decade, and consumed over the following half century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747749441645,"sku":"22207","price":21985.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32802938847341,"sku":"22207","price":3665.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/Ausone_8d1225bc-7e6a-42fc-8bf3-90194de20c40.jpg?v=1592323689"},{"product_id":"langoa-barton-2009-0-75l","title":"Langoa Barton 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003e54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 90, Neal Martin: 94, James Suckling: 93\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Backward, tannic and beefy, this youthful but formidable 2009 Langoa Barton exhibits a dense ruby\/purple color as well as lots of damp earth, underbrush and black currant aromas and flavors, medium to full body, lively acids and, not surprisingly, massive tannins (a characteristic of all the Barton wines). The overall impression is somewhat incongruous, having a certain precociousness in the aromatics, but then clamping down on the taster in the mouth. I recommend waiting 5-7 years before opening a bottle. 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This spectacular wine is nearly overwhelming in its richness, thickness and intensity. Once all its baby fat falls away, the terroir characteristics and additional nuances will emerge. This blockbuster, fabulous Troplong Mondot will benefit from 10-15 years of cellaring and keep for three decades or more. It is not shy either, bouncing over the palate with 15.5% natural alcohol. The 2009 Troplong Mondot will provide plenty of competition for the 2010, 2005 and 2000. It comes closest in style to the prodigious 1990 that proprietress Christine Valette produced 22 years ago. A phenomenal effort, it unquestionably justifies its relatively new Premier Grand Cru St.-Emilion status. 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A blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, Pape Clement's 2005 has an opaque purple color and smoky barbecue and chocolaty notes intermixed with cassis and blackberries. There is also some underlying minerality in this full-bodied, super-concentrated wine, which has wonderfully sweet, well-integrated tannins. This majestic, multidimensional wines is one of the great, great wines of the vintage. It should drink well for at least another 25 years. 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This black\/purple-colored effort boasts a glorious nose of violets, truffles, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied with staggering concentration, a voluptuous texture, low acidity and well-integrated, melted tannins, this deep, multidimensional, profound Bordeaux is beginning to drink exceptionally well. 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