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2005
Château La Vieille Cure
(750ml)
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Producer: |
Château La Vieille Cure
la-vieille-cure.com
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| Appellation: |
Fronsac - Libournais - France
(AOC)
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| Type: |
red
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| Varietal: |
Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
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| Maturity: |
Drink |
| Rating: |
Excellent |
| Est. Price: |
$33.00 |
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Alcohol %: |
14 |
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Tasting Notes:
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tasted:
October 11, 2008
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from a member
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4 stars
"Color: dark; "
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tasted:
January 18, 2010
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Andy Styles
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90 points
"Color: dark; Nose: complex; Aromas: mineral, black berry; Acidity: supple; Sweetness: dry; Body: full-bodied; Finish: persistent; Overall: slighly unbalanced; "
Best 2011-2019
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rated:
August 1, 2008
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Robert Parker
erobertparker.com
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93 points
""La Vieille Cure’s amazing 2005 is even better than their terrific 2003 and 2000. The 2005 boasts an inky/ruby color as well as a gorgeously sweet perfume of charcoal, black cherries, black currants, and spring flowers as well as an underlying mineral component. Superb concentration, full-bodied power, wonderful symmetry, purity, and texture, and a multidimensional mouthfeel are all found in this fabulous sleeper of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020+" "
Best 2010-2020
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rated:
August 9, 2006
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Decanter
decanter.com
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3 stars
"Open, dark fruit and floral fragrance. Harmonious fruit and tannins. Good medium-bodied wine. Drink 2009-2018. (16 points)"
Best 2009-2018
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rated:
November 12, 2006
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Steve Linklater
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"rated: April 4, 2006 , Robert Parker erobertparker.com
91 points "While the 2005 does not equal the prodigious 2003 (the finest La Vieille Cure to date), this Merlot-dominated effort was fashioned under the guidance of Michel Rolland. It is a dense, powerful, dark ruby/purple-tinged offering exhibiting a big structure, loads of substance as well as extract, and high tannin. Give this sleeper of the vintage 2-3 years of bottle age and consume it over the following two decades. (89-91)" Best 2008-2028
rated: August 9, 2006 , Decanter decanter.com
three stars "Open, dark fruit and floral fragrance. Harmonious fruit and tannins. Good medium-bodied wine. Drink 2009-2018. (16 points)" Best 2009-2018
*** 2001 should have about the same rating"
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rated:
March 1, 2008
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wine spectator and wine advocate
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90 points
"90 points Wine Spectator: "Dark in color, showing lots of blackberry and licorice aromas, with a hint of tar. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and plenty of ripe fruit and smoky oak. Fun and interesting. Best after 2010." "
Best 2010-2020
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rated:
February 13, 2011
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CellarTracker
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Best 2015-2025
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rated:
September 25, 2010
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Lena Lamel
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Best 2013-2020
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