TN: 1997 Château Destieux (France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru)

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  • 1997 Château Destieux - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (8/29/2010)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over 2 hours –

NOSE: plums and black cherries; chalky spearmint; hint of leather; slight hint of malted chocolate; faint vegetal/oxidative note; expressive Nose.

BODY: medium-light bodied; medium-grained particulate matter present; purple-mahogany color of medium depth.

TASTE: plum and blackberry fruits; gentle oak on the medium length finish (30-38 sec.); finish is of medium intensity; alcohol is not noticeable; juicy; good acid; resolved tannins; smooth; fresh; clean wine; not over-concentrated or extracted; simple; pleasurable; seems to be in its prime drinking window now. Paired well with lamb rib chops.

B: 50, 5, 12, 15, 7 = (89 pts.)

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I found this wine to be a great value. Showed best after probably 1-2 hours of airtime…

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The 2000 is nice also.

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Just based on the reputation of the chateau (solid, but not great) and the vintage (poor), I’m surprised at the 89 score. Nice find.

Chris

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Nice note, you hit the nail on the head here. I grabbed a handful of these a month or so ago. At $20, it is a really great value in aged Bordeaux.