Château Labadie Côtes de Bourg

I liked the slightly aged fruit and the acidity was up to the job when first opened. However, this didn't hold over to the second day as off flavors crept in over night.

Gone, spoiled and rotten

O - opakt blåröd m homogen kant D - till en början lite kallt och knutet men vi hittar havregrynsgröt!?, sen sötlakrits, tobak, plommon, kryddnejlika, salmiak, apelsin S - Gummi, strama tanniner, kryddpeppar, plommon och mörka körsbär, kryddnejlika och mörk choklad i eftersmaken Ännu ungt men med bra balans om än med lite alkoholhet avslutning. 8p

A plum color in the glass. Scents of funk, potting soil, and dark fruits. In the mouth there are flavors of dark fruits and minerality along a medium-short finish.

Good wine. Rich nose with blackcurrant, plum and oak. The mouth is full-bodied, quite tannic, with a balanced taste of fruit, oak, and a lot of chocolate. A bit oily and even a little harsh, but no problem. Its potential to improve with age are probably limited, but I am sure this wine can soften a bit after 2-3 more years in a cellar.

clear, ruby, medium intensity, pale ruby rim and white watery miniscus Nose: medium intensity, typical cab fragrance of Medoc - cab sauv grapes grilled on hot gravel, mineral, carmelized eggplant skin, grilled plums, dark violet flowers palate: dry, acid is med+, tannin is med+, body is med, alc is med+, length is med- flav intensity is med, flavs include gravel, mineral, burnt red fruit, cranberries, pomegranate, charcoal, smoke Initially this wine seemed tannic and thin. After an hour it is …