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A nice soft nose with a hint of vanilla. Big and full in the mouth and very smooth. Black fruits dominate the early palate followed by a huge wave of dry powdery tannins. This is a big wine with a long future ahead but I can't help thinking that at 20 years old it should perhaps be starting to mellow into a more approachable phase.
Perhaps a tad more time in the decanter would have been a good idea?
1995 Chateau Batailley
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1995 Chateau Batailley
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Re: 1995 Chateau Batailley
Was it finished at 00.00.02 or is there any left?
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Re: 1995 Chateau Batailley
Now on glass number two.
Not much change at D+00:50:00.
Not much change at D+00:50:00.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn