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<strong>2010</strong> <strong>BORDEAUX</strong> <strong>FUTURES</strong><br />
TASTING NOTES<br />
LEFT BANK<br />
MARGAUX<br />
RED WINE<br />
ANGLUDET<br />
TASTING NOTE: A very complete wine,<br />
packed with just the right level of tannins<br />
and with the sweet plum fruit pushing<br />
through to give richness to the acidity.<br />
Score: 91-93 (WE)<br />
256263 (XD) 750 mL $49<br />
$147 per 3-btl lot<br />
BRANE-CANTENAC<br />
2e Cru<br />
TASTING NOTE: After nearly two decades<br />
of mediocre performances, Brane Cantenac<br />
has been doing impressive work over<br />
the last decade. While the <strong>2010</strong> may not<br />
eclipse the 2009 or 2005, it is an exceptional<br />
wine from proprietor Henri Lurton.<br />
A dense purple color is accompanied by<br />
a floral-scented bouquet revealing notes<br />
of licorice, graphite and red as well as<br />
black currants. Layered, rich and concentrated,<br />
this impressively constructed,<br />
seamless Margaux has plenty of tannin,<br />
but it is buried under the extravagant fruit<br />
and glycerin. This rich, pure, authoritative<br />
<strong>2010</strong> should drink well young yet keep for<br />
25-30+ years. Score: 93-96 (RP)<br />
260547 (XD) 750 mL $125<br />
$375 per 3-btl lot<br />
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CANTENAC-BROWN<br />
3e Cru<br />
TASTING NOTE: One of the finest<br />
Cantenac Browns made in the last half<br />
century, the <strong>2010</strong> may be even more<br />
impressive than the 2009. Sweet, fat notes<br />
of blackberries, forest floor and earth<br />
emerge from this inky/purple-colored<br />
beauty. The tannins are slightly more<br />
serious and elevated than in the 2009,<br />
but the big, bold, full-bodied <strong>2010</strong><br />
represents a remarkable turn around for this<br />
estate, which has now produced three<br />
straight top-flight vintages. It should drink<br />
well for 25-35 years. Score: 92-94+ (RP)<br />
259424 (XD) 750 mL $89<br />
$267 per 3-btl lot<br />
261149 (XD) 1500 mL $195<br />
$195 per 1-btl lot SOLD OUT<br />
261172 (XD) 3000 mL $439<br />
$439 per 1-btl lot<br />
CHEVALIER DE LASCOMBES<br />
2nd Wine of Ch. Lascombes<br />
TASTING NOTE: Good rich and ripe fruit<br />
and quite broad, forward flavours.<br />
Drink 2013-18. Score: HHHKK (Steven<br />
Spurrier, DEC)<br />
257014 (XD) 750 mL $44<br />
$132 per 3-btl lot<br />
D’ISSAN<br />
3e Cru<br />
TASTING NOTE: Emmanuel Cruse has<br />
done a superb job at this moated<br />
castle on the southern approach to the<br />
appellation of Margaux. The dense<br />
blue/purple-tinged <strong>2010</strong> reveals notes of<br />
violets, blue and black fruits, a striking<br />
minerality, excellent purity, texture and<br />
length, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel<br />
and noticeable but sweet, well-integrated<br />
tannins. It should drink well in 5-6 years<br />
and last 25-35. Score: 94-96 (RP)<br />
260638 (XD) 750 mL $115<br />
$345 per 3-btl lot<br />
DU TERTRE<br />
5e Cru<br />
TASTING NOTE: This is textbook Margaux,<br />
with a supple, velvety feel and a stylish<br />
core of plum, red currant and black cherry<br />
fruit laced with perfumy spice and followed<br />
by lightly dusty tannins. Score: 90-93 (WS)<br />
258012 (XD) 750 mL $59<br />
$177 per 3-btl lot SOLD OUT
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