Château Beaumont 2005, Ac Haut Médoc
Critic Reviews (2)
This is a rich, maturing, classic Bordeaux style from a great year, with ripe, well integrated leather, cedar/pencil...
Ripe, earthy, dark fruit character, certainly old world style rusticity on the nose, though the palate is quite juicy...
Community Reviews (1)
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Bordeaux doesn't get better than this for $25.
I think this might be going through a slight dumb phase as the nose is a bit closed, but classic aromas are certainly present: All blackberry, cedar, oak/vanilla.
The bottle I opened had been in my cellar for about a year, lots of sediment had been thrown and it was evident in a mouth-feel that was much softer than I expected. Tannins are resolving perfectly. Medium (not quite full) bodied. Plenty of concentrated blackberry fruit and a great overall balance will see my remaining 9 bottles evolve for at least another 5 years.
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