Mini St. Estephe tasting

2012 Château Sérilhan
Ruby. Dark fruits, red berries, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, bit woody still. 86

2006 Château Meyney
Ruby. Dark fruits, cassis, violets nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded,d ark berries, firmer finish. 88

2004 Château Montrose
Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, some spices, wood up front. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some bell peppers, dark berries, spices, quite intense, long. 93

1986 Château Montrose
Ruby, garnet rim. Scented, red berries, floral, nuanced, leather, some cassis nose, bright. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, nuanced, elegant, some structure still,r ed berries, long. 94

1999 Château Cos d'Estournel

Ruby. Dark fruits, red berries, cassis, vanilla, spices, some scented notes but still woody. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, wood on the palate as well but less so, needs time still for me. 9

1996 Château Cos d'Estournel

Ruby. Weird nose of rose hips, herbs and wood. Fresh acidity, lean fruit. With more air, (double decanted) and after almost two hours some darker fruits appears, the nose gets fruitier, the palate somewhat rounder. Weird bottle, but have had something similar with 1996 bottles before from different producers. Another bottle from the same case may be superb. Cork was in great condition on this bottle, no leakage. 86