1959 Chateau Grand-Pontet
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Alex Bridgeman
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1959 Chateau Grand-Pontet
Damaged bottle, cork recessed 1cm below the bottle and covered in mould. The cork fell into the bottle as soon as touched by a corkscrew. Deep red, very dark in colour. Restrained nose, with some dense fruit. Dry and austere palate with some bottle stink and a lot of tannin to give dryness on the late palate. Meaty, Bovril, aftertaste with a relatively short finish. Tatsy, enjoyable, but not spectacular. 85/100. Drunk 28-Dec-13 at this dinner.
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