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Another masterpiece from Michel Gracia, the 2009 Château Gracia comes from a tiny vineyard just outside of Saint-Emilion and is 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aging beautifully, with a mature bouquet of blackcurrants, white truffle, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and cedar pencil, this thick, opulent beauty has sweet tannins, a dense, stacked mid-palate, no hard edges, and blockbuster of a finish. Drink bottles any time over the coming 20-30 years.
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Still blueish, dark crimson. Sweet and concentrated – attractive nose but overextracted and a bit bitter on the palate. Shame. Good fruit overdone. (JR)
(15% alcohol): Bright, deep ruby-red. Sexy blueberry, mineral and smoky oak aromas are lifted by a violet topnote. Fat, sweet, dense and plush but not monolithic, showing good spicy lift and delineation to the superconcentrated black fruit and smoky oak flavors. Finishes with very suave tannins and a hint of chocolate mint. This may well surpass Michel Gracia's outstanding 2005 release, as the new wine shows flamboyant early personality.