TN: 2005 Château Les Grands Chênes (France, Bordeaux, Médoc)

[DavidG]

• 2005 Château Les Grands Chênes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc (1/4/2013)
  Dark red to rim. Dark cherry, cassis, beef on nose, full body, ripe fruit, bit of oak, no real complexity but smooth and well-balanced, bit of ashy tannins on opening mellowed out after 45 minutes, very pleasing, very good to excellent. Nice match with an aged Gouda.

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[OrlandoRobert]

I've always been amused that the name of this Chateau is essentially "Chateau of the Large Oaks".

It's over-oaked for my palate, but I did think '05 pulled it off better than other recent vintages. Nicely priced, though.

[DavidG]

A bottle opened a few years ago was more overtly oaky, so I'm guessing it will continue to integrate.