TN: 1998 Château Coufran (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc)

[jmccready]

• 1998 Château Coufran - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc (5/26/2012)
  Red brick body with garnet rim. Nose of dried plums, currants, light chocolate and mint. Medium weight that gains in texture. A spicy minerality with rich black and red fruits supported by sturdy
  somewhat gravelly tannins. The wine lingers on the palate with a little heat but only 13%. This was a great merlot year and the Coufran is 80 to 90% merlot which is unique. This chateau
  is well known as a value wine and I'm sure opinions vary quite a bit. This wine retains a bit of its youth, quite impressive for 14 year old merlot based "cru bourgeois"". I bought this recently to
  see if it has held up. It has indeed. (90 pts.)

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[stefan]

Some feel that Coufran lacks grip, but I like it. It is good young but gains complexity when as it ages.