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

[DavidG]

• 2005 Château Les Grands Chênes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc (4/24/2009)
  Dark red to rim. Dark cherry, cassis, beef on nose, full body, ripe fruit, bit of oak, no real complexity but smooth and very pleasing, very good to excellent.

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[DavidG]

Similar notes on a prior bottle:

• 2005 Château Les Grands Chênes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc (4/8/2009)
  Dark red to rim. Dark cherry, cassis, hints of rare beef on the nose, full body, ripe fruit, no real complexity but a smooth, nice drink, very good to excellent.

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[AlainB.]

Never had the 2005.. The 2004 Les Grands Chênes was quite controversial.. so terribly woody. As we say in French, it was pure plank juice..

[DavidG]

There was oak there, but not excessive for a wine with no pretensions towards greatness. Then again, I am fairly oak tolerant. Less so than in years past, but I'm not one to dump on a wine just because the oak is noticeable, so long as there is some fruit there...