2007 tasting notes of disappointing red wines

The selected French bottlings have given me much pleasure for the price. I have purchased them again for personal consumption. Featured values include Malesan, Mouton Cadet, Guigal.

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The below wines were tasted in France, in 2007 (between April and December).The tasting notes are listed by increasing prices, with the following format:

Appellation - producer - plot or brand - variety
Vintage - approximate price - general impression - on nose - on palate - after swallowing
 

 Bordeaux - Malesan
2005 - 4.4 € - the glass levels would barely go down - the nose exhibits toffee, black chocolate and burnt hazelnuts - the palate is rather cloying, with burnt hazelnuts, red fruit, the texture of raw paste, a lack of freshness
 

 Bordeaux - Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A. - Mouton-Cadet
2004 - 10 € - a good factory product, it does not shows the sanitary problems of the Mouton Cadet 2001 - the feeble nose exhibits dust, blackberry, blackcurrant, weed (due to the incomplete ripeness of the grapes) - the palate shows blackcurrant, dilution, a lack of aromatic intensity, a structure typical to Bordeaux, it is green and aggressive on the taste buds (for lack of ripeness), balancing acidity - an alternative rendition of the Atlantic coast is the pure and robust Brégeon Cabernet 2002 at half the price
 

 Côte-rôtie - E.Guigal - Côtes Brune et Blonde - [syrah]
2002 - 25 € - technically well made but reserved - the feeble nose mainly show blackcurrant - the palate is dense but not very onctuous, it lacks aromatic expression even though the acidity is balanced -
- This wine misses the joice of the Gallet (same vintage, same price) which shows starfruit, blackcurrant, violet and juiciness!
 
 

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