After a very poor bottle in the big Cros Parantoux tasting held in 2003, another bottle tasted in 2007 was much better if not truly great, rating 90 points. The best of them was this most offering where the nose now has gone full-on secondary (though with no sous-bois) with notes of spice, Asian-style tea, earth and a dried floral hint. The sleek, delicious and still vibrant middle weight flavors exhibit plenty of minerality on the sappy and still moderately robust and tannic finale. Remarkably, this is one of the few 1997s today that still needs patience and while it could easily be enjoyed now, if you wish to see it at its peak, at least a few additional of cellaring will be required.

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