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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cailles on 12/28/2023 & rated 88 points: 12x Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993: All wines tasted single blind. Not decanted. As anticipated, the 1983 vintage prevailed in our comparative tasting, scoring 8 to 2 wins against the 1993 vintage, with two ties. The structured, classic ’83s exhibited greater depth and harmony compared to the ‘93s, which tended to be simpler, sometimes slightly green and dry, or at their best, fresh and light. However, in both vintages, aside from a few notable labels, many wines were evidently beyond their peak. The standout was, unsurprisingly, the Margaux (94pts). Tasting the some of the same ’83s a second time a few days later with decanting showed a marked improvement, highlighting the need of aeration.
TN: The nose presents a dark fruit profile mingled with earthy and toasty nuances, complemented by hints of ash. As time progresses, it becomes increasingly dominated by minerals, overshadowing other characteristics. On the palate, it's somewhat drying yet features fine dark berries, earthiness, along with toasty accents. Overall, it's a bit simple and too drying, warranting a score of 88pts (vs the 91pts of the 1983). (635 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/20/2023 & rated 93 points: Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993 face-off: This comes across as a big, bold wine with plenty of oomph. Intense with a broad mineral base, dark violets, leather, espresso and ripe and extracted dark cherry fruit. The balance is good and felt like still very early days here. (483 views) | | | Tasted by ElAzul on 12/3/2022 & rated 93 points: Wonderful aged Bordeaux with typical cedar, forest floor and a little cigar box on the nose. Drying tannins on the mid palate initially that resolved into a fruit laden finish lasting at least 30 seconds. The fruit is dark like blue and blackberry. There is a a bit of chocolate as well on the finish which has become more silky with air. Matches beautifully with chocolate a friend brought from the country of Georgia. This bottle is excellent like the bottle I opened in 2020. The bottle I opened in 2021 was much less evolved. Must be bottle variation within the 6 pack I purchased as a futures. (864 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 9/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Still a marvelous Old World Bordeaux, fruity nose, faint cigar box, green pepper, spices. NO sediment whatsoever at 29 years old. Velvety on the palate. (994 views) | | | Tasted by ElAzul on 8/23/2021 & rated 87 points: This bottle has been open for 48 hours and has yet to smooth out. The prior bottle was accessible and tasty almost immediately. The typical forest floor and cedar notes dominate the aroma. However the tannins for this bottle seem fiercer than the prior. Fruit is difficult to detect due to the alcohol and tannin lack of integration. Very disappointing. I will see if another 24'hours will help. The extra time helped but only a little as a faint amount of dark fruit notes appeared for a short while. Maybe it was bottle variation. (1433 views) | | | Tasted by ElAzul on 8/12/2020 & rated 91 points: Wonderful Bordeaux nose of cedar, tobacco and damp forest floor. The latter blew off in half an hour. This is elegant, silky Paulliac that is in perfect drinking condition. Predominant fruit is blue and black berries and a slight hint of chocolate. I saw prior notes suggesting a narrow drinking window of 2000-2008 and if that is true I am sorry I missed it because it is tasty right now. My remaining four bottles will be consumed this next winter just to make sure it doesn't reach the declining stage. (1650 views) | | | Tasted by Tavastgatan on 12/1/2019 & rated 91 points: This bottle was a step up from the last one. Four to go. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 9/28/2019 & rated 92 points: Drinking as nice as on 9/15/18. No sediment (1544 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 9/15/2018 & rated 92 points: Impressions same as my 7/20/18 post. P&P at restaurant. Very nice from perfect private cellar at $35. Six left to drink. (2167 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 7/20/2018 & rated 92 points: Notes match those I posted on 4/17/18, except wine was decanted in restaurant prior to drinking. I was able to buy 5 more from the same impeccable cellar, but at only $35 vs the $60 paid 2/3/18. (1740 views) | | | Tasted by gcarl on 4/7/2018 & rated 91 points: Opened hours before dinner,still quite fruity on the nose and palate. Tobacco, dried black currants, cedar on the nose. Soft/velvety on the palate. Glad to have 3 more. (1637 views) | | | Tasted by epattijn on 6/30/2015: Just odered this over the weekend in a restaurant at a comparably very good price. It was a stellar bottle and can't see why the drinking window would have ended in 2008 (3784 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 2/13/2015: Tasty dark berry driven flavours, cedar, develops aromatic tones with time in the glass, softens a bit and gets chocolaty. Surprisingly strong showing considering the challenging vintage. (1002 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 4/12/2013: This must have been quite agreeable once, but the greenness of the fruit has come to the fore and it really isn't much good.
I see that there are still quite a few bottles around - I advise to sell. (5125 views) | | | Tasted by MattTM on 3/6/2013: La Commanderie de Bordeaux: Chateau Lagrange Vertical (Bishop's - Vancouver, BC): Tons of green bean on the nose, along with smokey oak, black plums, black pepper spice, and plenty of bright red fruits. The green bean carries through to the palate, along with some chalky tobacco, black currants, and red cherry. Plenty of dusty drying tannins with moderate+ acidity. A medium length finish ending on notes of green bean and tobacco. Fully mature but this just isn't going to shake the leafy character of the vintage unfortunately. Lots of green on both the nose and palate. OK. (5456 views) | | | Tasted by Ralphk on 1/12/2013 & rated 88 points: Past its prime, but still smooth and well balanced. A little short on the finish. Very little fruit left. (4885 views) | | | Tasted by DarrellC on 7/10/2011 & rated 91 points: Outstanding wine. We let it breathe in bottle for 2 hr & drank over next three. Medium-bodied, classic St. Julien. Layers of fruit, including black currants & blueberry. Just enough nice tannin for good structure. Well balanced. Perfectly mature. It will probably not improve further, but should hold for at least a few years. (5570 views) | | | Tasted by troger on 9/12/2009 & rated 91 points: Nicely aged and could probably go a few more years. Decanted a couple of hours and drank over a couple of hours. Went very well with food and had a very nice and smooth finish. Nose and taste a little of sweat but not distracting at all. (4515 views) | | | Tasted by MeToo on 3/12/2003: Great expressive nose, good fruit, a bit tannic but the fruit doesn’t dry up and leave you puckering like la Louviere did. Goes especially well with the cheese. (743 views) | | | Tasted by KeyMaster on 4/24/2001 & rated 89 points: Belle couleur cerise moyennement intense, bouquet très agréable et très présent, bien ouvert. Très peu d’astringence et d’acidité, un peu alcoolique mais très agréable à boire. (2890 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 12/17/1995 & rated 89 points: Retailer tasting; just short notes. (@ vdV): Beautiful and creamy bouquet and taste. Concentrated wine with a good balance between acidity and sweetness. Not for the very long term. 88 - 89 (1247 views) |
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| Château Lagrange (St. Julien) Producer website - Read more about Chateau LagrangeRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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