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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cailles on 12/28/2023 & rated 91 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: Initially, the nose is not overly expressive, offering just a bit of dark fruit and minerality. However, with time it opens up significantly, revealing fine blue fruit, cola, and minty notes, becoming superb. On the palate, it's fresh in the midsection with red berries, stems, and earthy tones, but slightly drying towards the finish. Overall, it's decent. The nose alone merits a 94, but considering the entire experience, it probably lands at 91pts overall (vs 88pts of the 1993). (599 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/20/2023 & rated 90 points: Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993 face-off: Green grassy notes of asparagus, red cherry fruit, fine oak notes, a bit of leather. Quite enjoyable so far. The palate with decent structure, but rather high on acidity and mouthcoating tannin, felt like several more years needed to fully integrate – but not sure if the aromas will live to witness this. (439 views) | | | Tasted by wylee on 10/21/2023 & rated 90 points: Hard to rate, but still enjoyable drinking. My bottle had the cork almost soaked through, but I don't think air had entered. Tannins have fully resolved, still had enough of an acidic backbone. Aromas were much nicer after 1 hour double-decanted. (246 views) | | | Tasted by Malarky997 on 7/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Holding up well (774 views) | | | Tasted by VAVintner on 9/12/2021 & rated 91 points: Still some blackberry and strawberry fruit with earthy undertones. Opens a bit tight. but with time the tannins fill in on the pallet and the wine is quite enjoyable. Reccomend decant for 30-60 mins prior to serving. (876 views) | | | Tasted by Malarky997 on 8/24/2020 & rated 95 points: Great body and enough fruit (1055 views) | | | Tasted by magnumfla on 5/16/2020 & rated 89 points: One bottle from 30 bottle Bordeaux find. All layered in dust, one owner bought new and cellared for 37 years.
Upper shoulder fill but great color and classic claret aromas of leather and cedars. (1167 views) | | | Tasted by grhomes on 3/10/2012 & rated 60 points: Vinegar (6072 views) | | | Tasted by MarkAE on 3/21/2010 & rated 88 points: Fully mature. Garnet colour. Not a big nose but still alive. Last tasted three years ago and was a little herbaceous. Not so this time. Very pleasant, couldn't ask more of a twenty seven year old third growth from a mediocre vintage. (5955 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 5/12/2002 & rated 90 points: Limpid, lovely mature appearance; classic nose with red berries, cedar and hint of spices, harmonious, good depth and definition; elegant and stylish palate, good 1983-typicity, relatively slender, gravel; lovely length. "An Englishman's claret", just my style. (4515 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 9/1/2001 & rated 88 points: An easy afternoon with close friends (@ FD): From double magnum. Full bodied and juicy. Fresh and wide taste. A very friendly and pleasant wine. Not extremely complex. Definitely benefits from the large size bottle. (5829 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/30/1998 & rated 87 points: Still fruit in the bouquet plus some pleasant oak. Ready now. Lacks some refinement. (5571 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 7/6/1997 & rated 91 points: Rich, medium-deep colour, rosehip rim; good depth, spicy new oak, ripe blackcurrant fruit, cedar, hints of sweetness and cheese rind; rounded, good stuffing of sweet fruit, ripe, supple and attractive, adequate structure, lovely flavours; very good length. The first wine under the Suntory-regime and a very good start. (745 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/28/1986 & rated 88 points: Bouquet with a lot of toasted oak and cassis. A lot of fruit and everything in its place. Long aftertaste. (2484 views) |
| 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
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"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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