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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 34 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by RC1967 on 3/13/2019 & rated 85 points: I made the error of not letting this breathe long enough before pouring and drinking my 1st glass. I basically opened and poured which was not ideal as the wine was closed, too earthy and bitter.
After an hour it started to open up and then matched with a scotch fillet it came into its own.
The wine looks brick coloured. The legs are fast. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like mushroom, forest floor, espresso, coffee and cedar.
The body is full bodied. The wine has leathery but smooth texture. The wine finishes medium length. The wine has low acidity.
Drink now because it is not going to get any better. (1402 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 10/8/2016 & rated 88 points: Wonderful classic Bordeaux aroma. Earthy, woody and fruity. Palate does not quite live up to the promise, weak in the middle and it has lost some power of the fruit. Drink now. (2838 views) | | | Tasted by pinotwok on 6/26/2016 & rated 88 points: Viel Kirsche, ein paar Röstaromen, Medoc-Erdigkeit. Trinkt sich schön, eher schlank, guter Säurenerv, aber natürlich auch sehr einfach. In den nächsten Jahren austrinken. (3118 views) | | | Tasted by pilatus88 on 9/1/2014 & rated 89 points: Straight forward bordeaux. Solid good but not great. (4563 views) | | | Tasted by pomelo on 2/12/2013 & rated 90 points: Beau nez sur le fruit et le poivre blanc.
Belle bouche et longue finale.
Délicieux (6086 views) | | | Tasted by rdewolff on 12/23/2012 & rated 89 points: Ce vin à un très joli nez. Par contre en bouche sa longueur est un peu courte. Mais c'est un joli bordeaux à un bon rapport qualité-prix. (5177 views) | | | Tasted by Schorschi on 2/21/2012 & rated 90 points: Immer wieder verlässlich, der gute Rollan de By, Top-Preis/Leistungsverhältnis. (4748 views) | | | Tasted by Dr. David K on 8/28/2011 & rated 91 points: This is a tricky tasting note, since it is the first ever for a wine coming from a "VRAC", in this case a 2 liter plastic "wineskin" in a cardboard box with a faucet (the ones that usually just come with bad, cheapo liquids supposed to be wines). Rollan de By started doing these upon request from Air France, who is their top customer. These vracs now are also available to end consumers. Bought mine today at the Leclerc Supermarket in Lesparre near the château for 32 EUR, which is a 25% saving compared to regular bottle pricing. Very fresh an fruity nose, red berries; red fruit (redcurrant, raspberry), fresh saddle leather, licorice, slight lack of complexity; vivid, lingering tannin, fruit-driven finish; This is weird: I never thought that I could say that about a "vrac", but "this is it". I know Rollan de By pretty well, from visits at the chateau and loads of consumed bottles. In this context, the vrac takes the laurels. The wines is amazingly fresh and pure, maybe due to (a) the lack of influence from a cork and (b) the lack of micro-oxygenation. I would love to taste 2005er and 2009er RdB from a vrac, just to confirm my finding that a vrac is more than just a substitute to a standard bottle. (4847 views) | | | Tasted by FastTrack on 3/10/2011 & rated 85 points: nose of cherry and plum. on the palate medium to full-bodied with notes of unsmoked cigar tobacco interwoven with cedar which result in a bitter finish. (3673 views) | | | Tasted by Dess123 on 12/12/2010 & rated 89 points: Tres bel equilibre et se boit deja bien. Toutefois, il manque un peu de complexité à mon gout. (3133 views) | | | Tasted by nightfire on 1/30/2010 & rated 89 points: Very nice and ver drinkable this young. Fresh on the nose with notes of violet and cherry. Very nice and ample tannins in the mouth with notes of red berris. Medium finish. (3288 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Rollan de By Producer website | Read More about Chateau Rollan de ByRed 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.Médoc Appellation Webpage (Conseil des Vins du Médoc)
The land with the Médoc appellation links three kinds of Médoc terroirs: Garonne gravel, Pyrenees gravel and soils of clayey limestone. Taking account of the huge area the appellation covers, these terroirs are extremely varied in character. Thanks to this variety of terroirs, the infinite palette of the wines with the Médoc appellation has distinction, roundness and a balanced personality. They may be full bodied with a fine ruby red colour. They should be kept a long time for their many nuances to develop. Others are elegant, subtle, with a fine bouquet, ready to be drunk younger, though this in no way reflects on their exemplary finesse.In order to have the right to the Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the peninsula bounded on the east by the Garonne and the Gironde, on the south by Blanquefort Brook, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean but excluding the communes of Carcans and Hourtin, Brach, Salaunes, Lacanau, Le Temple, Le Porge and "land of recent alluvium and sand lying on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (170 grammes - 6 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°) base yield (50 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot
Soil: Alluvial terraces of gravel deposits, light, good for Cabernet, and deep and clay-like, good for Merlot
Surface Area: 5,522 ha |
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