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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 1/28/2024 & rated 91 points: Great nose - dark cherry, sour cherry and lemon peel, then some forest fruits. In the mouth, surprisingly fresh and perky, the dark cherry blending with some fresh blackcurrant and plums, quite crisp, not the remotest hint of oak. The finish is a little clipped, otherwise very good. It lacks a bit of body to be absolutely top notch, but very enjoyable. It reminds me a little of Moulin St.Georges and Meylet.
For a St.Emilion, quite a surprise - it tastes as if RMP had never set foot there. I can see why it was declassified in 2012 - not because it isn’t any good, but the taste profile is so different. No oak, no overripe Merlot, no jammy flavours, just a good, old-fashioned St.Emilion. Not quite at the same level, but it made me think of BAMA in terms of the time travelling.
Tasting it, I thought there must be a lot of Cabernet Franc - I looked this morning and sure enough there is 30% CF in the blend - there’s a definite feeling of Chinon to the taste.
Good stuff indeed - and excellent value - I found this at auction for a mere 25€. (282 views) | | | Tasted by PanosKakaviatos on 4/29/2017 & rated 91 points: Saint Emilion 2000 vintage: 15 years in bottle (Grill Room at the Rosewood): An underrated estate that was demoted in the last revisit to the classification, undeservedly in my opinion. I enjoyed the cool combination of both blackberry and plum fruit with some tertiary expressions of “clean” earthy funk (creosote, burgeoning forest floor). Lingering finish, marked by freshness. Many thanks to the estate for donating the bottle for this blind tasting. (3953 views) | | | Tasted by dcwino on 4/19/2017 & rated 92 points: Comprehensive 2000 St Emilion Blind Tasting (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Wine 11 - Nicely integrated polished nose displaying a hint of blackberry jam, coffee, milk chocolate, vanilla and iron. Medium concentration, polished and silky, blackberry and coffee driven palate impression, a hint of dry tannins and a medium to long finish. It has reached the youthful peak. Drinking deliciously but not terribly complex. (3413 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 11/26/2016 & rated 92 points: HWS Game dinner 2016 (@ RvD): Beautiful and sophisticated bouquet with dark forest fruits, some earth and rustic flavors. On the palate dark and red forest fruits, some herbs and spices, beautiful vanilla from the oak, a good balance between acidity and sweetness and round tannin with still a good bite. Beautiful wine in its maturity stage. Depending on your preference; drink it now or wait a few more years. Until 2020 should be no problem. Beautiful and classical Claret. (3094 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 9/4/2016 & rated 90 points: Medium bodied with supple fruits and a certain silkiness on the finish. This is great value and shows the ripeness and typically potent structure of the vintage well. (2827 views) | | | Tasted by Oenologist_wineNONmaker on 4/18/2011 & rated 92 points: Nose not very fruity but quite intense, mature aromas of plums, red capsicum, tobacco... Lovely smell. Medium bodied. A very good wine, typical bordeaux blend, more elegant than powerful. Tannins are still there, good acidity, it will improve for at least 5-10 years more. (5341 views) | | | Tasted by Hollowleg on 4/12/2009: This sometimes takes more than four hours to open up (as in this case), and yet I've had times when it's taken less than an hour...strange. (3303 views) | | | Tasted by Hollowleg on 12/22/2008 & rated 93 points: Similar notes as the last couple of bottles. This baby will probably evolve for another decade, and just get better and better. (3329 views) | | | Tasted by Hollowleg on 10/24/2008 & rated 92 points: After a double decant this red expressed delicious espresso & chocolate flavors. The fruit is so amazing, it takes on a creamy black cherry pie quality in the mouth. With lots of plum flavor. (91-94) (3117 views) | | | Tasted by Hollowleg on 10/14/2008 & rated 91 points: Wow, surprisingly good. Even though I purchased this from my favorite retailer (and good friend) upon his recommendation, I've never been fond of French wines. While I usually find them to be obnoxiously earthy, this one, however, struck a fantastic accord between the terroir & fruit.
Typically Medium bodied, which my Cali palate usually enjoys only in Pinots, this had a beautiful chocolate flavor on the mid-palate, and nice length on the finish. (2996 views) | | | Tasted by johnwine on 5/22/2008 & rated 89 points: Yes this is still very fleshy and ready to drink. (1400 views) | | | Tasted by johnwine on 12/3/2006 & rated 89 points: I agree with Parker totally on this one, especially the fleshy sex pot comment. (1287 views) | | | Tasted by Double-A on 10/7/2003 & rated 98 points: Aromatic, mineral, coffee, roasted nut, vanilla/chocolate, tar and leather nose. Full with rich fruit and firm tannins; flavours have an elegant mineral and earthy quality; very long finish.
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| Château Corbin Michotte Producer websiteRed 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 RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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