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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by pcwoz on 6/27/2021 & rated 88 points: Deep golden. Nose mostly a honey-type note. Good (slightly too prominent) acidity and mouthfeel. Not much fruit left. Maybe a hint of apples. A touch perhaps of lemons. It is quite honied. Some spice from the oak still evident. Medium length. I did enjoy this, at this age. Well made.
88-89 (698 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/17/2018 & rated 87 points: Golden yellow in color, the nose offers orange, honey and light, citrus notes. Fully mature, the fruit is starting to fade, still, you find enough, sweet, yellow fruits and tart apple to keep you busy. (1833 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 4/10/2018: UK Wine Forum 2004 Bordeaux (Piccolino, Exchange Square, London): Lovely bright medium gold. Nose is fresh with grassy notes and grapefruit to the fore, spice too. Medium full bodied with attractive weight and nice contrasting fresh acidity carrying a good/very good length finish. **** (1848 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 12/25/2017 & rated 86 points: Colour is golden. Nose is dead, with a stir there’s some mushroom and petrol. The palate has quite a lush, oily texture with limes, pineapple and lemon zest on the finish. Really past it’s best but drinkable nonetheless. (1463 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 6/21/2017 & rated 90 points: 3/4. Medium gold - quite advanced. Exotic nose - tropical fruit, butter, rich but fresh. Medium/full bodied, attractively weighted, ripe tropical fruits, vibrant acids, light oxidative edge, touch of honey on the creamy, persistent, fresh finish. Drinking now and for the next couple of years maybe. (1933 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 2/8/2017: Pauillac at RSJ: Medium gold- quite advanced. Tropical fruits - grapefruit, spice, herbal notes, lovely weight on palate, contrasting vibrant acidity carries a very good length finish. **** (2078 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 8/5/2016 & rated 92 points: Colour quite advanced - bright. medium gold. Nose shows pineapple, spice, touch of grassiness, orange blossom. Quite exotic. Medium bodied, some nice oily breadth, fresh pineapple fruit, touch of grassiness again, spice, lovely crisp acidity, long, lightly orangey finish, herbal hints. Excellent, drinking well. (1537 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 6/29/2016 & rated 91 points: Tasted blind. Pale gold colour, sweet grapefruit and with classic Sauvignon Blanc aromas, lemon and zingy, wrapped in well integrated oak. The palate is quite oily and buttery, with green mint leafy and zingy flavours. Lovely balance. (1303 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 12/24/2014 & rated 91 points: Light gold. Pungent, nettly, cats piss and vegetal. The palate has richness, oaky texture, pineapple, pink grapefruit, lime fruit topped with single cream. Utterly delicious and a wine to savour. (1941 views) | | | Tasted by bacchus of knockholt on 6/3/2014 & rated 91 points: I loved this wine. Nose is flowery, pineapple and creamy. The wine in the mouth is soft, rich, voluptuous with pineapple, citrus fruits and very long lingering finish. This is delicious, reminding me of a Smith Haut Lafitte but about half the price. (2106 views) | | | Tasted by peterchoy on 4/13/2014 & rated 90 points: Appearance: Bright and clear, it has medium intensity gold color, with legs.
Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas showing ripe green fruit of custard apple and gooseberry, mineral notes of waxy and lanolin, floral notes of nectarine, dairy notes of butter, maturity notes of honey. The wine is developing.
Palate: Dry with medium (+) acidity, the wine has medium alcohol, with medium (+) body and medium (+) intensity flavors of green fruit of ripe pear and gooseberry, maturity notes of honey, dairy notes of cream, herbaceous notes of straw. The wine has a medium finish.
Conclusion: Good quality Pessac-Leognan showing a typical Bordeaux white style, with fairly intense nose showing good complexity, the wine has good acidity and structure, with a freshness of fruit balancing well with oak and other development characters, having good concentration and a reasonable length on the finish. The wine is ready to drink now though can benefit from further ageing of another 2-3 years. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 3/20/2014 & rated 84 points: Deep and intense golden yellow color, borderline dessert wine appearance. The nose is quite light and reticent with rather pronounced sweet, caramel oak, some toffee, a little bit of crème à la vanille and a hint of dried yellow stone fruits. The wine is medium-bodied and bone-dry on the palate with very pronounced, racy acidity. There are flavors of creamy oak, lemony citrus fruits, some tart gooseberry character, a little bit of sweet oak spice and a hint of pineapple. The wine is really bright and sharp on the palate. The finish is quite long and a bit warm with acid-driven flavors of green apples, lemony citrus fruits, moderately pronounced sweet oak spice, a little bit of vanilla and a hint of caramel.
A bright, structured and complex white Graves that shows nice intensity, but lack of balance - the light body of the wine and its racy, acid-driven flavors really don't match the sweet, creamy oak character at all. I think the wine would've performed either way, as a more ripe and rich wine with equally pronounced oak character or then a light-bodied and acid-driven white wine with a lot less oak character. Now the wine feels like it tries to be two wines at once, but performing rather indifferently at both. I doubt that further cellaring will help the wine much. This is decent stuff at best, failed to convince me. (511 views) | | | Tasted by Blauweiss on 2/25/2013 & rated 90 points: Very rich nose, oak is evident with the SB surprisingly well balanced. Semillon fruit with tropical fruits gives extra dimendion. Taste is medium++, with great balance and good acidity. Oak is a bit to evident here as well, but with food and/or time that is likely to balance down. Good white bordeaux! (2224 views) | | | Tasted by amateurwino on 1/28/2011 & rated 86 points: Flinty and earthy nose, with a bit of stink. On the palate, medium-gold in color, decent typicity but nothing great. 86-87 (2958 views) | | | Tasted by razmaspaz on 1/24/2011: UGC Chicago Bordeaux 2008 Vintage: Green apple, nice drinkable quality, very fresh and acidic (3950 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 1/21/2011 & rated 90 points: 2011 UGC Bordeaux Tasting: 2008 Vintage (Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California): Peach, mineral, apple nose; tight, kiwi, tart peach palate; medium finish 90+ pts. (50/50 Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc) (3552 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (5/19/2009)
(Ch Bouscaut Graves White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/21/2011)
(Château Bouscaut Blanc) Peach, mineral, apple nose; tight, kiwi, tart peach palate; medium finish 90+ pts. (50/50 Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc) 90 points |
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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 RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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