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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by fcxj on 5/9/2024 & rated 90 points: Fruit bomb, but hey tasty. (236 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 3/5/2024: Parker 100 pointer theme dinner with friends, powerful, rich, soaring aromatics, still v young (817 views) | | | Tasted by S P on 2/9/2024 & rated 85 points: Typical St Emilion nose. Finish not as long as other St Emilion. (754 views) | | | Tasted by sh6k on 12/25/2023 & rated 95 points: Super dense. Decanted 2 hours but could have used more (1044 views) | | | Tasted by Joey Hunter on 9/30/2023 & rated 98 points: 4 hours bottle breathing, opened at 4pm, served at 8.15pm
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Nose was tight but opened up to its aroma at 8.15pm. It was ripe berries, dark chocolate, black truffle with a hint of menthol.
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On the palate, similar to the nose kneaded with firm and yet silky tannins.
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The wine keeps evolving over the hours, and it reminds me of Latour 2011, which has you by surprise all the time. (1519 views) | | | Tasted by Drinkslogger on 7/21/2023 & rated 94 points: ::Nose::
Lavender, cedar, flower bouquet, spices, pines, elegant and integrated
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Needed 3.5 hrs of decanting for the wine to really open up. Very good already but better to wait 5 more years before opening the next bottle. See you in 2028 :)
It's 92-93 now but will definitely gets into the 94-96 range as it continues to develop. (1662 views) | | | Tasted by El_Dougo on 4/21/2023 & rated 93 points: Brief decant at a hosted lunch so clearly didn’t do this wine justice. Super full body feels like it would take days to open up but ripe from the start. Vanilla, blueberry. (2045 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 4/13/2023 & rated 92 points: If you're into super sweet high end Napa, this will work. (2052 views) | | | Tasted by Hanover on 8/26/2022 & rated 95 points: Good cork - immediately beautiful nose - decanted 3 hours - taste of wild berries and cedar - long finish - held up well after 4 days under vacuum. (2999 views) | | | Tasted by #1Winelover on 8/13/2022 & rated 98 points: Battle of the best: Abreu Cappella 2013, Seven Stones 2012 and Chateau Pavie 2009. All were excellent and I will rate them the same. Brad Grimes is one of the best winemakers out there. His wines are consistent and I really love his style; full-bodied and translucent. Seven Stones 2012 is still going strong. I rated it highly upon release and it has maintained its energy, tension and full flavors. Pavie took the most time to come around and when it did, it was awesome. I don't know if it is in a shut down phase or not because I am not an expert on Bordeaux but it did come around.
It was a fun night! (3545 views) | | | Tasted by garrigue65 on 4/17/2022 & rated 94 points: Six hour decant, this is a very big wine requiring a lot of air. Dark fruit, leather, some minerality with even possibly eucalyptus and anise. Very long finish with integrated tannins and acidity. This was most enjoyable and was the star of the night. (3090 views) | | | Tasted by #1Winelover on 1/2/2022 & rated 99 points: Battle of the Bastards. I mean battle of the best! Chateau Pavie 2009, Harlan 2009, Schrader CCS 2013 and Schrader CCS 2019. New Years Eve celebration and the wines were all amazing. Except for the Schrader CCS 2019, all were in their prime drinking window. The Schrader CCS 2019 was very good -- it just needs a couple of years and/or a looooong decant. All wines were decanted for 2-3 hours and all of them got better as the night went on. (4545 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 10/3/2021 & rated 97 points: Coming back to this after a about a year. Opened 3 hours. Color is dark garnet/purple. On the nose: Cassis, leather, something vegetal and graphite. On the palate: Very rich plums, green pepper, cassis, leather and a bit of sour cherry and dark chocolate at the end . Flavors are very concentrated, broad and long. This is a superb wine from a superb vintage. This will be good for decades. (3907 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 6/12/2020 & rated 95 points: Opened 2.5 hours ahead. Massive wine. Sour cherry and cassis with a bit of olive and spice. Big tannins. Had the Pavie-Decesse last week which I prefer, but this is very good. I think it needs more time to integrate. Score likely improves. (5470 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/20/2019 & rated 97 points: Still quite young, the wine is almost inky in color. The initial sniff brings on a strong aromatics of ripe, dark red, black and blue fruits, espresso beans, smoke, licorice, oyster shell and crushed rock. Powerful, dense and mouth-coating, the wine takes up a lot of room on your palate, coating your mouth with layers of fruit, tannin, oak and stones. Give this a decade to round out, soften and develop, and it could really offer a sublime tasting experience. (6918 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 7/27/2019 & rated 90 points: Nothing wrong but style is shock to system. Jammy. (5572 views) | | | Tasted by aelloyd on 3/21/2019: 100 points Robert Parker as of 2019 (5545 views) | | | Tasted by #1Winelover on 11/11/2018 & rated 99 points: Bordeaux wine tasting and this was the star of the night. It beat out 2 first growths and as the night went on, this wine got better and better. Very dark purple and blue with matching fruit including Blueberry and plum, tons of mineral and graphite earthy notes and a chocolaty finish that goes on and on. This is very smooth, has well integrated tannins, and is concentrated and intense.
There were several women who prefer white wine so I emptied their pours into my glass :). This will continue to get better but with a decant, it is drinking really well right now.
98-100 points (7046 views) | | | Tasted by TexasBob on 2/19/2018 & rated 92 points: Midnight black color. Tight, deep blackberrries on the nose along with distinct BBQ notes. Delicious notes of sweet KC BBQ brisket (especially into the finish) and intense blackberries and mulberries. Should last another 50 years. (5403 views) | | | Tasted by CMN on 10/29/2017 & rated 96 points: This wine offers a kaleidoscope of blackberry fruit with funk, green foliage, earth, dust and a kiss of licorice. Concentrated, yet never heavy and well balanced by the acidity. Lovely texture. Tannins are noticeable, but nicely polished.
I expected to dislike the wine due to the ripe vintage and oak treatment, but I did not find the overly ripe fruit nor signs of too much wood. Color me pleasantly surprised. While this wine is nowhere near it's peak, it also offers a lot of pleasure for current drinking. Best after 2024.
Also, it must be said that TK, who generously shared this wine with me, is a phenomenal friend. So blessed. (5026 views) | | | Tasted by Eric Guido on 3/17/2017 & rated 92 points: The very first thing to come to mind when putting my nose to the glass was Flinstones Vitamins, which fortunately faded to reveal ripe red berries, dusty sweet spices, and crushed stone. On the palate, I found silky textures with intense dark red fruits, which saturated the senses before balancing out through zesty acidity and hints of herbs. Tannins coated the senses, along with concentrated fruit extract through the long, structured finish. (6568 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 12/29/2016: tasted blind
nose - blackberry liqueur
mouth - angular and tannic tonight, perhaps not showing great, concentrated dark fruit, there is no doubt this has great stuffing. superbly dry. i guessed an Italian. when the possibility of it being Pavie floated, my response was no way. Score again for blind tasting. 70%merlot 20%CabFranc 10% Cab Sauv. (6150 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 9/16/2016 & rated 87 points: 66x Parker 100-Pointers from Bordeaux 1947-2010 tasted blind (Switzerland): Tasted blind. Dark purple. Nose of dark fruit, dried fruit with an oxidative touch, I am already bracing for the palate after detecting these Madeira/oxidative notes. The palate confirms my fears, full bodied with aromas of rum pot appearing. Drying tannins on the finish. May be it is the bottle, more likely it is the producer (given the many defects the Gerard Perse wines showed at this tasting). In any case, I cannot give this bottle more than 87 points, especially after having just seen what Petrus and Le Pin did in 2009 with their raw material. This was the second worst wine of the two days. Group score: 15.50, group rank: 62/64 (19703 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 6/25/2016 & rated 92 points: Inky purple, positively Californian. Enjoyable if you're into that type of wine, which can be fun. (6214 views) | | | Tasted by fcxj on 4/23/2015 & rated 90 points: Dense (7600 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JebDunnuck.com, Up From The Cellar #5 & Misc New Releases (3/27/2019)
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Vinous, A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019) (3/1/2019)
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View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2010, Issue #26, The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage- Futures’ Glory?
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The vineyard on weinlagen-info2009 Château Pavie70% merlot
20% cabernet franc
10% cabernet sauvignonRed 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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