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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mmcdds on 3/30/2024 & rated 87 points: This bottle seems to be past its prime, it was a little dilute and flat tasting (143 views) | | | Tasted by dke on 11/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Starts relatively thin and acidic, but after some aeriation shows as tasty, lighter style bordeaux with some tobacco, hint of earthiness, blackberries and integrated/secondary characteristics. Good acidity made it an excellent paring with fillet. 89-90 (270 views) | | | Tasted by mmcdds on 4/14/2022 & rated 91 points: This is a surprisingly delightful $20 Bordeaux. To my tastes this is fully mature with lots of dark, earthy cassis, some pipe tobacco notes and some hints of chocolate. Quite nice. (957 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 1/14/2021 & rated 90 points: Russk. Blind, clearly Bdx. I thought 2006. A little bit dirty and muddled, otherwise I would give it 91. 90+pts. (1517 views) | | | Tasted by pambro56 on 11/30/2019: Drank thanksgiving Saturday 2019 (1756 views) | | | Tasted by pambro56 on 11/30/2019: Drank 2019 thanksgiving Saturday (1911 views) | | | Tasted by Hicsmade on 11/4/2018 & rated 86 points: Soft and round. Well made, the finish some what flat. (2354 views) | | | Tasted by Neurowine1 on 2/5/2017: surprisingly good. nice restrained right bank character. drinking very well at the moment (3229 views) | | | Tasted by bklynwine on 9/30/2016: a balanced but workmanlike Pomerol that lacks the espresso/dark chocolate/tar quality that distinguishes great Right Bank merlot (2941 views) | | | Tasted by ledocq on 12/4/2015 & rated 92 points: Wow. WOW. I bought this from Premier Cru for $19 (it was in stock, fyi) a couple months ago, which I mention because I don't know how it was stored. Let decant an hour, and then: surprise! It is fully mature already, with secondary characteristics galore. It's absolutely delicious and performs so crazily, unexpectedly beyond what you'd expect from a cru bourgeois that I'm quite stunned. It reminds me very much of a 2000 Bon Pasteur, only more developed -- which is weird, right? YMMV, but if you got yours from PC this year, drink up. (4043 views) | | | Tasted by pifcho on 11/17/2014 & rated 91 points: Inspired by bullmrkt's recent note I popped it open last night and I was impressed how well it was drinking. Red fruited and very elegant with some herbal funkiness on the finish. On night two, the wine tightened and more of the tannic structure came forward. I can't believe this cost less than $20. (4651 views) | | | Tasted by bullmrkt on 11/4/2014 & rated 92 points: Subtle smoke and barnyard funk, red fruits, cedar, smooth clean finish. This is so well balanced that it seems to be weightless on the palate, and embodies what I love about Bordeaux. I continue to be impressed with the 2008 Bordeaux vintage, and they are great values in the wake of '09/'10 to boot. (4103 views) | | | Tasted by jdp2109 on 9/28/2013 & rated 89 points: Drank over the span on 3 days. Day 1 - good but simple and straight forward. Good balance. Day 2 developing some tobacco in nose. Day 3 was much much better. Hold on to these or give a good decant (4678 views) | | | Tasted by mike410 on 4/4/2013 & rated 91 points: Nose is very barnyard but taste is all together different. Nice black fruit and nicely balanced. Drinking well now. (4994 views) | | | Tasted by Blauweiss on 3/13/2013 & rated 90 points: Smoke, stable and plum on the nose. Taste needs time to open up, but then shows layers of ripe fruit, tannin and acid in balance and a surprisingly long aftertaste, needs food, but a good, quite classic right bank bordeaux. (4198 views) | | | Tasted by Jonne on 3/9/2013 & rated 87 points: Ch Plince Pomerol 2008
FÄRG
Klar
Färg: medelgranat
Kant: 1 mm vattenklar
Intensitet: Medel –
Färgar glaset? Knappt
Gardiner: Tunna
DOFT
Korrekt
Doftintensitet: Medel
Doft: Frukt - röda bär. Rotfrukter, cederträ
Utveckling: Ungt men kan drickas
SMAK
Torrt/sött: torrt
Syra: medelsyra
Tanniner: Medel men snälla, avrundade
Alkohol: medel, ger viss värme
Fyllighet: Medel +
Smakstyrka: medel +
Smak: Frukt röda bär, hint av rostat kaffe
Textur/balans/bubblighet:
Eftersmak: medellång +
SLUTSATSER
Kvalitet: defekt, dålig, okej, bra, mycket bra, enastående
Drickabilitet: för ungt, går att dricka nu men kan lagras, drick nu – lagra inte, för gammalt
Geografi:
Pris: billigt 65, mellanpris 66–120, dyrt 121–300, premium + 300 (3241 views) | | | Tasted by H. Eugene on 1/26/2013 & rated 90 points: An excellent pomerol. I decanted it for 2 hours and it really opened up. Very smooth, good structure, excellent finish. Excellent buy (3379 views) | | | Tasted by cbleary on 1/8/2013 & rated 90 points: Really classy juice, velvety textured with a medium body. Violets, crisp plum and blackcurrant, slightly stony finish. Bravo. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by robmillis on 12/16/2012 & rated 92 points: unbelievable for the price. fantastic range and complexity. opens with beautiful aromatic berries and plum, finishes with a grounding balance of minerals and earth. one of several bottles tasted tonight so no detailed notes, but a great value that will only get better with a few more years. (2053 views) | | | Tasted by Ianjaig on 6/28/2012 & rated 88 points: Only had 2 glasses of this but enjoyed it much more than the 08 Bourgneuf. Nothing amazing here but a good, pleasant Bordeaux with enough to hold the attention. (2966 views) | | | Tasted by bullmrkt on 6/24/2012 & rated 88 points: 100% agree with Prof B's note. Damp earthy/musty nose and palate, cherry and minerals, smooth tannins; well balanced but finishing a bit on the short side. This is already drinking better than the 2005 I had this past November. SO much more interesting than just about any other region's reds I can think of at this price point ($19). Who says Bordeaux can't produce good values? I love Bordeaux... (2908 views) | | | Tasted by prof b on 2/26/2012 & rated 88 points: damp earth and dark fruits on the nose. hits the palate similarly; musty, wet soil with a hint of dark fruit and a tang of minerals. Plenty of structure. Decanted for 3 hours, no major change throughout. This seems likely to get better over the next several years. (3504 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/30/2009 & rated 86 points: 08 Château Plince is light ruby in color and light in body. A nice, simple, entry level Pomerol. 85-88 Pts (4352 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Red 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..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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