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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 39 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 4/23/2021 & rated 92 points: I bought this in Jan 2014 when i first started collecting wine. So nice to visit 7 years later after I shipped in from HK. Surprisingly secondary on the nose. Beautifully integrated tannins and absolutely classic bordeaux. This has aged quickly, but I guarantee, served this to anyone blind, and they would guess 90s bordeaux! I really enjoyed this, and for the price... Wow. (1151 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 11/8/2019 & rated 87 points: 1/2, excellent cork. Decanted 1/2 hour, initially served at 14C.
Deep ruby core, narrow pale ruby rim - youthful. Reticent on nose at first (quite cool), then red fruit, gravel, spice. Medium bodied, spicy red fruit, earth, touch of mineral, nice bright acids, good length, earthy, gravelly finish, a touch sandy on the tail. Decent enough. (1554 views) | | | Tasted by Oupszutalors on 6/16/2019 & rated 79 points: Nuit a good Wine for the vintage, very surprised by the poor quality of this Wine. (1482 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 5/30/2018 & rated 88 points: Still dark ruby. Good fruit, cherry, plum and touch of blackcurrant. Some earth, tobacco, iodine in the background. Good acidity. Still some grippy tannins. Middle weight but good. (2126 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 5/19/2018 & rated 88 points: Fine ruby. Still very alive and fruity. Dark fruits, including plum. Fine middleweight claret, good value. (2100 views) | | | Tasted by Raja on 9/19/2016 & rated 87 points: Surprisingly nice Cabernet dominant Bordeaux blend. Good QPR. Would compare this to all Bordeaux but certainly holds its own in this price range. (2225 views) | | | Tasted by Schönibert on 6/12/2016 & rated 90 points: Toller Wein, noch sehr jugendlich, hält sicher nochmal 10 Jahre. (2201 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 12/28/2015 & rated 90 points: Blueberries, cherry pipe tobacco, positively creamy, a touch of violet. The most refined Graves? Certainly not. But no doubt a rather good value at 15 USD. Still young and I'll add that this was uninteresting from a Riedel vinum but very good from both the Riedel somm and Zalto Bordeaux. (2949 views) | | | Tasted by ProfByron on 12/4/2014 & rated 85 points: Every bottle seems to suffer from reduction which dulls the nose.
Lacks the charm of say Chateau Brown 2005. Hearty rather than beautiful, not classic Graves. Ripe but quite hard. Perhaps this is just 2005 which seems to be very slow to open up and show its charm. Many value Bordeaux from 2005 seem over-rated... but perhaps one day? (2774 views) | | | Tasted by czar33 on 9/21/2014 & rated 87 points: Clairement prêt, pas beaucoup d'intérêt. (2713 views) | | | Tasted by Merrit on 9/11/2014 & rated 90 points: We explored this for a couple of days. One the first day, we decanted half of the contents for an hour. On the second day, we enjoyed the remainder out of the bottle. It pours out as purple with a crimson edge. Nose on the first day was pure blueberry. On the second day, there was some chocolate in the mix, along with the faintest whiffs of lavender and alcohol.
On the first day, the dominant flavor was blueberry, along with some cranberry, cherry, bitter chocolate, potpourri, cinnamon and oak. It had mouth-watering acidity, but was not tart, and there was still a fair bit of tannin. On the second day, it developed a strong savory note and was almost salty, tasting like blood mixed with blueberry and cranberry. The finish was medium, but left a lingering blueberry bubblegum aftertaste for some time. There was notable sediment in the last bit left in the bottle. (1849 views) | | | Tasted by czar33 on 3/4/2012 & rated 87 points: Correct mais un peu mince à mon goût, assez court mais néanmoins agréable. Pas sûr du potentiel. (3663 views) | | | Tasted by nigelb on 12/10/2011 & rated 88 points: Still a youthful purple tinge. Reluctant nose. Moderate weight in the mouth. Fresh with overt tannins but underlying berry fruits on the middle palate. Sharp acidity and minerality. Still too young. (3391 views) | | | Tasted by Alexroy on 11/19/2011 & rated 87 points: Violet, purple red colour. Big nose of of sharp dark fruit slightly funky edge to nose. Fresh, silky, big blueberry fruit kick, very oaky, good length. (2908 views) | | | Tasted by raginbajan on 10/10/2011 & rated 90 points: This is a great easy drinking red with an excellent QPR. I love the 2005 vintage in Bordeaux and this wine is yet another example of the strength of the vintage. While drinking well now, I think this wine will develop greater complexity in two to three years. (2946 views) | | | Tasted by Brussels 1049 on 4/10/2011 & rated 86 points: Still quite a deep garnet colour. Open Graves nose, chocolate and spice. On the palete, still quite tannic, a little one dimensional, maybe over extracted. Finishes a bit short, with a slightly medicinal hint. I don't think it will evolve much further however, so best drunk over the next couple of years. (3073 views) | | | Tasted by keithd on 2/23/2011 & rated 85 points: Still youthful, purple rim, mouth-smacking, fresh red fruit [cranberry/damson?]. Quite delicious. It will be interesting to see this good-value wine mature over the next decade [if I decide to eke it out.] (2521 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 12/27/2010 & rated 89 points: Nearly creamy, polished and a joy to drink; not for cellering, but for
current drinking (and the next 4-4 years). Make friends with this wine. (2327 views) | | | Tasted by Wijnjager on 12/26/2010 & rated 83 points: Good, but not outstanding. Great nose (blueberries) little disappointing taste: nice texture, but no balance between the fruit and the oak, giving the oak (and tobacco) in the end to much weigth. Will not age and become any better I would expect. (2295 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 10/9/2010 & rated 90 points: This wine is elegant, even with the 2005 concentration. The ripe fruit in the nose, the perfect tannines and a smooth taste
make this wine to a companion with your cooking. (2416 views) | | | Tasted by alexc on 4/1/2010 & rated 90 points: Terrific VFM. Good now but should develop over the next few years (2408 views) | | | Tasted by pabernatchez on 2/25/2010 & rated 90 points: This wine keeps being such a great value. At about 10 euros/bottle in a heralded vintage like 2005, it provides a great QPR.
Lovely nose, classic Bordeaux, with red cherries, mellow spices and a touch of oak. Palate is very nice, complex, with mellow tanins that give the wine immediate drinkability, but also provide enough structure for mid term aging. My girlfriend also loved the wine. (2702 views) | | | Tasted by Dinovino on 6/17/2009 & rated 90 points: Delightful bottle of Claret,cherry,plum,cedary oak,lovely texture very pleasant bottle of bdx. (2622 views) | | | Tasted by Dinovino on 4/5/2009 & rated 88 points: Terrific nose,blackcurrant,plum,pencil shavings.Ripe soft tannins,nicely weighted,dry lightly astringent finish. (2664 views) | | | Tasted by witt on 2/13/2009 & rated 85 points: good but not sophisticated. Great value for money. More complex on the nose than the palate. (2798 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Clos Floridene 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 RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its wines |
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