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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2016 (based on 28 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.3 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Mr Laroux on 1/7/2022: The last bottle of this wine that I opened was past it, quite dull. This bottle however we perfectly palate. An easy drinking wine. I have one bottle left... (863 views) | | | Tasted by Mr Laroux on 6/18/2021 flawed bottle: A little past it. (1111 views) | | | Tasted by chatters on 4/17/2021: cheeky cheap and cheerful fruit driven Bordeaux. I'm guessing mostly Merlot from this tasting; quite plummy. Lightweight texturally but juicy and fleshy. Very much a lunchtime claret... (1216 views) | | | Tasted by Mtpisgah on 4/13/2018: My experiment has apparently failed, the wine has not aged well. The nose is good but the palate is horrid. Displeasing on the front and sour on the back. Three sips over two nights and it went down the drain. (2139 views) | | | Tasted by Mtpisgah on 5/12/2016: This was an experiment to see how $13 Bordeaux aged. Bought on release and stored in my cellar.
Popped and poured. Very dark garnet. Heavy legs.
Nose: cherry and that is all I get.
Palate: muted fruit, more muted than I remember on release. A little bitter on the finish but good with food.
For $13 I would say it is a good daily drinker and could last a little longer. I have one more bottle and I am not sure if I will hold it longer or drink it in the next month or so. It is definetely better within a year or three but not bad overall for the price. (2692 views) | | | Tasted by MrD on 10/3/2015: Could be inconsistencies but this one was way better than the last one. Good value for the money based on this bottle. (2394 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 4/10/2014: I remember enjoying this a few weeks ago, but can't find my notes. I remember it being fun, juicy, not super complicated, but quite tasty and a good crowd-pleaser to drink while playing games with some friends. (3393 views) | | | Tasted by MrD on 7/23/2013 & rated 89 points: Enjoyed this quite a bit more than prior bottles. Maybe it was just the mood. (3988 views) | | | Tasted by sdylewski on 6/30/2013 & rated 85 points: Average. Not bad for the price, but nothing absolutely wrong with it. (3347 views) | | | Tasted by wingtam on 2/6/2013: won't bu again,.. dull (3209 views) | | | Tasted by wingtam on 1/22/2013 & rated 89 points: good on first day
faded over 2 days
everyday drink (3089 views) | | | Tasted by Matt T on 8/6/2012 & rated 83 points: Simple with rough tannins. Not great value. (2818 views) | | | Tasted by sidi on 4/16/2012 & rated 88 points: - Medium forming legs (2358 views) | | | Tasted by Kleong on 2/22/2012 & rated 81 points: Full body, fruity and spicy on the palette (2411 views) | | | Tasted by Mucklemomo on 1/29/2012 & rated 86 points: Strong tannins, almost undrinkable when first opened, but the next day was quite pleasant. (2240 views) | | | Tasted by RockinCabs on 11/10/2011 & rated 85 points: Agree with stevenjstein. The wine is quite green in its approach. Seem heavy on cabernet franc. Dark Berries, Vegetal Notes and Grilled Herbs are the dominant notes here. Very tannic at this stage. Not bad, but I would not load up on it if you are looking for cheap 2009 "sleeper" bordeaux. (2687 views) | | | Tasted by stevenjstein on 10/9/2011 & rated 85 points: On first night, heavy vegetal character that faded only a bit after a couple of hours. Harsh tannins. Definitely better the second night, as the tannins and vegetal character had mellowed, but still nothing special. Has enough fruit that it could get a bit better with age. (2192 views) | | | Tasted by tb_baltimore on 9/16/2011 & rated 88 points: This is a 75% Merlot and 25% Cab blend and is not bad in terms of QPR, but not outstanding as a wine on its own. It is similar, in my vote, to other Bordeaux blends in this price range ($11/bottle) and probably won't age well or dominate in a competition. That said it was a fun wine with the meal. The nose reminds of bread dough. The taste has modest tannins, some vanilla oak and a pleasant aftertaste. This didn't develop at all in the glass, it did get flatter with time and was not a complex or evolved blend. Still, compared to others in this price range, the wine was a good buy. (2087 views) | | | Tasted by DaddyNeedsPow on 8/9/2011 & rated 88 points: The nose starts off warmly with cinnamon and camp fire smells. Medium bodied. Good dark cherry, a little cocoa powder dusting, more clove and cinnamon. I preferred this wine slightly chilled, as it took away some of the alcohol burn. (2574 views) | | | Tasted by MrD on 6/27/2011 & rated 89 points: Cherry with smoke. First day was light tannin but second night they are really kickin'. Hard to beat the value on this wine. (2408 views) | | | Tasted by edub7 on 6/18/2011 & rated 86 points: dark fruit backed up by minerals, alcohol, zesty, finesse, dry, chalky, and a bit hot on the finish. Should improve with a couple of years? (2630 views) | | | Tasted by drwine2001 on 5/21/2011: Monthly Miscellaneous Bordeaux Tasting (K&L Wines, San Francisco): Medium ruby. Cherry and smoke. Light weight, some roundness imparted by wood, decent acid, fairly easy although some tannin at the end. Good lighter style generic Bordeaux. (3171 views) |
| 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 Rimmerman |
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