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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 1/17/2024 & rated 92 points: Medium+ nose intensity with notes of mushroom, earth, spices, black fruits. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Will not improve. Drink up. (213 views) | | | Tasted by Sean Tay on 9/28/2023 & rated 93 points: Drank during Cornerstone Provenance Night Event with more than 30 wines tasting. Did not have enough time to take down notes and didn’t have proper wine glasses. In general, the wines are still drinking fine and have characteristics of old vintage wine; forest floor, some barnyard, spices, tea, hawthorn, toast. I only managed to use my own personal score to rate the wine. (271 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 1/12/2022 & rated 89 points: Note: I use the recommended scale for ratings.
Very nice bottle. Not quite as good as the bottle six years ago, but still enjoyable.
Fruit not quite as present as before (to be expected), but still reasonably well-balanced.
Opened 2 hours in advance (which helped) and decanted to serve.
Time to drink up in near future. No need to wait. (622 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/4/2020 & rated 87 points: Fully developed, medium-bodied, soft, with more secondary notes of tobacco, cedar, cigar and earth and red fruits on the nose. Light and refined on the classic palate, which seems to be slowly starting its gentle fade. If you are hanging on to any bottles, I'd drink them over the next 3-5 years before the fruit continues its fade. (2039 views) | | | Tasted by gwilliams68 on 3/18/2019 & rated 88 points: I have enjoyed this 6 bottle case over the last 6 months and had considered it good quaffing claret.
Now that I have finished my last bottle, I think I have shown it a lack of respect. Whilst not La Mission it has given great pleasure. A real lightness of touch and plenty of black fruit juiciness despite its advanced years. Enjoyable. (1101 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 3/9/2015 & rated 91 points: What a great bottle! Decanted (narrow bottom decanter) for about 90-120 min beforehand (big change over that time). Smooth, fruit present, tannins resolved. A joy to drink. I have one more, and it will be going soon. (2703 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 3/30/2013 & rated 88 points: It seems as if this wine is in some sort of stasis. My impression of this bottle is very similar to the impressions I had of bottles I consumed in '08 and '11 -- a well balanced wine (obviously a Bordeaux) with some fruit that benefits a bit from decanting. (3167 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 3/24/2011 & rated 88 points: Very nice bottle. Fruit not that prominent, but reasonably well-balanced nevertheless. Seemed to benefit a bit from decanting (smoothed out a bit but did not change dramatically). #2 in what I have decided is a week of '98 Bordeaux. (3351 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 4/8/2008 & rated 88 points: Very nice bottle. Nose not that pronounced, but tannins in check. After a bit of air time, the fruit came out nice and sweetly. Don't know if more time will change anything. Even if it doesn't, it's still worth it.
Day 2 -- fruit pretty much gone. Still a decent bottle, but I will drink the next one completely -- oh well, the responsibilities one must endure. (3504 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 3/1/2008 & rated 93 points: Early Mar 2008: rubin red color; opulent bouquet of cassis, vanilla, chocolate and thick layers of coffee; smooth and round on the palate; light/medium body. (364 views) | | | Tasted by Tad GW on 5/20/2006 & rated 88 points: A dark ruby color. Perfumes of black fruit and black berries and damp wood but still somewhat closed. Oaky tannins poke out of this harmonious wine a little bit and complement the slightly tart cherry and plum flavours that have good length on the finish and work well with rich foods.
50+5+11+15+7=88 (3900 views) | | | Tasted by D# on 5/12/2006: A little thin (2774 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 1/2/2004 & rated 91 points: Early Jan 2004: rubin red color; cassis, some licorice and cigar box, butter; light body; round texture.
Classic claret style. (292 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 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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