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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 53 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by YagerWine on 11/22/2023 & rated 94 points: Superb mature bdx drinking at peak. This isn't falling off and got about 30-40 mins of air before we drank it with a steak dinner. Beautiful, well-made and structured right bank Bordeaux. I should have bought a case of this given the price! (555 views) | | | Tasted by Nojomoschwa on 10/28/2023 & rated 95 points: It's hard to find a Mouiex wine that puts a step wrong. This was an excellent aged Pomerol bought for $69+ from Garagiste. The whole table loved it. (566 views) | | | Tasted by Lcoppes on 10/6/2023 & rated 92 points: Def past it's window to my palate as it tastes a bit tired, but there is still complex layering you can find. Fruit is mostly faded but cherry pie, that toasty pie crust with sour cherries. Acid is still kicking esp as it settles in the glass. Saddle leather, cigar box, cocoa, incense and mushroom. Menthol backed by initial herbal aromatics (thinking amaro not fresh herbs) though this faded quickly. Light body, light tannins that are delicate. What a treat to drink a 33yo pomerol from a Petrus neighbor. (522 views) | | | Tasted by anstruletz on 8/19/2023: Drinking very nicely still. (712 views) | | | Tasted by winesavant68 on 7/22/2023 & rated 93 points: I concur with Bob23. A special bottle of perfectly aged right bank. This wine does not explode from the glass but rather starts to seduce the taste with dried fruit and secondary notes that to me revolve around figs and dried black cherries. Just great drinking wine. (762 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 7/15/2023: Notes from Day 2 open. No signs of oxidation (in the fridge overnight). Lovely cedar and blackberry perfume, a smokiness on the palate, soft acidity, attenuated tannin and very nice palate density. A wonderful showing. (573 views) | | | Tasted by Ron Slye on 7/11/2023 flawed bottle: Corked! 2 out of 4 have been corked. Ugh. (513 views) | | | Tasted by MadeiraLev on 6/25/2023 & rated 85 points: Well-cellared but...unfortunately this one was past its prime. Not flawed, just tired. Negligible fruit, some hints of savory qualities. Tasted like weak tea. If you are waiting to open yours, don't delay! (529 views) | | | Tasted by Bob23 on 4/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Classic aged pomerol - still an impressive amount of fruit for a 33 year old bottle. Wasn't primary by any stretch, but there was still some of the generosity and roundness that's part of why I love Pomerol. Great aromatics, too. Wish I had more bottles. Thanks for this find, Garagiste! (707 views) | | | Tasted by Nojomoschwa on 3/18/2023 & rated 93 points: A lovely, mature Pomerol that was very classic in chracter and trés Moueix. Great find from Garagiste at just under $70. (761 views) | | | Tasted by Aravind Asok on 1/25/2023: Pop and pour. Lovely, completely mature BDX. Loads of sweet cherry, sandalwood, soft sweet tobacco..lovely complexity. Elegant and poised on the palate: soft char, earth, sweet cherry and blueberry. Still lively acidity and a medium weight. Tannin on the close almost completely attenuated, but still there. In a fantastic place, but likely no huge rush to drink. (1048 views) | | | Tasted by anstruletz on 12/17/2022: I really enjoyed this and would have never guessed it was 32 years old. It took some time to develop, but eventually opened up. No formal notes, but no rush. (1080 views) | | | Tasted by bluedogwine on 12/14/2022 & rated 92 points: Interesting find on Wine Spies for a good price. Was it my favorite wine? No. Was it interesting? Yes. It has held up fairly well, maybe that's an understatement actually. The fruit has more or less moved to the back of the bus, but you can get a hint of what was once there. The tertiary notes are all up front, with cured meat, wet tobacco, graphite and savory herbs intermingling. (1030 views) | | | Tasted by wine247365 on 10/28/2022 & rated 91 points: Cork in good shape, but did break off at the very bottom. Nice aromatics, full- body, PnP, aerated in the glass. Took some heavy swirling to shake off what seemed to be some high alcohol, so a decant would work well. This has a hefty body with resolved, round, tannins with the Merlot and Cab Franc occasionally rearing its head. (Deleting some internet info I accidentally grabbed that was from another appellation! Thanks, wmccone54!) Acceptable acid at this late stage of life. I drank without food and think this would show better with a roast meat or poultry dish. Fun experience to drink such an old Right Bank with excellent provenance. This bottle could've easily lasted beyond 2027 as it didn't show any signs of it dropping off. First night score: 88.
2nd night update: Re-corked it, put in the fridge, and drank the other half of the bottle on the following night. A cold slumber and extra air treated this botte right! It certainly improved and merits a 91 now as if became more integrated with plusher more velvety tannins. A real joy to consume with my bottle probably having another 5 years of life to go! Makes me think this could handle a 2-4 decant quite easily and that would make it shine even better! (1390 views) | | | Tasted by vinibin on 10/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Drinking beautifully. Nose clearly dominated by notes of leather, mushrooms, cigar box, but also some dark fruit. Fine tannins still present. It made me wish I had a second bottle to open in a couple of years - or days, who knows... Lovely wine! (1178 views) | | | Tasted by Lma1969 on 8/21/2022 & rated 92 points: Classic old claret. This is what old Bordeaux tastes like. Not much fruit left but in the tertiary phase. Earth, mushrooms, wet basement as my wife describes it. It was overshadowed by some bigger wines but really quite a nice bottle. Don’t wait if you have any. It’s not going to evolve further. (1256 views) | | | Tasted by Doriww on 6/10/2022 & rated 89 points: On the plus side, it is amazing that after 32 years there was still some fruit present. The wine was medium bodied, not much left of the tannins. It wasn’t a big Bordeaux like we were expecting. None of the funk that another described. It hadn’t turned but there’s not a lot left. We have 2 more bottles we will be drinking soon. (1434 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 8/24/2020 & rated 89 points: Bordeaux 1990 horizontal tasting (Fribourg): 1990 Bordeaux horizontal hosted by a private collector. 30 years down the road, the vintage comes across as bold and muscular, youthful and in general not yet open for business or at times closed. Highlighs included Figeac, Haut-Brion, Mouton, Calon Ségur – and to my surprise – Marquis de Terme. See tasting story for more take-aways and the complete line-up.
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Fine cedar box, sweet berry fruit. Same on the palate, fresh and fruity but with mouth-coating tannin. Nothing to see here really. (4442 views) | | | Tasted by Alok Kapoor on 8/9/2019 & rated 90 points: Still a decent amount of fruit and earthy. The nose suggests it is nearing its end. Still good though. (3178 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 4/21/2018 & rated 92 points: This bottle was better than the last, as I recall. Not particularly complex but clean and delicious. Funky nose but the fruit was still very present on the palette. Good stuff. Based on this bottle, this wine may still have several more years ahead of it. Still though, I'd drink by 2022. (4139 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 12/10/2017 & rated 91 points: Lots of barnyard funk on this one. May have passed it's prime, but still holding together alright. (4396 views) | | | Tasted by boses on 8/18/2016 & rated 90 points: What a difference some airtime makes ! Yes this wine at 26 still needed a good 2 hr air in the bottle to shine - I would still desist from decanting - that will just blow away the flavor and fruit - but 2 hours slow air in the bottle added considerable weight and brought out the ripe almost redolent red fruits - the nose is reticent but I would not fault that on a Pomerol - it gave up very nice weighty juicy and ripe red fruits with some nice secondary leafy and earthy notes on the palate. The finish was not long but it was sweet and smooth. For the price a very fair performance - no where a Petrus ( oh why would I even dream of that !) but almost a second growth Pomerol from this value for money Pomerol - drinking well now on a downward plateau - enjoy it NOW! (5378 views) | | | Tasted by pavel_p on 5/1/2016 & rated 90 points: First bottle from small case. Very good bottle condition with bottom neck fill, long cork 1/3 soaked. Slow ox'ed for about 30 min but decided not to decant, then drank over 2h. A fairly matt, browning garnet. Not very aromatic on the nose, swirling releases subtle dark fruit, a touch of liquorice. Similarly restrained on the palate with fading fruit, a touch of earth and leather, fine tannins. Short to medium finish.
Good claret which gained a bit in weight after about 1h in the opened bottle but overall I think it's time to drink up. 89-90. (4616 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 12/29/2014 & rated 93 points: Solid aged Pomerol! Powerful and bright, still has life left to improve further. Cedar chest, Celery/Fennell, and melted fruit. This was a pleasant surprise..Worth seeking if you can find well stored bottles out there... (5189 views) | | | Tasted by spillwine on 5/5/2013 flawed bottle: Oxydé (5474 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Lagrange (Pomerol) – Read more about Chateau Lagrange PomerolRed 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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