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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 3/17/2024: Enjoyed with 1982 Trotte Vieille, as per previous notes, plums, smoke, coffee, tobacco and the like but perhaps not as explosive as previous bottles. Finish the remaining bottles by 2028, 18.75. (54 views) | | | Tasted by In2wines on 10/3/2023 & rated 92 points: San Sebastian September 2023
Into neck, from a perfect cellar, lovely old Pomerol, rather sweet, a lot of iron in the nose, guess from the Cabernet franc, extremly refined tannins, in a good spot, was better after 30-45 minutes.
Drink 2023-2028 (348 views) | | | Tasted by bugles on 8/6/2023 & rated 95 points: An amazing wine. Even though '82 is known to be one of the best BDX vintages, out of the 10 or so bottles i had in the past, none seem to have impressed me. Finally this one did.
Aged but not a hint of tiredness, fully integrated and good amount of freshness. Haunting and classic Pomerol nose which is distinctive despite being a 40+ year old wine. Drink up now, no reason to hold. (385 views) | | | Tasted by DAN BAILEY on 5/26/2023: Splash decanted. Fully resolved but initially still quite vibrant. Deliciously smooth dark fruits with some nice acidity to keep it from being at all blowsy. Faded a bit with air and time in the glass. (447 views) | | | Tasted by HG123 on 12/25/2021 & rated 93 points: Delicious but did fade as we finished (fruit gave way to licourice). Decant just before serving or let open in the glass. Plum and dark cherry with leather - relatively light bodied (re wine pairing). Drink up (593 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 10/12/2021 & rated 93 points: From Art's cellar and with Art for his 81st birthday. One-hour decant through a screened funnel. No sediment during decant but some was caked to the shoulder of the bottle. The wine was numb during decant. Clear wine, dark purple to amber rim with a medium clear halo. In the glass: forest floor, some musty cabin smells and a plum undertone. The mustiness had us concerned that the wine was corked, but it was not. In the mouth: tannins all melted, deep plum and blackberry flavors. Balance was still perfect and a long finish ending with some latte. I believe the wine has just turned the corner and is starting its decline. My last bottle and I reduced my prior score because of the nose. (647 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 6/11/2021: Youthful colour with little bricking, some density even at this age. Wonderful nose of great freshness with plummy Merlot fruit, tobacco and coffee. A glorious bottlle of this wine, finishing with the tell tale Lavender florals, a velvety mouth feel and great freshness. Time in hand 19. (337 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 10/11/2019: 1982 Bordeaux lunch (Cucinetta): Black scarlet in colour with a warm and spicey Pomerol nose of sugar coated roasted meat and merlot. Wow! coffee, tobacco leaf, cigar, plum, spice and a long finish and velvet mouth feel. Beautiful wine with time in hand. (1111 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 7/12/2018: Second bottle of six and tried over two days. Bouquet of tobacco, capsicum, old leather, sage and preserved plums with tertiary notes of earth and dried leaves. Beautiful palate with more tobacco, dried plum, cedar and a long finish. Day two and wow. No decline at all, instead more open and expressive with preserved plum, tobacco and cedar to the fore. A glorious Moueix Pomerol with, based on this bottle, plenty left in the tank. (1219 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff7777 on 4/28/2018: Excellent bottle from a good cellar. Very reluctant nose, finally emerged after 3-4 hours. Coffee, tobacco, leather, dried herbs and a touch of soil at first then plum tinged tertiary fruit flavours. Gets richer and sweeter with air. Beautiful palate with more tobacco, dried plum, cedar and a long finish. Robust enough to need a decant, but not for keeping longer. (1204 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 10/19/2017 & rated 95 points: From Art's cellar. Sadly, my penultimate bottle. Again, a wonderful drinking experience, fully consistent with my note of 4/26/2017. (1371 views) | | | Tasted by OenophilistMN on 4/26/2017 & rated 95 points: From Art's cellar. Second time I have had this wine in the last 2 months. Perfectly aged, nose still has some red fruit but accented by autumn leaves and herbs. Great color, just starting to go amber and the Merlot was thick and powerful in the mouth, with a wonderful finish. Price on this was $17.00 in 1985. Wine at its peak but will last for a few more years at this summit. (1466 views) |
| 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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