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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 70 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ravi Deshpande on 5/27/2023 & rated 91 points: The 1995s are finally becoming approachable after all this time. Secondary notes on the nose and a restrained but balanced palate. Has some depth. (826 views) | | | Tasted by Ravi Deshpande on 5/27/2023 & rated 91 points: Has softened up very nicely, leaving primary and entering secondary territory. A somewhat muted but enjoyable Bdx (762 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Monkeys on 5/12/2023 & rated 83 points: The nose was downright funky to begin with. Blew off rather quickly. Opted for a decant to see how it evolved. There was a moment of pleasure initially but you had to dig for it. Sour cherry, woody, prune, raisin, it’s just done in my opinion. A great chateau making excellent wines, this one is past its day. (827 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 12/2/2022 & rated 94 points: Decanted for roughtly 45 mins at Lure. Dark ruby color, didn't detect much bricking. Nose of black fruit, tobacco, cedar, and leather. Medium-bodied, elegant, soft and silky on the palate. Plenty of back fruit, but also noticeable tertiary notes of mushrooms, leather, tobacco, herbs, spice and pepper. Good acidity level, wonderful complexity and depth. Soft tannins, mostly resolved. Wonderfully long, earthy, enjoyable finish. Very feminine, elegant Margaux. Wish I had more! (1356 views) | | | Tasted by Renevin on 9/15/2022 & rated 91 points: Fruits sucrés, bois. En bouche tout en rondeur, note de poivrons et cuir. Tres élégant, belle finesse. À boire sans tarder. (1510 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 8/7/2022: Similar to last note. This wine shines on the palate but the nose could be slightly off-putting for those not accustomed to old Bordeaux. Still drinking great and will likely continue to do so for the next 5+ years. (1135 views) | | | Tasted by ddingley on 3/14/2021 & rated 94 points: I’m chalking up some of the wildly differing opinions here to bottle variation and possibly bottle damage, always a potential issue with 25 year old wines. The bottle I just finished was lovely and fresh. In a blind tasting nobody would peg this as a 1995. The nose did have an earthiness along with bracing red fruit. The palate was mid weight but on the full body side such that it stood up to a fillet but didn’t overpower the meal. Was open from bottle opening but did improve a bit over an hour+. Medium to long on finish. Tannins just enough to hold it together. Probably at peak. (2618 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 2/7/2021: Garnet edge, ruby core.
Earthy, mushroom, dried red fruit, a touch of sweet spice.
On the palate this is great. Medium plus acid, bright fruit, earth, medium body, and light tannins.
This wine has a unique finish. It’s quite pleasant and thought provoking. Great stuff now. I wouldn’t wait more than 5 years to enjoy. (2403 views) | | | Tasted by Ravi Deshpande on 12/19/2020 & rated 92 points: This is the first 95 Bordeaux that I’ve drank which is finally revealing its character and the promise of the 95s. Everything else I’ve drank is austere and very unyielding. Could it be they are just emerging from a long dumb phase?
This wine is lovely - balanced, fine grained tannins, fruit, still youthful. Drink or wait but personally I’m disinclined to wait since it’s drinking so well. (2110 views) | | | Tasted by bevetroppo on 12/18/2020 & rated 89 points: I don't drink much aged Bordeaux because I don't own a lot-how's that for a tautology or perhaps better said a Berra-ism? And that's a shame when they show like this one.
Cork a natural disaster, shredded in a million little pieces. Not to worry. Color a rusty red with clear bricking on the rim-this is ready to go. Nose has plenty of cedar, pencil shavings, fading black currant fruit, coffee and slate, only a slight lingering green herbaceousness toward the end.
Quite soft and elegant on the palate at this point, showing excellent fruit still and good balance. Menthol enters on the mid-palate and it's hard to know if the greenness is from cab franc or slightly underripe fruit, but for me adds interest rather than interferes. You need to chew a bit to scare up the tannins but they are still on duty guarding the prospect of future drinking potential.
16 users seem to have confined this to the dung heap as far as drinking window is concerned. I demur. This can be enjoyed for its classic profile for another three to five years easily if you prize a graceful maturity. I decanted to remove shredded cork and started drinking immediately. Blessed 12.5% alcohol. We should all age so well. (2385 views) | | | Tasted by tomandlu on 6/18/2020 & rated 88 points: No detailed notes. Decanted about 2 hours. Recall a deep, virtually opaque garnet red color. Initially the nose was deep and earthy but it eventually sort of faded out. Full but somewhat lean on the palate. (2578 views) | | | Tasted by levinml on 5/16/2020 & rated 89 points: Kind of disappointing. This was a bit over the hill, which is unusual given the drinking window of the community, and never developed a good enough flavor profile to justify saying it was great to drink a 25 year old bordeaux. (1805 views) | | | Tasted by Nels+ on 11/24/2019 & rated 91 points: Viel Asche-Aromen, dazu Zeder, dunkle Beeren, Tabak. Super Struktur (1618 views) | | | Tasted by frwilly on 10/3/2019 & rated 91 points: Solid 90-92. Color: garnet with ruby. Not too much bricking. Good viscosity. Nose: earth, mushroom. Fig w hint of cherry. Mouth: stewed fruit compote, hint of pepper, and earthy & tobacco & leather midpalate. Still crispness on finish. Very enjoyable. Compared with 2009. (2294 views) | | | Tasted by ProperClaret on 3/31/2019: Lovely dusty tannins. I'm not sure there is a ton of upside to keeping this, although the provenance on my bottle was unknown. (2657 views) | | | Tasted by bethel31 on 3/21/2019 & rated 90 points: Still holding up well with some earthy notes and cedar. Overnight, more earthy notes emerged. (2259 views) | | | Tasted by jgreco on 9/21/2018 & rated 93 points: Crumbled cork. Classic Margaux nose. I was shocked as to how young and fresh the 1995 tasted given the general consensus here that it is over-the-hill. Still plenty of primary fruit flavors and a decent amount of tannins. This should continue to drink well for another decade or more. (2619 views) | | | Tasted by Laminarman on 6/17/2018 & rated 90 points: Drank on Fathers Day with my father in law. He really enjoyed it as he'd not had an older Bordeaux before. While it is on it's last legs he said, "Wow, this is really delicious and that bouquet is great..." Sometimes watching someone else enjoy a nice bottle is as good as drinking it yourself. (2909 views) | | | Tasted by Laminarman on 6/3/2018 & rated 90 points: Fading a bit. But classic Bordeaux nose and taste, a bit flat on the finish. (2471 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 3/14/2018: This is good, but not great; the nose has lots of cedar, herbs, and bell pepper with some fruit, leather, tobacco, and earthy notes. The palate is very good with dark fruits, plentiful tannins, and good acidity; the tannins are a touch overwhelming to the fruit and depth, but with food its still good. I find this enjoyable, but honestly I'd much rather be drinking Burgundy... (2468 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 1/16/2018: Coravined a glass of this; good and probably at peak or even fading a touch; the nose has dark fruit, cedar, tobacco, herbs, bell pepper, leather, and dried violet. The palate still has solid structure with good acidity to balance. Tasty right now, but the fruit seems to be fading and I suspect the tannins may begin to dominate in 3-5 years. (2527 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/15/2018 & rated 90 points: When I drank this wine in 2010, I thought it was at its peak. Coming back to it all these years later, I realize that I was right! 1995 is a funny vintage; the best wines aren't yet ready and some of the more modest wines are flagging. This is drying up; it's losing its fruit and the cedary, woody notes that used to be pleasant accents now take the fore. Not much of the floral notes that ought to mark this out as Margaux. Well, it had a fairly good ride. (2676 views) | | | Tasted by WKW57 on 12/9/2017 & rated 90 points: Excellent. (1987 views) | | | Tasted by Deepdrop on 1/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Solid aged Margaux. Classic nose. Delicate on the palate with some tar, cherry, tobacco notes. Lingering fine tannins on the finish. A really nice wine that stands on its own or could be enjoyed with food. I think it is early days in this wine's drinking window. (3485 views) | | | Tasted by BURGHen Boy on 12/25/2016 & rated 91 points: Good complexity. Some notes of chocolate and beef. Depth and layering of flavors makes this wine. Not a lot of oomph otherwise (3290 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Chateau Malescot St-Exupéry as we know it today came about in 1955, when purchased by father and son team Paul and Roger Zuger, but the estate has a much longer history...
Their second wine is La Dame de Malescot.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 RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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