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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 42 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Richard Nabavi on 1/24/2021 & rated 90 points: Perfect cork. Good, deep colour, browning at the edges. Good St. Estèphe typicity on the nose, with a reasonable amount of fruit and some notes of coal-tar. On the palate it's of medium weight and a bit austere, but there's quite a lot there and the finish was attractive.
I bought a dozen of these on release, and drank most of them about ten years ago. They were OK but a bit clunky, so I was pleasantly surprised by this bottle. (2075 views) | | | Tasted by Dr Ivan on 10/15/2020 & rated 89 points: Recently got 8 bottles of this at an auction....drank 2 so far and i am very pleasently surprised. Not at all austere like some other BX I have been drinking from this vintage.....pop'n'pour, still enough fruit left to please the misses and enough secondary and tertiary stuff going on to keep me interested. This one is drinking great 20 years in..... (2032 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 11/5/2017 & rated 88 points: Lovely dark ruby. Reticent on nose, mostly earthy black fruit. Dark black fruits,bit of black plum and earth and liquorice background, decent acidity and fair tannins. Not terribly long. Bit foursquare but much richer and fuller this bottle. Suspect it has finally grown into itself. (4342 views) | | | Tasted by _water.into.wine_ on 7/24/2017 & rated 85 points: A decent price but still disappointing given the vintage. The nose was just horrific, all barnyard. In the mouth it was a little better with well integrated tannins but really nothing special. If you get it for a good price (ie under 30 usd it's OK) but not a wine to seek out (4636 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 1/11/2017 & rated 87 points: Lovely dark ruby. Reticent on nose, mostly earthy black fruit. Dark black fruits,bit of black plum and earth and liquorice background, decent acidity and fair tannins. Not terribly long. Agree it should be better given place and vintage but not a bad minor Bdx. Suspect it has grown into itself a bit. (4980 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 9/18/2016 & rated 86 points: Deep dark ruby. Bit reticent on the nose. Middle weight, middle length. Dark berry fruits. Something a bit tarry and earthy. Nothing wrong just not much to get excited about. (4121 views) | | | Tasted by ml1 on 10/30/2012 & rated 90 points: Drinking nicely. Likely at its peak. Very pleasant soft red fruit, but a little thinner than I expected. (8722 views) | | | Tasted by Brnshj22 on 7/23/2012 & rated 90 points: Absolutely rocking and punching well above its weight at the moment. (7334 views) | | | Tasted by wconnolly on 2/4/2012 & rated 82 points: Although there is nothing wrong with this, it did not represent the complexity and depth of a typical St. Estephe. Brilliant garnet color. Some light fruits on the palate. A bit thin in the mouth. Rather dry and a bit heavy on the tannins. Disappointing given the otherwise outstanding vintage. (7074 views) | | | Tasted by Winekrupt on 12/22/2010 & rated 84 points: No faults, just not up to snuff. Very "fall fair"; hay bales and cotton candy. I also found it a bit sweaty/animal. Green pepper, white tobacco, and cooked fruit- jam... to its credit, quite varietally typical. In the mouth it really fell apart, the wine was thin, tannins dry... mostly vegetal on the palate. Must agree with some of the other recent posts... "weak in the knees". No faults, but terrible value. (7767 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 12/12/2010: Pfft. A great vintage, a great location - this should have been so much better but it was underwhelming to the point that I threw most of it down the sink. Not because it was undrinkable but it was just so forgettable that I figured I could spend the next hour of my life drinking this and forgetting it, or I could drink something else. Soft, round, soapy fruit. Little structure to speak of, which is surprising for a 2000 - this needs some tannins and structure but instead there is just flabby nothingness. A shame because previous vintages have been excellent. (7365 views) | | | Tasted by Andrew Beckett on 11/2/2010 & rated 84 points: I can't better kelderrule's review, it's spot on. (3953 views) | | | Tasted by pomelo on 10/7/2010 & rated 88 points: Robe rubis intense et opaque, la couronne commence à peine à tourner un peu vers le grenat.
Au nez, le cassis, le tabac blond, un peu de cuir et la crème fraîche... Un beau petit bordeaux en perspective!
En bouche, l'attaque est encore fruitée et la bouche très agréable et la maturité du vin le rend très intéressant. Malgré que les tannins soient très souples et intégrés la finale est un peu décevante car le bois est la saveur qui demeure à la toute fin.
Malgré tout un vin à 27$ qui m'en aura donné pour mon argent. (4108 views) | | | Tasted by WDSteers on 10/4/2010 & rated 83 points: weak in the knees as they say. Light with hints of mint. Not to my liking but not flawed (4014 views) | | | Tasted by Roel R on 1/10/2010 & rated 84 points: Not as impressive as one should expect from a St. Estephe. The tannins are now on the background. You kan taste cherry hints of vanilla leather and wood though al in al it's a bit watery or thin. I drank one bottle accompanied with cheese and one bottle with a meal with roasted (wild) duckbreast. The duck lifted up the wine. (4362 views) | | | Tasted by d'Artagnan on 9/12/2009 & rated 85 points: À Minogami. Correct sans plus. Un peu alcooleux, il y a du fruit mais un certain manque d'équilibre et de charme, avec des tanins rêches. 84-85 pts (4756 views) | | | Tasted by ml1 on 7/10/2009 & rated 88 points: Pretty muted nose. A little burnt wood, pencil and dark fruit. Probably drinking in its prime. Nice, simple Bordeaux that is showing a good balance of dark fruit, earth, tobacco and leather. Very dry with a long finish of oak and cherry. (4687 views) | | | Tasted by stnicolas on 6/29/2009 & rated 87 points: Fine ruby tones, adequately viscous, remarkable bouquet given its humble pedigree, plenty of fruit and delicately perfumed, pleasant mouthfeel, the remaining tannins suggesting still a few good years left as of 2009; fine wine altogether if not terribly complex. (4821 views) | | | Tasted by pea on 12/3/2008 & rated 87 points: Deep ruby color. Delicate nose with vegetative notes. Medium bodied, dark fruit and minerals with puckering tannins and short aftertaste. Disappointing. (4657 views) | | | Tasted by Roel R on 10/12/2008 & rated 84 points: Weinig tannines. Zeer milde smaakimpressie. Niet indrukwekkend of uitgesproken. (4652 views) | | | Tasted by TheDane on 8/17/2008 & rated 84 points: Lovely nose, but disapointing taste. Still fragile, and not ready yet. Tannis not very noticeble- not a good sign. This wine could be going downhill while waiting for it to hit the top!! (4747 views) | | | Tasted by Burgaddict on 5/15/2008 & rated 85 points: Very good nose, fruity with tones of chocolate and leather. Tasting: nice fruit, although a bit thin and not very long lasting. Gets better with aeriation in the glass. Pleasant wine, certainly when considering its prize. (4894 views) | | | Tasted by Griffin on 4/23/2008: (12.5% vol)
Deep red colour with musk or other animalistic notes and cheese on the nose. There were also some underlying cherry and wood (close to pencil shavings) notes on the nose as well.
2 days later there was still an underdeveloped fruit core under the acidity and a peppery finish. It still seems like this wine was holding something back. I would personally wait a few more years to see how this fruit core develops. J-didn't like it (too earthy on the initial taste and laking a finish).
This wine remided me of the Bordeaux 2006 En-Primeur tasting I attended last year where I realised that I needed to be an experienced taster to recognise what was lying underneath those samples. Perhaps the wine is going through a "dumb phase" at the moment (4755 views) | | | Tasted by jkoenen on 4/4/2008 & rated 89 points: Tour de Bordeaux; Next stop: St. Estèphe @ Roel's (Netherlands): Ruby red, deep core. Fragrant, ester-like bouquet. Prunes, rosehips, orchids, olives, caramel-and-cream. Seems modern and extracted. A sip reveals kirsch, chocolate, sweet bell pepper, coffee, leather and bulky but ripe tannines. Good effort, still slightly reserved now. 17/20 (2892 views) | | | Tasted by TheDane on 3/11/2008 & rated 83 points: Very nice nose, but still a bit thinand watery. Nice but fragile fruit, hidden under a thin layer of tanin. Should e a good chance for improvement over the next 3-6 years. Not a great wine. (5142 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Lilian Ladouys Producer website - Read more about Chateau Lilian LadouysRed 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
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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.St. Estèphe Read more about St. Estephe and its wines Whereas the first activity recorded in Saint-Estèphe goes back as far as the Middle Bronze Age, the first vines date from the Roman Occupation. But it was the Bordeaux merchants who by aging and selling Saint-Estèphe wines themselves were largely responsible for this appellation's fame. And in the nineteenth century, noted for its prosperity, the great estates of today were created. The movement continues today with the merging of small estates.
A land of great wines, Saint-Estèphe is situated almost in the centre of the Médoc, close to the Gironde Estuary. The appellation is equidistant from Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave.
The beds of soil are characterized by their remarkable diversity, the result of their undulating relief and excellent drainage. Quartz and well-rounded pebbles mingled with light, sandy surface soil are found everywhere, giving the wines a distinctive finesse. And the subsoil is made up of the famous Saint-Estèphe limestone, which outcrops on the west of the commune.
Tasting
Thanks to ideal conditions of climate and geology, Saint-Estèphe wines are characterized by their sturdy qualities and robust constitution. Accordingly, they can be laid down for a very long time while yet preserving their youth and freshness. Distinguished by a subsoil which is more clayey than that in the other communal appellations which lie by the river, the wine here attains a distinctive individuality : a very rich tannic structure, a fine deep red colour and an exceptional backbone with aromas of great finesse.
Production conditions (Decree dated September 11, 1936):
In order to have the right to the Saint-Estèphe appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Saint-Estèphe, "excluding any parcels in that area which are situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- 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). |
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