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| Drinking window: Drink between 2017 and 2025 (based on 70 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by BillLowney on 2/19/2017 & rated 88 points: 4 hour decant. Solid structure. Well balanced. Successful midpalate delivery. Toasty flavours with a rustic edge. The perfume appearing on the nose on Day 2 was very welcome. Rustic, refined, powerful, memorable, beauty and the beast Merlot. (1727 views) | | | Tasted by BillLowney on 7/27/2016 & rated 87 points: This is young and drinkable but not quaffable. Restrained, austere, dark and fruity merlot with character. The flavours are simple and clean with youthful palate/texture/finish held together in a nice balance. What really stands out is this wines powerful seductive depth. Outstanding Depth Price Ratio!! The unusual combination of simple young wine with magnetic depth did wonders for my palate. All wines drank following this one were appreciated as never before. 87 points for now but 90 at peak. Better on Day 2. (1801 views) | | | Tasted by BillLowney on 11/6/2015: 3 hour decant. Quite primary, raw and powerful. The nose had blackberry, blackcurrant, capsicum, violet, hint of eucalyptus. The palate shows power rather than finesse. The finish is long. Formidable stuff. Not an early drinker. In fact, it might be in its 'bottled chaos' phase at the moment. I was both disappointed and impressed with this wine. The disappointment is due to the immature-phase not the quality. This wine is packed with energy. There is potential for the wine to develop into something special. (1944 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/26/2013 & rated 88 points: Blending 93% Merlot, harvested From September 24 through October 9, with 7% Cabernet Franc, picked October 12, the wine offers licorice, dark cherry and earthy scents. On the palate, this medium-bodied wine is filled with ripe cherries. 87-89 Pts (3113 views) |
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WineAlign (6/29/2015)
(Château Grand Village, Ac Bordeaux Supérieur red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (6/18/2015)
(Château Grand Village, Ac Bordeaux Supérieur red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/8/2013)
(Ch Grand Village Bordeaux Supérieur Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, April 2013, IWC Issue #168
(Chateau Grand Village Bordeaux Superieur) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2013 (4/1/2013)
(Château Grand Village Bordeaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year
(Château Grand Village (Bordeaux Superiore)) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Button
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(Château Grand Village, Bordeaux Supérieur, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Château Grand Village – Read about Chateau Grand VillageRed 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 RimmermanBordeaux Supérieur Read About Bordeaux Superieur - Bordeaux Supérieur - Read about Petit Chateau and Bordeaux Satellite Appellation wines |
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