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| Community Tasting Notes (average 85.4 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 34 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 4/23/2015 & rated 87 points: Pretty drab and uneventful but useful for the price. (2430 views) | | | Tasted by Lanceamoore on 2/6/2014 & rated 83 points: Good, light and smooth. (3461 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 1/26/2014 & rated 87 points: Nice old world flavors here at a bargain price, graphite, earthy, minerals, underneath all the terroir are hints of plums currants and spice. Smooth and ready to drink! (3451 views) | | | Tasted by yaki on 1/23/2014 & rated 84 points: Tasted blind. The wine is a dark purple color in the glass and is still youthful. The bouquet shows blackberry, plush red cherry, mushroom and some brett. The palate adds cranberry and an earthy character reminiscent of beach sand. There is some new oak in the wine. Acidity is medium and tannins are slightly elevated. The finish is short and the wine lacks complexity. Fine as a simple food wine, but not very complex. (3319 views) | | | Tasted by asdean85 on 1/19/2014 & rated 84 points: It was OK for the price, but there wasn't anything outstanding about it. (3500 views) | | | Tasted by Motz on 1/9/2014 & rated 88 points: This is a very good, traditional, well-made, ink and graphite driven, Médoc. This wine showcases Médoc minerality from start to finish. It features an intensely juicy and inky mid palate of great depth. Crushed stones, and pencil lead on the stalwart finish, marked by drying, grainy tannins. It's not as good as the 2009 vintage, but still very nice. Enjoyable, and great value! (1860 views) | | | Tasted by soychick on 12/21/2013 & rated 84 points: Well, if you are like me and REALLY like Bordeaux, this might be a decent deal. As others have said it was downright unpleasant when opened. But, after 24h under vacuum, I kind of liked it - showing cassis and graphite under some still rough tannins. A couple of years and a good decant and it might be downright enjoyable if you are an enthusiast like me. Opinion is far from unanimous on this, though. (821 views) | | | Tasted by efc on 12/5/2013 & rated 75 points: Well, that was unpleasant. Tart, tannic and not a lot of fruit. No love here. No one at the Happy Hour drank it. With good reason.
The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like and Black currant (cassis). (1079 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Kirkland SignatureNote: http://www.guillaumegonnet.com/ , is the site of the winemaker listed on the back label of the 2015 Signature Gigondas. 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.Médoc Appellation Webpage (Conseil des Vins du Médoc)
The land with the Médoc appellation links three kinds of Médoc terroirs: Garonne gravel, Pyrenees gravel and soils of clayey limestone. Taking account of the huge area the appellation covers, these terroirs are extremely varied in character. Thanks to this variety of terroirs, the infinite palette of the wines with the Médoc appellation has distinction, roundness and a balanced personality. They may be full bodied with a fine ruby red colour. They should be kept a long time for their many nuances to develop. Others are elegant, subtle, with a fine bouquet, ready to be drunk younger, though this in no way reflects on their exemplary finesse.In order to have the right to the Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the peninsula bounded on the east by the Garonne and the Gironde, on the south by Blanquefort Brook, on the west by the Atlantic Ocean but excluding the communes of Carcans and Hourtin, Brach, Salaunes, Lacanau, Le Temple, Le Porge and "land of recent alluvium and sand lying on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (170 grammes - 6 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°) base yield (50 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Merlot
Soil: Alluvial terraces of gravel deposits, light, good for Cabernet, and deep and clay-like, good for Merlot
Surface Area: 5,522 ha |
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