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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2016 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Longrange380 on 11/20/2015 & rated 87 points: out of a half bottle (0,375L).
Easy to drink Bordeaux with a Long finish - futhermore no special discoverys. (3623 views) | | | Tasted by Bro on 6/25/2014 & rated 88 points: Robe de couleur grenat fonce ... Nez sur le chaume, la terre et les fruits rouges ... Papilles sur les fruits rouges avec des notes empyreumatiques ... Les tanins sont toujours très serres ... Belle finale ... (4589 views) | | | Tasted by alanh13 on 9/12/2013: On it's own: Quite young, a little tannic, tight, green but lots of potential here. Quite an obvious cabernet franc note here.
With braised beef in onion: much more open, very good, hints of much greater Bordeaux. Still young, good fruit, spicy. More merlot-like now.
Afterwards and it tightens up again. This needs more time.
... 8 days later! (transferred to half bottle and stored in fridge): Much more open but still fresh and fruity (strong cassis). Not a hint of oxidation. In fact the tannin is still perceptible when drunk on it's own. These 2005s look like they could live a very long life! (5120 views) | | | Tasted by Goodjob! on 8/24/2013 & rated 90 points: Très bon et maintenant à point. Classique et bien équilibré. on sent la force du millésime. Beaucoup de plaisir dans le verre. (5145 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 9/27/2012 & rated 88 points: Dry, traditional style. Everything in its rightful place but this absolutely needs food. (6348 views) | | | Tasted by alanh13 on 6/19/2012 & rated 82 points: Great nose, soft tannin. Good entry-level Bordeaux. Good value. Slightly drying, not too sweet. Some noticeable oak. Quite fruity and chewy after food (initially drank with cottage pie). Some life yet.
Following day it seemed too tannic, fruity and young (without food this time). I also got some liquorice and ripeness I didn't find previous day. I'm going to give this a few more years. (3476 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 1/13/2012 & rated 88 points: Showing some sweet but discreet plum fruits; otherwise pretty old-school, full and rustic, lots of earthy tones. A mini-serious wine. Very good value. (3246 views) | | | Tasted by Kris G on 7/11/2011 & rated 86 points: drunk over 3 days, very boring on 2nd day, but OK on 1st and 3th day, but not great (2710 views) | | | Tasted by Sunny10 on 5/18/2011 & rated 85 points: Red fruit and oak. soft tannin, value of money. (2719 views) | | | Tasted by RBOND on 5/16/2011 & rated 92 points: Great wine (2249 views) | | | Tasted by Dinovino on 2/4/2011 & rated 88 points: Great fruit and structure for the price.Plum, pencil shaving, benefits from decanting. (2167 views) | | | Tasted by thewineoceros on 11/26/2010 & rated 87 points: Deep purple colour, Full, rich nose. Still young and would benefit from some patience, however good mouth coating and structured wine. Good fruit and judicious oak. Enjoyable and will improve 87+ (2554 views) | | | Tasted by pfbreton on 4/10/2009 & rated 85 points: Would benefit from more time in the cellar (3387 views) | | | Tasted by hutch on 12/12/2006 & rated 87 points: Bordeaux Tasting: What a pretty nose on this wine. Rasberry, cinnamon, and mint, and very light and floral. Absolutely amazing nose for the price of this. Very pleasant palate, with fruit and licorace. A lot more complex then expected. Some managable tannins. This is a stellar bottle for the price. 87+ (4741 views) |
| 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 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..?St. Georges-St. Émilion Read about St. Georges St. Emilion and the other St. Emilion Satellite Appellations |
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