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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by slywka7 on 5/19/2023 & rated 90 points: Pop and pour. Aromas of blackberry, iron, cherry and currant. Flavors of iron, smoke, blackberry and currant. Ends with a 15-20 second finish with blackberry and cherry notes. (549 views) | | | Tasted by Flatrate on 4/20/2023 & rated 88 points: Value Bordeaux. Needs 2h to open. Intense colour. Slight dark cassis, light barique with light alkohol in the nose. Ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven wine. Bone dry, slight bitterness, perfect for a meat or mediteranian dish. If compare with Oversee Cabs, it is more elegant and dry. No sweetness. 2018 was an extreamly hot Bx vintage. This is a ripe Cab-Sauvignon driven red with a cool climate attitude. Drink this red now or in the next 5-8 years. (543 views) | | | Tasted by sidb on 4/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Really enjoyed this, typically dusty graves. Tannic, easy drinking and moreish. Top drawer ! (577 views) | | | Tasted by Dsmith4359 on 8/21/2022 & rated 90 points: Needed air then got really good (763 views) | | | Tasted by AMDalTX on 7/13/2022 & rated 88 points: Had it at a tasting. Was given one freshly opened and one with 2 hour carafe. No discernable nose on the first and the flavor was "flat" without character. After 2 hours, nose of dark berry. Taste is dry with notes of raisins and rubber or tobacco, like a Priorat from Spain. Probably needs 6 years and then it could be a 90-92. (796 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 1/10/2022 & rated 89 points: An opaque ruby blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, Clos Floridène's 2018 offers a lot of bang for the buck. From a bottle that was Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over the ensuing three hours, it delivers a generous payload of red fruit that is flanked with savory herbs, tobacco, violets and earth. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic and with alcohol (14%) that has assimilated better than the oak and tannins at this young stage, it retains good presence in the middle and concludes with a lengthy, albeit grippy finish. This will benefit from short-term cellaring and may merit a higher score if it fleshes out as anticipated. If you choose to pop the cork now, give it plenty of air. Drink 2024-2033. (1257 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 9/26/2021 & rated 88 points: This bottle was, for me, a bit too much middle of the road, friendly, but missing a bit the concentration I expected. (936 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 7/1/2021 & rated 90 points: On night 1 was mostly toasty oak and wood tannin. There was dark plush fruit underneath but hard to enjoy. (No decant). By night 3 this has come around. Oak had receded, though there was a strong toast note on the nose mixed with flint and dark currants. Plush palate, fine tannins that turn rather austere on the back end—leaving dry dry. (1111 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 5/22/2021 & rated 91 points: 91 vvPunkte Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Feinduftige Nase, etwas Tee, Tabak, Kirschen und dunkle Beeren. Milder Auftakt, mittlerer Körper, die lebhafte Säure und fein gewobene Gerbstoffe verleihen Frische und Struktur, elegant und mit langem, sehr würzigem Nachhall. Ein sehr balancierter, finessenreicher Wein der rasch Spass bereiten wird. 2022-2033 (April 2021) (986 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/9/2021 & rated 87 points: With a ripe, fresh, metallic, cherry note, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, and fruity, with loads of ripe, red plums in the finish. You can drink this forward styled wine on release. (1673 views) |
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021) (3/1/2021)
(Clos Floridène Clos Floridène Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021) (3/1/2021)
(Clos Floridène Clos Floridène Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (1/26/2021)
(Clos Floridene Graves, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/11/2021)
(Clos Floridène Graves Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019) (11/1/2019)
(Clos Floridène Clos Floridène Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019) (4/1/2019)
(Clos Floridène Clos Floridène Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2019 (4/1/2019)
(Clos Floridène Graves Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/31/2019)
(Clos Floridène Graves Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur2018 Graves (3/30/2019)
(Clos Floridène, Graves, Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Clos Floridene Producer websiteRed 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 RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its wines |
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