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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mowtod on 1/6/2024 & rated 89 points: Drinking well . Drunk as a compliment to Camembert was a good match (202 views) | | | Tasted by Too much practice. on 12/28/2020: Served at Christmas. Perhaps still a little early in the drinking window? It was just too restrained and proper to bring a lot of delight. Fine wine, no doubt, but not suited to Christmas dinner and it needs a little more joy. (1584 views) | | | Tasted by Too much practice. on 9/18/2020: Was good, tho not hugely memorable. Certainly better than the first showing. Shame on me for inattention. (1647 views) | | | Tasted by wine247365 on 1/17/2020 & rated 91 points: I cannot recall a wine that was as strongly and pleasantly aromatic as this! Classic merlot aromas and flavor profile that seems primarily primary. Had a little bit of bite on the finish, which might've been a PV showing up. At $40, it's a very fair QPR and this should easily last to 2023 and beyond, but it's drinking very well now. (2152 views) | | | Tasted by Grand Amateur on 11/19/2019 & rated 92 points: Very strong and nice nose upon opening. Very fruity. The mouth follows in the same register. Strong, bold, with tannin's still present, but not disturbing. Quite pleasing. Not very complex nor long, but very satisfying. I do no think it will improve with further aging. But it should keep a few years. (2346 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 8/7/2019 & rated 90 points: Quite a nice summer outdoor wine; plush and rich enough to stand up to something off the grill but not extracted to the point that it would be difficult to drink in the heat (that said, this is 14% and certainly best drunk at cellar temperature to preserve its freshness). I've no idea what the cepage is, but it tastes like all merlot with ripe plum, blackberry, and ganache. (2973 views) | | | Tasted by xuaeinw on 11/26/2018 & rated 92 points: Has developed nicely in the last two years. Opened bottle 2 hours before drinking. Was losing ground after 4 hours. So I would say drink in the next 2-4 years. (2033 views) | | | Tasted by xuaeinw on 11/7/2017 & rated 89 points: Somewhat harsh, but pleasant when matched with hearty food. Held together the next day, so may have potential for future development. (2627 views) | | | Tasted by Goodjob! on 7/21/2017 & rated 90 points: Maybe not grand cru classé level, but nice St-Émilion at his peak in a great year. Enjoy now and for the next 2-3 years (2623 views) | | | Tasted by martin_e on 11/6/2016 & rated 90 points: Nice aromatic youthful but already enjoyable wine. Better than expected (2960 views) | | | Tasted by petec-s on 10/18/2016 & rated 89 points: very nice, showing the quality of the vintage, ripe with structure and some stuffing. (2731 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 10/30/2014 & rated 90 points: Monthly Tasting Group LTB 2014-08; Monastery wines. (By EvA & TdJ): In the bouquet a lot or ripe dark forest fruits, vanilla, sweet spices etc. On the palate beautiful and concentrated dark fruit juice, good oak, good acidity and round tannin with still a firm bite. The wine is starting to show its merits, but is still too young. My guess is that somewhere between 2018 and 2020 this wine will enter maturity stage and will deliver beautiful drinking until around 2024. (4396 views) | | | Tasted by riskun on 7/29/2013 & rated 89 points: Not a strong nose but typical vanilla, plum St. Emilion. Entry is light and then comes on mid and late mouth with quite strong primary fruit and leather and a decent tannin backdrop. Not super long and entry a bit short but well done overall. On the light side. (4295 views) | | | Tasted by pbowden on 11/5/2010 & rated 88 points: i have 23 left after trying 1 .....i knew it wasn't ready , but i wanted to see where it was and to be honest i will not try another for another 5 years it was bold fruit, very acid,lots of tannin...i think it will be wonderful when it softens ....excited to see .....but would recommend not trying .......for a few years at least !!! (5598 views) | | | Tasted by darren81 on 6/27/2010: 6.5/10 - Pop and poured. Just as smooth and balanced as I remembered it. But felt that the flavours were very much hidden behind a cloak of heavy tannins. Perhaps I should have decanted it. (5065 views) | | | Tasted by darren81 on 4/7/2010: 8/10 - Black fruits (blackberry and cassis) with a hint of spice and vanilla. Full and ripe taste with smooth mouth feel. Tastes elegant and balanced with sufficient weight and power. Looking forward to opening the bottle I bought to taste the wine with more time on hand than rushing through it.
Tasted at free wine shop tasting at St Emilion village. (5033 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 12/23/2007 & rated 88 points: A lot of cassis. Full bodied. A wine with power as well as elegance. Not the summit of complexity, but everything you expect of a good Bordeaux is there. (3858 views) |
| Couvent des Jacobins Read about Couvent des Jacobins
Situated on the location of a 13th century Dominican monastery, Ch. Couvent des Jacobins, it is an up-and-coming estate close to the town of St Emilion itself.
Fermentations take place in tank and the wine is then aged in oak, one –third new, for 15-18 months. This is property to watch; the owners are making a rigorous selection of only the best grapes, and the results show. 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. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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