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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ChinaWineDude on 1/21/2024 & rated 92 points: Toasted oak, sweet ripe red fruit, dominated by a core of Merlot. It's a balanced and delicious St. Emilion under a budget. 92 points. Jan 2024 (212 views) | | | Tasted by Cpsebastian on 2/11/2022 & rated 89 points: Veldig spennende, god vin. Silkemyk og nydelig sammen med middag. Endel tanniner, mørk, moden og rød frukt, sigareske, snerp, mye lær og litt fat. Ny aroma for meg, som en sterkt redusert sigareske og vanilje/moreller. Tåler antakeligvis mange år til. (843 views) | | | Tasted by dearth on 4/17/2021 & rated 88 points: Almost purebred "I am not drinking any f**n' Merlot". Color has started to become matte. Smell of earthy ripeness and the usual mature berry aromas, yet still bringing a pleasant freshness to the nose. Rounded palate of classic merlot, but quite dry in mouth and lacks the lively fruit found in higher caliber Bordeaux. Improves with air, and somewhat surprisingly it was even better the second day. Has passed its bedtime, but still gets the job done. Particularly pleasant with grilled chicken and herbs, as well as with the subsequent selection of cheeses. If the price was lower, it could have been recommended without reservations. (1325 views) | | | Tasted by Skatten on 2/12/2021 & rated 87 points: Trenger 2 timer lufting, minst. Veldig god vin med et smaksasjenale jeg ikke tidligere har erfart. (1433 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 9/5/2016 & rated 90 points: Drinking very nicely, no need to wait. Medium bodied, smooth, with red fruit, cedar and tobacco and earth flavors. Nice finish. (3574 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 7/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Once again, very tasty red and black fruit flavors, medium bodied and smooth. drinking nicely. (4483 views) | | | Tasted by gtonn on 4/25/2014 & rated 87 points: Fragrant bouquet of black fruit. Little in the way of structure and complexity. Very brief finish.
Agree with comments that it is past its prime. (4117 views) | | | Tasted by Schafflerhof on 8/2/2013 & rated 88 points: very average, should be drank asap. got better after an hour or so, but still not what I'd had expected. (4329 views) | | | Tasted by no leashes on 1/11/2013 & rated 90 points: With grilled salmon. Delicious red and black cherry, a hint of pepper, mineral flavors. fine tannins, drinking beautifully. (4258 views) | | | Tasted by APatHB on 3/24/2012 & rated 91 points: Everyone really enjoyed this at the wine party. It's drinking very well right now. Smooth and supple and balanced throughout. Indefinitely recommend this wine. (3149 views) | | | Tasted by APatHB on 5/31/2011 & rated 89 points: interesting night. We finished a 2009 Encantado (Pine Ridge) and then had this. Two very different wines. This is definitely a French Bordeaux. Old world style and nose. I like this wine a lot tonight but I want to try it on it's own, without a "new world". I definitely recommend this wine though. (2347 views) |
| Château Fonplégade Producer website | Read more about Chateau FonplegadeRed 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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