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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2018 (based on 9 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Oeno_PHIL on 1/5/2019 & rated 89 points: À maturité. Bouquet de cèdre et fruits noirs. Belle amplitude en bouche, les tannins sont fondus. Pourrait se conserver encore quelques années mais je doute qu'il se bonifie davantage.
De façon générale, je dirais qu'un peu de patience est de mise avec ce vin selon mon expérience personnelle. (1137 views) | | | Tasted by millesime66 on 12/14/2015 & rated 87 points: Assez boisé mais moins qu'à l'habitude, m'a t'ìl semblé. Belle concentration de fruit noir (cassis) et nez de bon poivron. (3007 views) | | | Tasted by mike410 on 4/22/2014 & rated 87 points: Light to medium body, and short finish. Not much on the nose. Seems the wine is in decline now. Hint of black berries and plum. Drink now. (4477 views) | | | Tasted by menardbrunelle on 2/22/2014 & rated 84 points: Beau nez mais décevant en bouche.Peu d'éclat. (5034 views) | | | Tasted by jeig on 12/23/2013 & rated 87 points: Medium body, Dark Red. Leather, lack of fruit. Slight taste of metal, soft tannin.
Ready to drink. (4920 views) | | | Tasted by hkm520240 on 9/17/2013 & rated 87 points: Few 2005 Bordeaux before my Bordeaux tasting on Sunday; 9/14/2013-9/20/2013: A blend of 55% Merlot and 45 % Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dark garnet, showing aromas of dark cherry, rose petal, mineral and forest floor. Rather lean on the palate, blackcurrant, cherry and mineral. Tart acidity with soft medium length.
This bottle is disappointing compared to my last tasting 2-3 years back and did not live up to the reputation of a combination of the Crus Bourgeois estate and great vintage. But at this price point it does not have much to lose. (5081 views) | | | Tasted by johnnyrichardson on 7/29/2013 & rated 82 points: French supermarket discount purchase - oak and tannins not quite integrated but no fruit...this did nothing much for me and IMO won't improve, so not worth holding. Drink with hamburger.. (3055 views) | | | Tasted by mduque on 1/14/2013 & rated 87 points: Consistent with previous tasting note. Especially the fact that it is to be drunk sooner rather than later. A bit thin, not holding up too well over night, no length... Lots of interesting flavours though (2838 views) | | | Tasted by Pikkle on 10/7/2012 & rated 88 points: Nice and earthy around a core of currants. Has a bit of charcoal and tobacco but not very secondary at all. Drinking nicely and good value for the price. (3231 views) | | | Tasted by Dental Jay on 9/21/2012 & rated 89 points: Drinking very well at this point; opened up after decanting one hour+. Have another bottle and probably will drink it within a year. The wine isn't overly compelling, but was above average and ready to drink. (2950 views) | | | Tasted by tmoser911 on 4/22/2012 & rated 84 points: Not really on the fruity side, a bit metallic. Ok for its price. (3397 views) | | | Tasted by mduque on 4/15/2012 & rated 87 points: Straight out of the bottle it was in fine form with an expressive nose. Licorice, dark berries, toasted notes. Surprisingly mellow tanins on the palate for a 2005. Enjoyable, bit of pencil lead feel and great with food. Not so sturdy on day two. My guess is this should be at its peak and wouldn't keep it in the cellar for too many more years. (3157 views) | | | Tasted by jivetalking on 11/8/2010 & rated 84 points: Good nose right off the open. Dark coloured with medium plus body. Mid-palate rather thin and the wine seems still young and maybe a little shut down. Tannins and acid are present, will probably improve in 2-3 years, so let them lie in your cellar if you have more. Overall ... quite nice. (3610 views) | | | Tasted by vino_per_tutti on 8/2/2010 & rated 83 points: Crimson color. Black cherry, dried cranberry with a little resin/anise on the nose. Still young and tight. Immediately round on the palate - promising! - but not much fruit. Some cherry shows up about an hour in. Raw tannins give it a very dry, green finish. Tried again one day later: color faded, as has the nose. More dark fruit flavor on the palate, but chalky, listless finish. Disappointing. (3663 views) | | | Tasted by aagrawal on 5/22/2010 & rated 84 points: Crisp nose, but seems a bit hollow in the middle. Not as fruity and less flavor than other wines at this price point. Palate has a bit of tart cherry. (3650 views) |
| Château Lamothe Bergeron 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 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.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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