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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AlexB70 on 6/29/2016 & rated 90 points: A lot better than previous bottle, this one was twist cap, should have bought more, was just starting to show some age. Twist cap is a good idea. Previous bottle of agassac 2004 was closed of being passed, and a little brett was present. (2064 views) | | | Tasted by iByron on 8/14/2014 & rated 87 points: Deep garnet red in the glass. Big nose of graphite and cassis. Smooth entry leads to full mouthfeel and dark red fruit and graphite with medium velvet tannins. In a great place now. Great QPR. (3744 views) | | | Tasted by rmgambrel on 10/31/2012 & rated 86 points: getting weak ... (5630 views) | | | Tasted by stinkycook on 7/8/2012: Previous bottles not so memorable. This bottle seems in a better place. (4826 views) | | | Tasted by Octapus on 6/25/2012 & rated 80 points: Medium intensity nose of black fruits spices and some smoke. Mouth of soft tannins, very acidic and short lasting. Descent for the daily table, but at least double priced for its quality. (4471 views) | | | Tasted by czar33 on 3/27/2011 & rated 86 points: Je ne partage pas l'engouement populaire pour ce vin, surtout à ce prix. Je l'ai trouvé assez anonyme avec un petit goût métallique (?) en fin de bouche. Pas mauvais mais ne casse pas la baraque pour moi. (4486 views) | | | Tasted by Dr. David K on 9/5/2010 & rated 81 points: Purchased this week for 16.99 euro (22 USD) in Lesparre/Médoc; decanted; flat nose, mild red fruits at best; pleasant but monodimensional in the mouth, dominating acidity, some blueberry and cassis aromas, few and rounded tannins; short finish; overall, a wine that is pleasant to drink and has no major faults (except for its high acidity maybe), but without much depth, concentration or character; it would be a good everyday-wine at 10€/13$, but at 16.99 USD at the Leclerc Supermarché in Lesparre/Médoc (2003 Rollan de By costs 15.10€ by comparison), it's grossly overpriced (3685 views) | | | Tasted by gutt22 on 4/12/2009: Lovely young Bordeaux. Classic profile on the nose, with black fruit, earth, tobacco, graphite, and a touch of herbs. In the mouth, linear and pure, with plenty of cool Cab fruit, a bit of lushness surrounding the acidity, and a strong finish. Would be terrific with cheese. B+ (3347 views) | | | Tasted by Darren747 on 4/13/2008 & rated 87 points: Rich, fruiyt nose with bags of blueberries on the palate. Tannins softening nicely and acidity well balanced. Cloves and cassis on the long finish. Classic cedar and cigar flavours appeared after a couple of hours. This should develop further over the next couple of years. (3594 views) |
| Château d'Agassac Producer website - Read More about Chateau d'AgassacRed 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
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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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