Académie des Cinquante Claret Tasting

Restaurant de Moerbei *, Warmond, NL
Tasted Saturday, April 22, 2017 by Xavier Auerbach with 397 views

Flight 1 - A biodynamic flight (4 Notes)

  • 2012 Château Fonroque 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted blind. Youthful appearance, crisp character, hint of liquorice, fresh fruit, slightly earthy, bay leaf, fresh style, drying tannins, good length.

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  • 2012 Clos du Jaugueyron Margaux 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Tasted blind. Youthful, slightly reduced (quite stinky in fact), transparent but tight, some fruit, hints of flowers and pepper.

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  • 2010 Château La Tour du Pin 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted blind. Youthful appearance, light and easy, slightly drying and thin on the finish, vegetal, somewhat underripe, length is quite okay. Tasting blind, I thought it was a 2013.

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  • 2006 Château Pontet-Canet 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Tasted blind. Youthful appearance, high quality new oak, toasty, somewhat modern but elegant, good concentration, citrus notes, warmth, pure style, good ripeness and tannic structure, very good length. Classic.

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Flight 2 - The 2009 vintage (4 Notes)

  • 2009 Château La Tour de By 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc

    Tasted blind. Fresh and floral nose, spices, red meat, tight and youthful, even if there's some ripeness and age, liquorice, good length, hint of cream, a bit coarse.

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  • 2009 Château Carbonnieux 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Tasted blind. There is a slight unevenness on the nose, crisp and fresh, Cabernet character and freshness, ripe and fuller than the previous wine, lovely length.

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  • 2009 Château Gazin Pomerol 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Tasted blind. Nicely saturated colour, lovely complexity and depth on the nose, fresh and polished, the tannins are grippy but ripe and covered in flesh, good stuffing of ripe Merlot fruit, combines warmth and elegance. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.

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  • 2009 Château Larcis Ducasse 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted blind. Floral and spicy, lifted, good depth, velvety, ripe tannins, crushed red berries, well-integrated low-toast oak, concentrated and elegant, cool minerality at its core, long. Bravo! A blend of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc.

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Flight 3 - The 2010 vintage (4 Notes)

  • 2010 Château La Tour de By 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc

    Tasted blind. Ripe but fresh, silky and seamless, liquorice, floral lift, energetic, good length. Solid, clearly a northern Médoc.

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  • 2010 Château Grand Corbin-Despagne 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted blind. Energetic and mineral, black fruit, deep and spicy, floral, structured and well-integrated, sappy.

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  • 2010 Château L'Arrosée 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Tasted blind. Sexy and seductive, harmonious, intense and elegant, juicy and supple, spicy and deep, rounded but refined, very attractive.

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  • 2010 Château Haut-Bailly 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Tasted blind. Stinky nose clears up quickly, warmth and elegance, warm red bricks, has freshness and stature, subtlety and wonderful finesse, excellent length. Energetic, seamless.

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Flight 4 - Lunch (7 Notes)

  • 2015 Château Guiraud 'G' Sec 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux

    Interesting wine, good tension between tropical fruit and box tree notes, very expressive but not too antipodean, fresh but ripe and even a bit creamy, cool and mineral, ever so slightly light on the finish.

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  • 1988 Château Meyney 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Double magnum. Lovely cool 1988-character, classic claret nose, fresh and elegant, medium weight, gentle and with good ripe fruit, lovely balance and harmony, spice, hint of milk chocolate, good length. Stylish and charming, very classical.

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  • 2013 Vieux Château Certan La Gravette de Certan 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Gentle, fresh, flowing, very light tannins, finishes dry and with a slightly sharp edge, decent length.

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  • 2007 Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Tropical fruit, floral lift, freshness and elegance, perfectly integrated oak, quince and vanilla, light to medium body, seamless style, perfectly integrated oak, excellent length. Very elegant.

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  • 2001 Château Guiraud 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Deep and rich and oaky, barley sugar, big and fat and full, tropical fruit and honey, intense and long but lacks elegance - even in this stellar vintage.

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  • 1990 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    A perfectly matured and complex wine, apricot, spices, peach and honey, rich and concentrated, sweet pineapple, caramel and nuts, medium weight, fresh and lively, excellent resonance and length.

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  • 1959 Château Rieussec 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Upper shoulder level. Full amber-golden colour, but certainly not deep for a Rieussec of this age. Deep and rich and structured, hint of nuts but fresh and still lively, Alpine herbs, powerful, honeyed, sève, apricot, concentrated and long. Fully mature of course, but with decades ahead of it.

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