2022 TerClim Conference, Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
Tasted Monday, July 4, 2022 - Friday, July 8, 2022 by penguinoid with 112 views
Introduction
The 14th International Terroir congress and the 2nd ClimWine symposium were held in conjunction this year in Bordeaux. These are notes on some (but not all) of the wines I tried while I was at the conference. I mostly didn't make notes on the wines served with lunch since there wasn't much chance to stop and make notes.
Flight 1 - Field trip to St Émilion (8 Notes)
We visited a couple of chateaux in St Émilion, saw their vineyards and looked at some soil pits, then tried some wines. Notes are also included for the wines tried at dinner that night.
Flight 2 - Visit to La Tour Carnet (3 Notes)
My first visit to the Médoc. An absolutely beautiful estate, complete with albino peacocks. They're trialling some alternative varieties, which may prove useful as the climate in Bordeaux warms up.
Flight 3 - Gala dinner (11 Notes)
The gala dinner. We visited some estates in Sauternes (my group visited La Tour Blanche, but some lucky people visited Yquem), tried some wines, and looked at soil pits. Afterwards we tried some Sauternes before dinner with appetisers (and I managed to make notes, somehow, despite there being no tables to put my glass on while writing) then had dinner with several magnificent wines -- not least my first taste of Yquem!
Flight 4 - Last day of the conference (1 Note)
We tried some very nice wines, including two excellent Spanish grenache. I can't remember why this was the only wine I made notes on...
Closing
This was a great conference, and the food and wine were amazing. Events like this remind me how lucky I am to be studying wine science!
2014 Château de la Greniere
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lussac-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Black plum, mulberry. Rosehip. Leafy, tomato leaf. Strawberry - especially on nose. Fresh acid. Chalky drying tannins. Cedar, sweet spice.
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2018 Château Vieux Bonneau
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Montagne-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Plum jam. Cassis. Black plum. Cedar. Tomato leaf. Moderate fresh acid. Mild tannins - smooth. Quite smooth and ripe.
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2016 Château Corbin Montagne-St. Émilion
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Montagne-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Blackcurrant jam, cassis, black plum. Sweet on nose. Tobacco, tomato leaf. Fresh acid. Moderate, slightly drying tannins.
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2018 Château Guibeau Noé
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Puisseguin-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Black plum, mulberry. Black cherry. Tomato leaf, tobacco leaf. Cedar. Fresh acid, fine drying tannins.
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2015 Château Tour Bayard
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Montagne-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Touch of brick red to the colour. Quite advanced on the nose. Strawberry jam, raspberry. Plum jam, cassis. Rosehip. Oak, sweet spice. Still slightly reductive? Earthy, sous bois. Drying firm tannins. Fresh acid. Improves with air.
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2016 La Mauriane
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Puisseguin-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Cassis, blackberry. Black plum. Cedar, sweet spice. Tobacco on the nose. Tomato leaf. Firm drying tannins. Fresh acid.
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2017 Château La Rose Perrière
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lussac-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Vanilla, creme brûlée. Blueberry, cassis, black plum? Cedar. Cream on nose. Fresh acid, moderate drying tannins.
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2016 Reclos de la Couronne
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Montagne-St. Émilion
(7/4/2022)
Vanilla, blueberry, blackberry, cassis. Touch of cedar. Tomato leaf. Fresh acid. Moderate drying tannins.
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