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2010 Château de la Rivière
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Fronsac
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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derekjohn Likes this wine: 90 points
September 13, 2023 - Still dark plum-purple red - no ageing.
Lovely floral perfumed nose: violets/bluebells/hyacinths, underlain by a delicate meatiness (eg fresh butchered lamb).
Medium body, still some tannin but softening, floral, tobacco juice some acidity.
Good length.
Better with food. -
Grochol Likes this wine: 90 points
May 21, 2023 - Nose: black currant, blackberry, smoke, coffee, licorice, leather
Taste: full bodied, high tannins, medium+ acidity, black currant, prune, chokeberry, dark chocolate, salty notes, leather, green bell pepper, black pepper, quite long tanninic finish, big structure, sapid, ripe, dry and a bit rustic in a good way -
Sangria814 wrote: 93 points
April 17, 2022 - Smooth and dry. Easy to drink. Delicious.
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platpeeps Likes this wine: 86 points
January 25, 2022 - Classic Merlot flavours of plums and leather, and despite the weight of alcohol there was still some freshness and perceptible tannins. The initial flavours were savoury then a ripeness and sweetness of fruit kicked in to produce a finish of reasonable length. CHP 86 pts
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mike410 Likes this wine: 90 points
January 29, 2021 - I wish I would have waited another 3 years. Very good wine, but still too tannic. Needs time.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Château de la Rivière
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC Codes 3523150120109, 714153151907
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 205 (56%)
- Consumed 162 (44%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef, Cheese, comfort foods, Duck, game hens, lamb, osso bucco, stew, turkeyWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 16 votes
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- ProducerChâteau de la Rivière
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationFronsac
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