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Manage Subscriptions2015 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 7
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VinedyRoad Likes this wine: 90 points
May 3, 2022 - Think this best to consume now, don't see it getting much if any better in bottle.
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srh Likes this wine:
February 23, 2019 - Winebar [4 Whts & 8 Reds] from 02/22/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): From vines ave 40 yrs of age, planted to 70% Merlot & 30% C.F. in soils of clay & limestone mixed with iron deposits; Typically, malolactic & as much as 18 mos of aging occur in FR oak barrels (90% new); 3,458 cases made; A Stéphane Derenoncourt wine;
N: Closed; RIPE berries with notes of pyrazines, poss smoke?
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which pretty much resolves by the LONG, balanced, poss very, VERY slightly bitterish finish with a tangy/swtness to the surprisingly innocuous dusty tannins. Approachable now with food, this deserves cellaring through '19, then POSS making its 10th. My VG+/EXC-, quite arguably the higher based upon the QPR of this vendor's $22.95, which is $2 < the lower of wine-searcher's currently limited entries. 91-93 Falstaff Magazine, 90 pts WS, 89 ea Jeff Leve & Tim Atkin, 88-90 Vinous (Galloni), 85-87 WA, & 16/20 Jancis Robinson.1 person found this helpful Comments (2) -
RogerQ wrote: 94 points
February 14, 2019 - Outstanding Right bank blend(Merlot, Cabernet Franc). Looking forward to revisit in 2022.
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Bam_Man wrote: 88 points
November 21, 2018 - Tried this last Sunday at the B-21 Holiday Tasting, after buying a couple of bottles from them a few months before. Medium-bodied and fruity, offering a tangy mouthful of plum, raspberry and dark currant fruit. Elegant in style compared to some of the other New World-style Bordeaux I tasted - especially the 2015 Vieille Cure. Nicely balanced, but not particularly deep on the mid-palate, or long on the finish. Still very young and no doubt will improve with a few years of cellar time.
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wineotim wrote: 89 points
May 26, 2018 - Flowery aromas and flavors, medium bodied, decent structure of red raspberry like fruit.
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By Antonio Galloni
2015 Bordeaux: Every Bottle Tells a Story... (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Sanctus La Bienfaisance De Château Sanctus Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
2/1/2018 (link)(Château Sanctus St.-Emilion La Bienfaisance, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/3/2016 (link)(Ch Sanctus, La Bienfaisance de Ch Sanctus St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016), 4/1/2016 (link)(Sanctus La Bienfaisance De Château Sanctus) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Château la Bienfaisance
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Sanctus
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 000004074625, 3500610131752, 3760191211506
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 149 (55%)
- Consumed 123 (45%)
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- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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