2006 Château Sansonnet La Réserve
Red Bordeaux Blend
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(Chateau Sansonnet La Reserve) #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-this explodes; very dense and serious; big dark fruit (black currant) coming through; there's a steak-like smokiness; a little kirsch; just a very big, intense, ripe and focused nose; PALATE-great firm tannins; WOW; this wine is very young, but has opened up significantly in the last 6 months; there's remarkable amounts of gorgeous tar and leather flavors on the back-end; tar mixed with blueberry pancakes; great tannins; great sharpness; dark black chocolate; very dark flavors; very structured and compact wine; has enormous backbone and structure (can easily cellar 25-30 years) and clearly needs some time, but is drinking quite well; I love the dense intensity; a big time wine; I love it; this Merlot is spectacular; GV-94; GV-93/95
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Christmas Wines Together, Episode #792, 12/25/2009, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 93-95 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2006
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Sansonnet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationLa Réserve
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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4/13/2024 - df1962 wrote: 93 Points
PnD. Let air for 1hr.
Clear. Deep ruby.
Clean. Medium(+) intensity with aroma of cassis rosemary espresso vanilla incense and plum.
Dry. Medium(+) tannin. Medium(+) acidity. Medium alcohol. Medium(+) intensity with flavours of cassis coffee vanilla rosemary and blackberry compote.
Medium(+) finish. Exceptional. Suitable for further ageing. Wow so good. Still youthful. A revelation.
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12/21/2023 - WinePT wrote: 88 Points
My only bottle and have watched the tasting notes over the years. The wine was in a good place (for me) with notes of black fruit, chocolate, and earth. The tannins were well integrated.
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12/6/2020 - Eantnay Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent! Decanted for 90 min, but most likely didn't need it as the aromas wafted into the air as soon as I opened the bottle. Served with Belgian ale braised pot roast. Still had deep color with very little bricking. Nose of tobacco & black cherries. Velvety mouth feel and a lovely lingering finish. Seems like this was the perfect time to open this bottle.
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7/3/2020 - booksmiths wrote: 87 Points
Served with short ribs. A pleasant, fairly simple wine, just starting to show the start of decline. Nowhere to go from here, drink 'em up.
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6/18/2020 - Laz4wine Likes this wine: 87 Points
Was hoping for a bit more here, was on the austere and uncomplicated side as mentioned, but not disappointing either with lamb and white beans, seemed food helped find the nuances and balance in the wine.
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