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2005 Saintayme |
| Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 2   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Saintayme | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Libournais | ||
| Appellation | St. Émilion |
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| Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Saintayme St. Emilion on the Wine Market Journal. |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 14 notes) | |
| Tasted by faust on 5/10/2010 & rated 85 points: Just opened the bottle, it had a harsh finish but after time mellowed to dark berries. (285 views) | |
| Tasted by Badfish on 3/6/2010 & rated 88 points: Bordeaux Update (Wine Exchange - Orange, CA): Very subtle and sweet on the nose with aromas of blackberry, plum, and spices. This has a very full mouthfeel with sweet fruit flavors of plum and spices. Good structure and edge for this level. (462 views) | |
| Tasted by djdaqm on 3/6/2010 & rated 89 points: Bordeaux Update (Wine Exchange. Orange, CA): Chocolate, coffee, and dark berries on the nose. Fairly high tannins. Length ~35 secs. Tends toward charcoal on the end palate. Needs time. A little green on the end too. (486 views) | |
| Tasted by icury on 3/2/2010 & rated 87 points: (405 views) | |
| Tasted by britchie on 10/29/2009 & rated 90 points: (662 views) | |
| Tasted by eldiabloazul on 5/28/2009 & rated 87 points: (894 views) | |
| Tasted by freedomjim on 5/27/2009 & rated 88 points: Still young, but quite nice. Heady aromas of dark fruit. Fruit and a touch of oak on the palate. Though nice out of the bottle, it got continually smoother over several hours of decanting. Looking forward to seeing it age. Paired well with simple grilling. (1095 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 4/16/2009 & rated 87 points: Big juicy blackberry, fresh mulberry nose; tight, tart berry, mulberry, tart black fruit and graphite palate; medium finish 87+ pts. (2nd wine of L'Eglise Clinet) (1182 views) | |
| Tasted by jp_howell on 3/22/2009 & rated 89 points: Served with tacos. Delightful. (1176 views) | |
| Tasted by Stingo on 3/6/2009 & rated 84 points: Nice showing upon opening--exhibiting good acidity, prominent but not overwhelming tannins, and notable black fruits. However, several hours after opening the wine became dominated by acidity and the tartness overwhelmed all fruits that were present. Not sure how this balance between acid and fruit will play out in time, but I would be cautious about aging this wine long term. (1287 views) | |
| Tasted by souzafs on 11/15/2008 & rated 90 points: (1072 views) | |
| Tasted by win on 4/30/2008 & rated 91 points: I'm really hoping that this bottle is indicative of the other bottles that I have. Great fruit showing right now, with nice complexity and a subtle hint of vanilla (hey, I'm from California). One of the best values I have found this year. (1636 views) | |
| Tasted by N2Vin on 4/22/2008 & rated 89 points: Wow, what a gorgeous scent to this wine. It was poured next to an 03 Whispering Dove which seemed completely introverted next to this sassy Bordeaux. Both very oaky, but the Saintayme effuses ripe sweet red berry, cherry and cotton candy.Tannins seemed much more controlled than last time. Magnifico! for $18 (1608 views) | |
| Tasted by N2Vin on 3/28/2008 & rated 86 points: Very tight and hard. Tremendous color of rich purple. Nose is of dusty rose, vanilla spice and black cherry. The tannins are just over powering. They coat the palate and push the fruit to the far corners of the mouth, not to emerge until the tannin have had their way with your mouth. (1662 views) |
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| About Red Wines
The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984. As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as: - sales price levels - national and international commercial distribution - the estate's reputation on the market Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville. The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas. By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case. Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class. Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet. The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable. The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie). Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..? Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) |
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