2013 St. Supéry Élu Meritage

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  12/19/2021 - Byrdsteve Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Delicious with notes of cherry, espresso, and dark chocolate. Well aged and ready to drink

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  6/28/2021 - drdecanto wrote: 89 Points

  This was a gift from a few years ago with no remembered advice on when to drink it. Opened a few days ago and it was so tight, I recorked it and put it back in the frig. Tonight, I poured a glass, free of sediment, and then decanted the rest.
  
  Cork was pristine.
  
  Color is deep purple with a pale ruby rim. No bricking.
  
  The nose is easily the best attribute of this wine. And as it warmed from a very cold fridge, the nose opened more and more; I get black fruits and then later when it was blowsy, overly ripe red raspberries and plums. Not stewed, but over ripe. Not necessarily a problem. It's not too warm. And what is in the decanter, and cooler still, is similar.
  
  If one can use the word, smooth describe the nose after a swirl, then this is smooth; and soft. Seductive aromas. Fruit, you name it, my take is above. Not much else. I don't get oak/vanilla, any spices, earth, tobacco, cedar. Just not there for me.
  
  In the mouth, this wine really activates in the mid tongue/soft palate area. Not much up front on the tip of the tongue. It sort of explodes about the mid to back of the tongue and the palate and buccal mucosa; and not really in a good way. What emerges, after the initial fruit blast, isn't just tannin, but astringent tannin
  
  I almost "liked" it, but the astringency on the finish was a deal breaker for me. I wasn't drinking dregs, so I can't blame the sediment. Overly tannic wines can shed the tannins, but astringent wines, I'm not so sure.
  
  Better with food. 80/20 Beef (with 90/10 Bison) Burgers on the grill

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  12/13/2020 - Gibbman Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Agree with BUCKEYEBENS notes. Very nice wine.

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  8/31/2020 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Amazing. Superb. Delicious black fruits, without being ro jammy. Chewy fine tannins, medium long earthy finish!

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  4/17/2020 - BuckeyeBenS Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really awesome. Paired with a fillet and creamed spinach. Deep red with lots of plum and dark fruit. This is a full bodied wine that’s worth drinking. If you are feeling generous, save this for an evening with good friends. If not, wait until you have an evening with your favorite person and share the experience when you can have more than one glass. It won’t hurt to let this one sit in the cellar, but it’s great now. Give it at least 30 minutes of air time to soften the tannins and develop some of the softer flavors it has to offer. I’ll be looking for more of this one. Well done.

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