2017 Château Durfort-Vivens

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  1/21/2024 - jackandjasonshouse@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Strong leafy, earthy and spicy notes, nicely balanced with medium tannins right out of the bottle, but benefited from a short decanting and some glass time. Another reviewer mentions notes of green bell pepper which I also noticed and was happy when they mellowed as it breathed. wonder if this is related to destemming, crushing, using a perhaps less technology centric approach to wine making… The rustic quality of the wine was in the end quite endearing as it’s more delicate nature was revealed over time. This is one worth a repeat, a compare/contrast with a similar California Bordeaux blend, or even a vertical tasting as a previous reviewer experienced… good fun and thought provoking!

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  11/15/2023 - stamperb Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Nose: Blackberry steaminess. Palate: More stemmy blackberries with the dark fruity side of cabernet sauvignon really coming through, grape skin; overall, has a mellow and one-dimensional mouthfeel; honestly, it reminds me of the wine I used to make out of Mattawa WA (which isn't necessarily a compliment).

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  8/31/2023 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Little vertical from Durfort-Vivens yesterday with my colleagues: 2022 in sample, 2021 untasted.
  1) 2020 98.2/100
  2) 2019 98/100
  3) 2018 97.4/100
  4) 2022 97.1/100
  5) 2015 95.8/100
  6) 2016 95.2/100
  7) 2017 93.4/100

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  5/15/2023 - 40ozProphet Likes this wine: 91 Points

  After buying into a case of the ‘19, of which is in a league of its own for this label, I went for the next-oldest vintage: that being the ‘17. 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot on this vintage - 60% new oak. Opened up very sharp, needed about 2-3 hours before I even considered a true pour. Once it oxidized for a bit, it started to show some life, plenty of fruit - blending black and red fruits seamlessly - notes of plum, blackberry, and boysenberry. There’s kicks of oak, mineral, and vanilla, with a tremendous amount of spice, making this unique enough to justify its price point. Excited to dive into the highly rated/talked about ‘19 in the coming year(s), I can see why Dufort is starting to pick up steam.

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  5/6/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Unfortunately 35% of production was lost due to severe frost. Made from a CS based blend with 9% of Merlot, aged for 18 months in 40% new oak. Deep garnet colour, ruby hue. Intense aroma of blackcurrants, cherries, toast, leather, herbaceous notes of green pepper, violets. Medium+ body, smooth and well structured with intense earthy and herbal flavours of graphite and black fruits, lovely complexity, some floral notes too. Smooth and velvety medium+ tannins and well integrated high acidity.

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