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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.6 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 83 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AhSoNice1990 on 4/9/2023: Nice and fruity on the nose, almost light ruby in colour, much to my surprise this bottle had fairly low tannin levels. Quite smooth and expressive, though the fruit was overpowering and quite jammy! Short, sharp finish. Could have just been the bottle, and I have another one which I’ll have to open real soon for validation, though a tad bit disappointed with this. Back in a few weeks with another update! (937 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 1/29/2023 & rated 92 points: lovely - such a consistent wine and great value (relatively) - no rush (968 views) | | | Tasted by DaleW on 1/2/2023: I generally find Bourgneuf to be a solid QPR performer that drinks earlier than the big boys, and that is holding true here. Red and black plum, anise, cocoa, there’s some tannin but nothing to get in the way, solid performance. B+ (995 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 10/30/2022 & rated 92 points: lovely and probably at its peak - bought en primeur, this really was excellent value (1080 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 8/21/2022 & rated 94 points: Wowsers! This was stellar, and I have precisely no idea why. It has always been pretty solid, but it has hit new heights with this 10th bottle of 12. Dark red. Drinking beautifully, this was just superb. Cedar, tobacco and leather integrated perfectly with deep cassis and plum, it was rich and succulent, lip-smackingly delicious. It struck a perfect balance between being distinctively aged claret yet also vibrant and juicy - just singing. I simply don't understand how one bottle can have barely any fruit left (08/2021), and then another from the same case can be so outstandingly fresh and alive. I am almost scared to open #11! (but I know I will, and soon) (1334 views) | | | Tasted by drfloyd on 7/23/2022: Still good but I miss the merlot fruit which has faded with 17 years of age - to my taste its pretty much on the downhill. Still good and enjoyable but drink up. (743 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 7/8/2022 & rated 89 points: Another good bottle, drinking well. Dark red, very pure cassis smell and taste, on the mature side for sure, with a brown tinge to the side, but on the palate and on the nose a lot more youthful than the last I tried. Nicely integrated - cassis, plum and shades of cocoa and mint, with a smooth feel. (695 views) | | | Tasted by TashNYC on 4/9/2022 & rated 90 points: Red fruit, black fruit and iron. Good with lamb and steak. (769 views) | | | Tasted by bevetroppo on 11/10/2021 & rated 86 points: This came out of the bottle with a discernible brownish tinge and I feared it was long gone. However, looks can be deceiving and the nose was just fine. Pronounced cocoa and red plum fruit sort of screamed merlot at me, with mint, tobacco leaf and slate edging. Smooth enough on the palate, there's still some fruit but the cocoa is quite pronounced and a little alcohol is poking through toward the slightly harsh, nearly tannin-less finish.
Based on this bottle, you should probably drink it now if you have any, but I'd posit what enjoyment it confers may last a few more years. (1465 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 9/17/2021 & rated 89 points: Good bottle this evening, rich, dense and in much better shape than my last. Deep and dark red. Intense cassis fruit, quite succulent still, very pleasant mouthfeel with the smallest hints of tannin - resolved nicely. Funny how different bottles can show different evolution, my recollection is that this wine only 6-8 months ago was much chewier. Maybe the previously consumed Gigondas and Santenay had numbed my senses, but this was a lovely bottle with which to finish the evening. Classy stuff. (1190 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 9/12/2021: PNP at restaurant. Dark black color - tobacco, charred oak, cedar, black currants and plum on nose. Palate similar with medium+ acidity, integrated tannins, medium body and long finish- fruit clearly at peak and has a slight extracted note. I enjoyed this. 92+/- (1138 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 8/7/2021 & rated 86 points: Decent mature claret, a good year, but this bottle felt a little bit thin and tired and there was not a lot of fruit nor tannin left. Solid, but no wow factor. Drink up based on this bottle, but a previous bottle was much better only 4 months ago. (1169 views) | | | Tasted by hargy on 5/15/2021 & rated 91 points: this really is excellent and great value - mature but should be good for a few years yet (1121 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 4/17/2021 & rated 88 points: In a very good place in 2021. Good to go. (978 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 1/2/2021 & rated 88 points: Dependable right bank Bordeaux from a great vintage that is now mature and drinking well. Decanted for 1 hour. Deep garnet red, fruit and leather on the nose. A touch of rusticity perhaps, and some chewiness still, suggests can go on for a bit - good news as I have 8 left and don't drink enough claret to keep up. Balanced, reasonably rich, fine length. Slightly surprisingly better on day two, with no special care taken. (1209 views) | | | Tasted by oenanthe on 11/15/2020 & rated 89 points: A solid right bank bordeaux from a great year which in my opinion is now at peak. Decanted three hours before dinner, intense cassis aromas first up, really marked. Firm tannins still, it held its own all evening. Quite a long aftertaste. Good stuff, it really seems you cannot go to far wrong with well made claret these days if you store it properly. Went well with slow-cooked beef stew. I would say that this will drink quite nicely for a number of years beyond the stated 2021 end date.
Similar on the second evening. It had not gained anything much but neither had it lost its impact. A decent drop, paid £16 in bond back in 2006, a good investment. (1302 views) | | | Tasted by djn63 on 7/1/2020 & rated 91 points: Pleasant. Subdued mature nose and fruits. Bit of woody aftertaste but very smooth. Drink now (1456 views) | | | Tasted by mlawren1 on 6/28/2020 & rated 90 points: Nice mature Bordeaux. Fruit starts a little stewed then gives way to currants, cherries and plums. Finishes earthy with leather and cedar. (1245 views) | | | Tasted by cburgner on 6/13/2020 & rated 88 points: Decent, but certainly not anything noteworthy. (1257 views) | | | Tasted by Cofxc on 3/31/2020 & rated 90 points: When this got going*, chalky, lots of lovely liquorice and very appetising acidity.
*It woke up with a start on the penultimate glass (2nd night). Throughout the first night and the first glass the next night, this was mute, uninteresting. I hadn't had the Chateau before and just thought it was no good. Treat the next bottle with more respect. (1254 views) | | | Tasted by Ianjaig on 12/26/2019 & rated 87 points: Initially very vegetal, traditional, yet lacking in fruit - quite austere and angular. Herbaceous, almost a touch 'green'. Five hours of opening and this settles down, with a hint some soft, red fruits appearing and the tannins becoming more integrated and balanced. Becoming more supple.
Day 2 and its evolution is identical to the day earlier, vegetal and harsh, becoming more supple and balanced. (1395 views) | | | Tasted by awinestory on 12/24/2019 & rated 90 points: Tasting now after a decade in the cellar. Pleasant surprise at how fresh and vibrant the wine is. Racy acidity and minerality in the form of iron so many discussed. Tannins are corduroy more than velvet, yet with lots of texture. Moderate complexity and length on the finish.
In terms of pairing, this seems a better choice with cheese at the end of the meal. Though it could pair very well with duck or rare lamb. (1491 views) | | | Tasted by ctjared on 11/28/2019: consistent, drinking well. (1183 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 10/22/2019 & rated 93 points: PNP at restaurant. Mattshank's note is spot on.
Best of 3 bottles I have had with one left. 92-93 range. Great balance and paired well with lamb rib chops. (1378 views) | | | Tasted by Mattshank on 9/15/2019 & rated 92 points: Nose: Iron, blood and minerals with red fruits underneath. Great aromatics. Palate: Cherries with the minerals and iron present. Super elegant and suave with evolved yet still a bit grippy tannins and good acid giving just the right amount of tension. Last bottle of this and the best of all three. Now 92 points and great to go out on a high note. (1338 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (8/12/2009)
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| Château Bourgneuf Producer website - Read more about Chateau Bourgneuf
Chateau Bourgneuf has been in the family Varyon since 1821, 7 generations, making it one of the oldest family properties in Pomerol. A nine hectare estate on the Pomerol plateau, the vineyards are situated on a single plot just west of Chateau Trotanoy, with a lovely view of L'Eglise Saint Jean-Baptiste. The terroir is a combination of micro plots including deep gravel adjacent to Trotanoy, with clay and gravel down the plateau, all topping an iron-rich clay subsoil.
The vineyard is planted 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc with 30-40 year old vines. 3000-3500 cases are produced annually.
Harvesting entirely by hand, the wine is crafted using concrete tanks and traditional methods. After vinification, the wine is aged in a mix of new and prior vintage French oak barrels for two years before bottling.
The wines are rich, plummy, sturdy, and long lived. Patience is rewarded. And auctions occasionally present great values in back vintages for Pomerol.
Charles Vayron produced the great 1961 vintage. Son Xavier is on the 1982 label with his father. And daugher Frederique is now the primary winemaker with the 2009 vintage. Her mother, Dominique, is an exemplar ambassador for Pomerol, and favors the 85. You cannot find a better, more humble and more enchanting example of a traditional French wine making family than the Vayrons.
Miguel Lecuona
City Wine Journal
September, 2011
PS - Bottles may be labeled Bourgneuf or Bourgneuf-Vayron. Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
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..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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