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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 63 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 9/10/2023: More approachable yet still with plenty of life. The funky ripe Merlot from this vintage makes this a challenging food red wine. Still a lamb or beef pairing. (392 views) | | | Tasted by Shak on 8/11/2022 & rated 92 points: Got this from a friend and was worried that it was past it’s drinking window based on CellarTracker rewiews. Was pleasantly surprised! Decanted for 2 hours. Every sip seemed to improve! The overwhelming taste was the old vine earthiness which over shadowed the dark fruit . . . but in a good way. Definitely not for everyone but, if you like earthy wines, this one still holds up! (984 views) | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 12/28/2021 & rated 88 points: Taste profile hasn't changed much in 4 years. A little more mellow and food friendly, but the tannins still appear to be outliving the fruit. Drying tannins and not nearly as charming as the 2000 which i still have a few bottles. Recommend drinking with beef or lamb. A difficult vintage. (1374 views) | | | Tasted by rjquillin on 3/19/2021: Nice mature bottle, drink, but don't hurry. (1894 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 2/12/2021 & rated 89 points: Fully mature, but lovely. Very similar to my note from February 2020. Drink up! (1882 views) | | | Tasted by Love Good Wine on 10/7/2020: Past peak. Open now or use in cooking.
(So sad...) (1633 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 2/17/2020 & rated 89 points: A slight fade to my last tasting note only because the fruit has started to fade. However, the tannin has turned much softer and almost silky vs how it has been in the past. The fruit is red, there are some secondary notes, but not as pronounced as the last time I had it. Bottom line... this is fully mature. Drink up! I don’t expect it to get better in the cellar. (1567 views) | | | Tasted by whudock on 7/27/2019 & rated 91 points: fully mature. Strong cherry fruit, lots of earth and mushrooms on the palate, well integrated and smooth tannin, medium finish (1312 views) | | | Tasted by vinole on 10/28/2018 & rated 89 points: Tried right after pouring in the decanter and it was good to go. Opens quickly, tannins resolved and drinking quite nicely now. The fruit is not hard or green as often encountered in 04 Bordeaux, particularly when young. Better than expected, time has indeed paid off with this one. (1592 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 8/18/2018 & rated 90 points: Been watching this evolve since 2015. Finally, it is coming around and maturing nicely. Tannins, while still grainy, have mellowed out. Tertiary notes very present with asphalt, charcoal, tobacco, and licorice. Still has a very good core of black fruit and plums in the center. This has improved with age. (1639 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 7/9/2017 & rated 87 points: Sunday Group: Mini-Horizontals- Mondavi, Dominus & Chappellet (Mike's): Dark color. Aromas of dark fruit, incense and plum with grapey overtones. Dark fruit and plum flavors with a shortish finish. (2790 views) | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 3/14/2017: Still tart, tannic & minty. Pleasant enough aromatics but this could easily go another 5 years in the Eurocave. (2644 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 2/12/2016 & rated 89 points: Better than the last time... Full, round, almost mature with coffee grounds, espresso roast, chocolate, eucalyptus, red and blue berries, with a tart, tannic finish. (4111 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 10/23/2015 & rated 88 points: This wine took a while to open up. I am not a fan of extended decanting, but this wine needs it. 3 hours in and it is finally showing its true potential. Black cherry, plum, licorice, and spice on the nose. Grippy finish with unresolved tannin. I'd give this more time in the bottle. It should get better with 3-5 more years. (4003 views) | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 11/24/2014 & rated 87 points: Rather concentrated and minty. Still primary. Curious what the % of new wood this was aged in. (4587 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 6/29/2014 flawed bottle: Corked. (4181 views) | | | Tasted by vinole on 10/26/2013 & rated 88 points: From memory, needed some time to open up and the tannins remained firm throughout the evening. Medium body and acidity with dark red fruit that stayed wound pretty tight. I think this will benefit from another couple of years of aging, which is consistent with most of my other recent 04 Bordeaux experiences. (4578 views) | | | Tasted by SCMeyer on 5/3/2013 & rated 89 points: Nice dark fruit, oak, and forest floor on the nose. Dark classic and percise Bordeaux fruit with subtle licorice and oak notes on the palate. Still quite young with drying tannins on the finish. A pleasantly austere wine profile that I believe will evolve nicely still. (3986 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 4/12/2013: Probably not a good tasting note as I have a nasty cold.
Jill says this is terrific. Tasted nice, very smooth, but when tasted without food showed a touch of bitterness on the finish. (3836 views) | | | Tasted by efc on 3/6/2013 & rated 88 points: Perfectly aged 2004. Medium garnet in color with nose of black cherry and a sublime nose of forest floor. Medium minus acidity with medium body and length. Tannins were medium and well integrated. Drink up! (3300 views) | | | Tasted by GrumpyYoungMan on 2/9/2013 flawed bottle: Corked. Sadness. (3069 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 1/22/2013 & rated 90 points: Cards with Ken and Kelly (Our house, Kennett square, PA): Hmmm. I didn't realize I had tasted this before a couple years ago. Once again I liked this wine. Decanted for about 30 minutes and tasted double blind. Rich, dark fruits with some tobacco, slight earth, slight herbaceous notes in a good way. Long, dry finish. Soft at first, but as it opened, super fine tannins began to emerge. I thought this was older than it was. In a good drinking window now. (2966 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 4/15/2012 & rated 90 points: Filling in w/the Sunday Brown Bag Group (Rich's & Dana's): Deep garnet core, but showing just a little age with an orangish meniscus. Predominant aromas ae vanilla and black fruits. Noticed an odd plastic-like aroma with air, but the fruit came back around. Firm tannin, with red fruit and anise flavors and a long balanced finish.
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Group #4, 46 pts (3679 views) | | | Tasted by Kbeyer on 12/25/2011 & rated 90 points: Had to decant for many hours to get the full flavors. Was even better the following day. Had with a rib roast for Christmas dinner. Bold flavors need a bold meal. Will be great in a few years as well I believe. (3031 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 12/3/2010: AWS White Clay Chapter - Merlot (Newark, Delaware): Nice nose with earth and fruit. Blueberry, blackberry, ripe fruit. Nice acidity, chewy. I liked this wine quite a bit. I see the average price is $28 on cellar tracker which I think is pretty good for this wine. We paid $48 at Total wine which is not such a deal. (4031 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Faugères Producer website - Read more about Chateau FaugeresRed 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..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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