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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 168 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by beckiii on 3/22/2024 & rated 89 points: At this point, it’s a pizza wine, but at least the tannins aren't overwhelming. Very dark, no fruit, a little bitter with no complexity but should stand up to pepperoni. (206 views) | | | Tasted by thalver on 11/5/2023: Someone observed if you don't like a Bordeaux, just keep it cellared and it will come around eventually. Some bottles of this some years ago were all tannic and pretty much undrinkable. This still is amply tannic, but it's not longer overwhelming. Some minerality, not a lot of fruit, some savory notes. It's probably worth seeing what a couple/few more years will do with the remaining bottles. (492 views) | | | Tasted by thalver on 2/20/2022: Still plenty tannic but not so fiercely so as some years back. The fruit has faded, and its tired and drying on the finish. Maybe time will help. Maybre. My recollection is this wine was at its best when young. Better as cooking wine than for drinking pleasure. (1871 views) | | | Tasted by dkfinancial on 2/22/2021 & rated 84 points: Deep ruby colour. Aromas are mostly forest floor and there’s little fruit, despite the rich colour. Palate is bone dry and drying; huge clenchy tannins that will need 5-10 years to soften, however the fruit has faded and there won’t be much of any fruit left 2025-2030. Overall, a poor wine making effort in what most Bordelaise call an “armchair vintage”. (2883 views) | | | Tasted by alamoave on 2/8/2021 & rated 91 points: Last bottle of 3 cases of one of the great QPR finds of bordeaux. Still drinking very well. (2755 views) | | | Tasted by Vailman on 1/30/2021 & rated 88 points: Pleasant though not a lot of fruit left, but that's assuming this had fruit when it was younger. Relatively low alcohol contributed to its "easy" style. Well made but simple, one dimensional. (2572 views) | | | Tasted by Dalex on 11/29/2020 & rated 89 points: Best part here is the gorgeous nose. The immediate entry on the tongue is also quite good, with milk chocolate, cassis, currants, and a bit of tannin remaining. However, after the initial taste it’s a bit thin and lacking much in the way of a finish, which is somewhat expected of less then hallowed terroir such as where this is from. However, for the price paid this punches above its weight class. (2510 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 9/4/2020 & rated 90 points: The last bottle continues to drink well. Fruit, balance... very nice. Drink or hold. (1863 views) | | | Tasted by A Bartlett on 7/28/2020 & rated 92 points: Pleasantly surprised as see there have been mixed reviews. Think it is drinking well at this age, interesting and complex, better than expected. (1235 views) | | | Tasted by edjBoca on 4/28/2020 & rated 90 points: OK ..please read. This is not ready unless you decant this for days. I opened the bottle and decanted it for hours the 1st day...Too much tannin. I froze the bottle and defrosted it, and poured a glass. Barely drinkable. I repeated this 2 more times before a glass showed me: A dense dark violet red. A medicinal nose with some dark currant aromas. Full body dark fruit with still large tannin that starts in the middle and extends to the finish. This is much better than the initial pour. It is still very structured, but the fruit might be enough to balance some of the tannin in 5-10 years..... (1390 views) | | | Tasted by chiefilliniboy on 4/10/2020 flawed bottle: bottle was pristine and stored appropriately since I have had it, but wine had terrible odor to it and was undrinkable. (1337 views) | | | Tasted by dkfinancial on 12/13/2019 & rated 87 points: A sad winemaking effort. The berry fruit is stewed and figgy - the winemaking team certainly wanted a ripe wine and it’s over-the-top. Low acid, still tannic & grippy; there’s no balance and the wine is unpleasant to drink. There are better Spanish reds at half the price with the same organoleptic profile. (1756 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 12/13/2019 & rated 90 points: Enjoyed this Bordeaux with dinner. Nice fruit but a little too much acidity detracted a bit. Drink or hold. Good QPR for $24 per. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by thalver on 3/25/2019 flawed bottle: I seem to be on a bad run of late. Yet another corked 2005 bordeaux, and the second one tonight. Out of 6bottles of this in 375, this makes a third of them tainted. I think I've had more corked bottles this year than each of the past several complete years. It might be a function of staring to hit my 2005s. I hope the corks have gotten better since this. (2169 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 1/23/2019 & rated 89 points: My first of three of these QPR Bordeaux wines. PnP and drank with braised pork shoulder. I would recommend opening this an hour prior to drinking to allow time for the wine to settle down. This wine had good fruit and graphite flavors. Quite a nice bottle for the price. Drink or hold. (2206 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 12/28/2018 & rated 84 points: I thought it was a drying '03, but is was the '05. Too massive with its dry tannins; at least this wine needs more air. (2053 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 4/29/2018 & rated 87 points: Gave it an hour of air and then aerated. Obviously, a very well made wine from less-than-stellar fruit. Assorted red and blue fruits, with hints of wet leaves and tobacco. Medium body, with a more-than-adequate finish. Still quite tannic, with a boatload of acidity. Great with fatty food. Still has a long life expectancy. (2415 views) | | | Tasted by vinole on 3/30/2018 & rated 89 points: After about an hour decant, this was the smoothest yet, tannins are actually silky, and no hardness often encountered with lower end 05 Bordeaux. I would say this is at peak right now, as fruit is still lively. (2420 views) | | | Tasted by Kentw on 1/31/2018 & rated 90 points: Consistent with last bottle. Still fresh, medium plus weight, mix of red and dark fruits. Some acidity in mid palate and mild tannin on the finish. (1480 views) | | | Tasted by thalver on 1/22/2018: from 750
from 750 This is drinking younger than its age would suggest. Still quite tannic. Best with food. It probably showed best about two hours after opening. (1845 views) | | | Tasted by Zorba on 1/4/2018 & rated 90 points: Well worth the wait, this was very nicely aged right bank, black cherries dominating the fruit with lively acidity and developed tannins providing a good backbone. Has some nice herbal components to it and a bit of spice from the well-integrated oak.
Wouldn't have guessed this is twelve years old! The 2009 I had some time ago seemed further developed already and I prefer this 2005. It's really good to drink now, but may still improve a little over the next couple of years, drink until 2022 I'd guess.
89-90 points, very good QPR for €14 en primeur. (1864 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 8/16/2017 & rated 88 points: Not much has changed in the four months since I last tried a bottle. From a 375 with oven roasted salmon. Dark fruit on the nose, the palate is dark fruit, red meat, a little wood and a touch of spice. Decent finish. All said and done I have had much worse wine for a lot more money. Good QPR in my book. (2482 views) | | | Tasted by vanpe003 on 8/8/2017 & rated 88 points: For whatever reason, I enjoyed this bottle (375ml) better than the one from a few months ago. Objectively though, while it seemed to have a bit more depth of fruit this time around on the mid-palate, it remains a bit clipped on the finish. (2008 views) | | | Tasted by vanpe003 on 5/16/2017 & rated 87 points: Pleasant bottle of wine out of a 375. Good mid-palate with some spice and cedar over medium-bodied fruit. The finish seems to be clipped with a touch of alcohol heat (2397 views) | | | Tasted by Kentw on 5/7/2017 & rated 90 points: Similar to last note. Big and bold, deep purple on the pour and almost black in the glass. Full bodied and intense. Used Airvana to aerate and rich black fruits were well represented. I have noticed that many well structured 2005 Bordeaux are only now coming to a good drinking phase after 12 years. Tannin are well behaved but noticeable on the finish. Can probably develop for a few more years but at a good drinking stage now. 90+ (1473 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Château Faizeau Producer website 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..?Montagne-St. Émilion Read about Montagne St. Emilion and the other St. Emilion Satellite Appellations |
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