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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 4/3/2024: At a trade tasting with Nenin, Potensac & LLC, inky nose, elegant, really liked this, Rich & balanced, great finesse (444 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 3/28/2023 & rated 92 points: A bit richer than the last bottle I had, showing some creamy aspect which I like. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by KAT9 on 2/12/2023 & rated 91 points: Earthy, savory note with dark fruits layered. On the palate, classic Bordeaux profile, high acidity, straight forward. Price could be a little lower but it is a solid weekday wine. (1512 views) | | | Tasted by Juliansi on 7/2/2022 & rated 90 points: Very impressive with sufficient preparation time, from the stables of Leoville Las Cases. St Juliens and St Estephes always worry me in that they require such long cellaring time, but this was made in a younger drinking style.
Nice nose, blackcurrant and cassis fruits were fresh and lively, mild chocolate notes too.
2 hours decanting, 2 hours slow drinking, and kept the wine at 16C. Very good!
Enjoyed over sausages and siew yuk, at Butchers Table in Hartamas. Cheers L and GS, happy exploring Bordeaux!
Hartamas, KL, Malaysia - 2 Jul 2022 (2288 views) | | | Tasted by VinedyRoad on 5/14/2022 & rated 90 points: A very earthy Bordeaux. (2174 views) | | | Tasted by Romz on 4/15/2022 & rated 92 points: 15042022 - work visit lunch @ Perch, Jewel Changi. Quickly decanted. Opulent ruby with slightly bright rims. Immediate blackberries, blackcurrant, cassis with fresh leather & tobacco box nose. Too bad it was a touch & go lunch. The wine took about an hour to gain more weight. Luscious and mouth coating with well integrated tannins. The finish is long with earthy and graphite notes (2130 views) | | | Tasted by macmac007 on 4/10/2022 & rated 91 points: Finally cracked and tasted one of my six bottles. I let it breathe for hours with a decant as this has usually been a dark, brooding wine that works best with food. Suprising touches of sweet cassis amid the sous bois core, which bodes well for my 2015 and 2016s. It's full in the middle and built to cellar for as long as you like. So happily not touching the next bottle for four years. The dark chocolate lineage here is not for everyone, but I love it. (1398 views) | | | Tasted by SPLJEG on 1/10/2021 & rated 88 points: The wine looks ruby colored. The body is medium. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has high acidity. (2858 views) | | | Tasted by racerchris on 10/26/2019 & rated 90 points: I enjoyed this but found it to be more generic and less exciting than other '14s in the same price range. Fruity but no herbal or mineral nuances. I was reminded of some Tuscan Bordeaux blends I've had. (3672 views) | | | Tasted by mathwonk on 2/6/2019: Young. I enjoyed one glass tonight, but to enjoy more it needs to age. as usual i wound up opening a 10 year old rioja as a second glass. Maybe tomorrow? but this is good wine, a bit dark and brooding, as i remember from 10+ years ago when i used to drink it almost by the case.
Slightly smoother, and enjoyable, on the second night. I just re -read my review of the 2006, back when I drank lots of this, reminding me I have felt not quite able to afford the wines I have come to love, for a long time now. But this is a better buy today at "only" $50 or so.
update on march 22, 2019: still good, young, and a relative bargain. (4179 views) | | | Tasted by Kif on 10/21/2018 & rated 90 points: Très bon (4127 views) | | | Tasted by LeChapeau on 1/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Nose of casis, earth and a touch of vanilla. Lush dark fruits on the palate, well balanced acidity, good structure, and a long finish. This wine is all about balance. An excellent blend of all the aspects a good Bordeaux should contain. It is, of course, young and hasn't developed the complexity that will come with age. But this one promises much down the road. I'll be picking up a few more bottles. (5147 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 8/13/2017 & rated 90 points: Second Sunday Group: 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet (Neil's): Tobacco and dark fruit notes. Currant and dark fruit on the palate, medium tannins, medium+ finish. Excellent, if a bit young. Drink from 2023+. (4582 views) | | | Tasted by danhenry11 on 7/29/2017 & rated 91 points: Very approachable even at this young age, but will be saving the rest for 5+ years. Always a good value. (3401 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/12/2017 & rated 92 points: Tobacco and forest floor notes are out in front. Medium/full bodied, with fresh, sweet, ripe red berries and spice, the acidity gives this the perfect amount of lift on the palate. The fruit is juicy, peppery and fresh, Give this 3-5 years for full maturity, or drink it young for its vibrancy. (4329 views) | | | Tasted by Dudok_12 on 10/11/2016 & rated 92 points: This wine was delivered one week ago. Already the wine is nice to drink. Yes, it is very young and yes, tannins and acidity are clearly there, but nicely packed for the long haul. The nose is a bowl of fruit, with raspberries dominating. Cedar and other lovely odours become noticeable after some air. Medium bodied, raspberries dominating the taste as well, really nice. (3069 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/16/2015 & rated 91 points: This wine already exhibits cedar, earth and cassis with ripe, firm tannins and a spicy, fresh, clean and crispy finish. Blending 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, this wine reached 13.85% alcohol and will be aged in 50% new French oak barrels. 90-92 Pts (7389 views) |
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2014: The Southwold Tasting (Mar 2018) (3/18/2018)
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Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: A September Surprise (Feb 2017) (2/1/2017)
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This is the second wine of Château Léoville Las CasesRed 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 RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
VdB
The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.St. Julien VdB
Read more detailed information on St. Julien and its wines The seventeenth century pioneers Traces are to be found of a Saint-Julien de Rintrac, perhaps Saint-Julien's earliest name, as from the thirteenth century. But we have to wait until the seventeenth century pioneers, urban and rural aristocrats, discover the exceptional merits of these terroirs.
Traces of this system still exist today in the structure of estates within the appellation: by the side of the two villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, the large estates are heavily preponderant, representing more than four fifths of the total surface of vineyards.
The terrain is practically identical over all the commune. Only the proximity of the estuary, sometimes close, sometimes further away, can cause slight variations in climate. In fact, Saint-Julien-Beychevelle's layer of gravel takes the form of a huge rectangle over 3 miles long and 2 miles wide. And the alluvial deposits are particularly well fragmented into ridges of Garonne gravel of the early Quaternary. Accordingly, the vines are safeguarded from stagnant water.
The wines from the Saint-Julien appellation may be recognized by their unparalleled bouquet, particularly harmonious and mild. They have a fine deep colour and combine the finesse of their aromas and a solid constitution. They have body, are very rich in flavour and have a delicious and delicate bouquet.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Saint-Julien appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Saint-Julien and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cussac, and Saint-Laurent, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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