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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2016 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by admid on 9/20/2014 & rated 87 points: Ap:...........
Ar: muted the first 24 h, then it came up with a complex nose with medium intensity
Full bodied,and ok balance. Mediumintensity
Good length
50+5+10+15+7
This is not even close to a 90p wine for me, so even though this is a good I am a little dissapointed. Might be that there is more to come in the future, due to the conciderable need of air (1582 views) | | | Tasted by Bill Bucklew on 11/7/2012 & rated 88 points: Complex nose of roasted coffee and blackberry fruit. Really closed on the palate, showing a hint of dark fruit and dark chocolate......decanted for two hours......a little more expressive on the nose, showing some additional red fruit notes. The palate is a bit more open, but still quite muted, with notes of perfumed red cherry, chalky blackberry and vanilla. This is a bit austere... (2112 views) | | | Tasted by Billy Booze Bag on 10/17/2011 & rated 90 points: Very nice
The wine looks Garnet colored.
The legs are Medium.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Smooth.
The wine finishes Medium. (2302 views) | | | Tasted by amred on 9/12/2005 & rated 92 points: 9/05: Very solid wine. Good fruit, solid Bordeaux balance. Room to age, but drinking well now. Great value. Can only echo J. Rimmerman's comments. (2933 views) |
| Château Mercier Producer websiteRed 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
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"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 RimmermanCôtes de Bourg Read about Cotes de Bourg |
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