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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2022 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Isobel goudi on 1/26/2024 & rated 93 points: Wow - wie gut ist der denn? Süße Eleganz Kräuter leichte tannine sehr angenehm. Dabei immer noch frisch. Sauerkirsche hinten raus. Gaumen leicht pelzig. Mittel-langes ende (243 views) | | | Tasted by Macman77 on 11/11/2023 & rated 90 points: Nicely developed Bdx nose
Soft tannins, cassis, red fruits, integrated oak, tobacco, coffee and a balanced finish. (314 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 10/24/2023 flawed bottle: corked (376 views) | | | Tasted by rwez on 8/29/2023 & rated 93 points: wow. decant this wine for 30 minutes and you will have a piece of history. for this age this wine is quite fruitforward, with silky tannins and great acidity. Shows young, can age for a couple more years. Quite happy with the outcome. 93 points! (448 views) | | | Tasted by rwez on 6/2/2023 & rated 93 points: This wine is fantastic. almost over it's peak but you can age it for another year maybe, but not more. In the beginning there is a little brett or barnyard smell, but after an hour that's completely gone and you can taste a lot of cassis and blueberry, on top of a wonderful almost tawny finish. Just love it. I've got one bottle of 2010 left, but I will drink it this year for sure. (588 views) | | | Tasted by Brain Capers on 2/11/2023: Lovely, in a sweet spot, no wood, nice tannins, good fruit. Yum. Remember a lovely article in NYTimes, Eric Asimov, about the estate. (751 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 12/31/2022 & rated 90 points: Barnyard nose blew off after an hour decant. Medium body with moderate bricking. Pleasant fruit, tannins are fading, short finish. Nice weekday bordeaux. (705 views) | | | Tasted by Kakpoo222 on 12/27/2022 & rated 93 points: Sublime for this producer and in the perfect spot. You can wait longer but this bottle of Emilien seemed to show nice development while still having a good representation of fruit. (170 views) | | | Tasted by Brain Capers on 2/17/2022: Wow, opened an hour before dinner. The wine is clear and precise. Outstanding, without oak or too much fruit. Yum. Reminds me of a Lenoir Chinon, with more bones. Yum again (1392 views) | | | Tasted by misterstarre on 5/16/2021 & rated 95 points: What can I say? I disagree with the other tasters below. Perhaps it's because this is an atypical bordeaux. It's decidedly not right bank tasting. There's hint of carbonic fermentation giving a lightness and lift here, but the flavors are dark and animalistic. It's also not all that ripe. There's fresh, stiff, austerity here deepened with dark fruit, plenty of earth, and some funk. Think Bordeaux meets Beaujolais or barbera. Serve with lighter meats. Better at a lunch than a dinner. (1749 views) | | | Tasted by sdwineguru on 1/9/2021 & rated 82 points: 2010 Château Le Puy Cuvée Emilien, Cotes de Francs ($29 in 2013). Light-mid brick, amber edges; weedy, barnyard, wet wood and leaves, tanked nose; light-mid body; flavor mirrors the nose; odd tanked finish. 13 UC Davis scale, 82 other scales. Must be serious bottle variation. Earlier notes (2015 and 2017) gave it 88, decent Bordeaux, some earth and fruit. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by Partenaire on 1/17/2020 & rated 79 points: Près de 5 ans après mon premier essai, est-il dans une mauvaise phase? Toujours est-il qu'il est vert à la fois au nez et en bouche (tanins astringents et saveurs un peu végétales). À l'heure actuelle, je ne le trouve pas bon. Ça me fait également remarquer à nouveau à quel point le Le Puy varie d'un millésime à l'autre. Ce n'est pas un défaut en soi, simplement un constat. Pour ma part, mieux vaut acheter en plus grande quantité les millésimes que je préfère. (2494 views) | | | Tasted by Julian Marshall on 4/14/2018: The first oddity is the bottle itself, a 50cl bottle with an irritating wax top (I really don't like those, the wax shatters and goes all over the place).
On opening, the colour is different: much clearer than normal for a wine of this age and origin, slightly bricking at the edges.
The nose is not standard fare either, with soil, dried flowers and elderberry mixing with much fainter cherry and cranberry.
The first sip is very strange indeed: a curious blend of red berries, but not the usual ones - elderberry, cranberry, redcurrant, with what to me tastes like radish and something a bit stalky, herbs I suppose. A little understated, even watery, but with deceptive persistence. Quite acidic, quite pinched. Totally unlike a "normal" Bordeaux. No cassis, no blackberry, no sugary fruit. As Mr Spock never said - "It's Bordeaux, Jim, but not as we know it".
It took me a while and a few more sips, before realizing what it reminded me of: the wines from the 1960s that my father used to serve me as a whippersnapper back in the 70s. There's the same dryness, the same lack of body: this is what "claret" originally was, of course. It's like getting in a time machine and re-emerging, like in "Life on Mars", in a brown corduroy jacket back in 1974.
Another reference point is Musar, without the spice: the body and consistency are quite similar. I wouldn't say Chinon - the tastes are different, but I get the point.
After a few hours, the wine became a lot more concentrated and the cranberry took over.
I had a bottle of standard fare open form the night before, a Lamothe-Bergeron 2010, a fair-to-middling CB, so I compared the two.
I have to say that for me, there was no contest: much as the Le Puy intrigued me, going to and fro between the glasses clearly favoured the Lamothe. I'm not a spoofmeister, but there really has been a lot of progress made in the last 20 years! The Le Puy tasted tart, thin and acidic next to the more familiar cassis and blackberry that the Lamothe offered.
So a really interesting experience which was a lot of fun, but not one I shall be repeating! (4073 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewSGHall on 1/19/2018: Have had this twice in the last month. Solid BDX. Good darker fruits drive the core with side beats of leather and a light soil/peat note. Strong finish. Compact and clean. Structure builds over time and provides a good frame for the rest to hang on. Very good. (3539 views) | | | Tasted by s******n on 10/21/2017 & rated 89 points: 2009 Le Puy vs 2010 Le Puy
- Beide direkt von dem Probieren geöffnet. Nicht belüftet.
- 2009 immer noch schon rund. Fruchtig. Integrierte Tannine. Schön zu trinken.
- 2010 ist herber. Kantiger. Mehr Tannine. Weniger integriert. Damit anstrengender (3805 views) | | | Tasted by nicking on 5/29/2016 & rated 89 points: Petits fruits noirs , mine de crayon , légère note d'eucalyptus , aciditée très présenté , léger tannin , on sent plus le sol/minéraux/terroir si le vin est rafraîchi , côté nature agréable , sûrement meilleur dans quelques années , très bon 89+ (5599 views) | | | Tasted by laucap on 2/20/2016 & rated 88 points: Red berries, with a very prominent barnyard and earth component. Some graphite and minerality. Good acidity. (5609 views) | | | Tasted by Partenaire on 5/23/2015 & rated 87 points: Après un 2009 hors normes, nous revenons au style plus classique du Château Le Puy dans ce millésime. Il a plus de fermeté que le 2008, mais moins que le 2005 et beaucoup moins que le 2009. Il jouit d'un bel équilibre, même si le 2010 n'est pas le plus séduisant à l'heure actuelle. (5761 views) | | | Tasted by Hanz on 12/4/2014 & rated 91 points: Surprisingly little tannins, easy to drink, rather classic Bordeaux, fruit-forward. Developed a bit of funk on the nose after a while, the typical pencil tip smell that I like about many 'natural' red wines. (5710 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Le Puy Producer websiteChâteau Le Puy Cuvée Emilienhttps://www.chateau-le-puy.com/nos-vins/emilien/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..? |
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