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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.9 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 285 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jsebiri on 4/21/2024: Very nice , very claret . Easy drinking , smooth , fruit, subtle tannins, and barrel. Good. (390 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 2/17/2024 & rated 90 points: From 75cl, good cork, decanted off massive plaques of slimy deposit. Best immediately after opening: Fragrant bright cherry(!) fruit with ripe red berry undertow; nicely tertiary-complex with ever-shifting herbal-spicy notes. Nose-dived after 90 minutes into a disjointed mess. If you drink up ASAP with minimal aeration, this is in a rather lovely final swan song phase right now. I'm slightly alarmed to see that, as of today, there are 5127 bottles remaining in CT members' cellars. If some of those are in yours, please don't wait long before giving them some attention. 89-90P (793 views) | | | Tasted by talbot61 on 12/30/2023: A friend had received this as a gift and brought it to dinner to share with us. Our first time with this chateau, but this bottle probably wasn't giving a clear picture. The wine was very disjointed, tasting simultaneously too young and too old, with a strong and persistent tartness. Not much fun to drink. (998 views) | | | Tasted by jshufelt on 12/8/2023 & rated 87 points: Capsule and cork were fine, and at least for the first hour or so after a 1.5 hour decant, things were fine, but over time, an insistent oxidative pruny note wormed its way into the proceedings. Sigh. (996 views) | | | Tasted by gordoyflaca on 12/5/2023 & rated 92 points: Nice, drink now (1024 views) | | | Tasted by Arch57 on 10/20/2023 & rated 90 points: A very proper Right Bank Bordeaux. Reminded me of my first experience with wines from this region back in 2005, finding and drinking wines from the 90’s. (1238 views) | | | Tasted by Deryl on 8/27/2023 & rated 92 points: Fully resolved and ready to drink. Lots of sediment. (1266 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 8/20/2023 & rated 91 points: Medium ruby in appearance. Showing some secondary and tertiary notes on the nose with leather, tobacco and sour cherries. Even a little cedar and daffodils. Medium to medium plus body with well balanced acidity and medium plus tannins (7/10). Still seems to have life and power in it. Layered palate with cedar, minerality and red berries. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2028. (1443 views) | | | Tasted by ljl203 on 8/6/2023 & rated 91 points: Best stage yet, tannin integrated - cherry and red plumb notes. A touch heavy on the oak but glad to have shed the astringency for some fruit zest. (1142 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 8/2/2023 & rated 93 points: Similar to the 3/15/23 bottle. (1079 views) | | | Tasted by The Wine Monkeys on 6/9/2023 & rated 91 points: Initial nose of bright red fruit/raspberry and eucalyptus. The color is stunning, beautiful dark deep purple. The most impressionable feature of this wine was the beautiful brightness and youth intertwined with depth and character. It has both bright fruit, balanced tannins and acidity as well as secondary flavors of cedar, wood, and some earth. It just kept singing in the glass becoming more round and full. If a peak of drinkability exists, this wine is there, imho. Lovely. (1026 views) | | | Tasted by HOS on 5/14/2023 & rated 95 points: Best and last bottle of a case purchased upon release. Oh well. (1039 views) | | | Tasted by HOS on 3/20/2023 & rated 94 points: PnP. What a difference from our last bottle last year. Earthy nose with herbs Provençal. Sage, earth, espresso, currant on the tongue. Medium bodied, long finish. (1278 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 3/15/2023 & rated 93 points: A touch less compelling than the 3/4/23 bottle but still delicious! (1132 views) | | | Tasted by hsacks on 3/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Deep red color. Aromas of black fruits, lead pencil and wood spices. Ripe, medium-bodied to full-bodied fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length and mostly resolved tannins. Remarkably fresh and youthful at 18 years of age. Complex and very long on the palate. This delicious wine was a great match with the outstanding roast duck at Elwood Restaurant. (1234 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 2/12/2023 & rated 89 points: From 75cl, fine cork, decanted 1 hour. Recent CT TNs are all over the place. My bottle this evening was just as previously noted, e.g. on 01.06.2022. This is what it is, i.e. a modern-styled, well-made, commercial St. Emilion, broad, in-your-face and good to quaff, but (surprise!) undeserving of the label "Grand Cru" (if not as absurdly, indeed ridiculously, non-"Grand" as some recently-tasted wines from Burgundy and Alsace sold under that self-same designation). Thoroughly unexciting, and no bargain at 35 EUR en primeur back in the day. 89P (1372 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 12/4/2022 & rated 92 points: Super beau claret encore une fois!
Souple et bien franc.
Des cerises, du chocolate, du cêdre et
du graphite avec des tannins fins
et une belle finale longue ou rien n'accroche.
Excellent. (2155 views) | | | Tasted by lolo66 on 12/4/2022 & rated 85 points: mid weight, fine, okay, tastes like bordeaux just not exciting at all (1226 views) | | | Tasted by JGinMO on 11/26/2022 & rated 91 points: This was way too tight on first night. By second night it started to relax, with lively fruit and some burly secondary flavors. Still got time. (1204 views) | | | Tasted by 559Cheers on 11/24/2022 & rated 92 points: Very vigorous 2005. Some tertiary, but still drinking on the young side. Autumnal, faint forest floor, leather, nice color and fruit still abundant. Been open three nights and days. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by devraj on 10/7/2022 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby with some purple. Lovely aromas of black raspberries, dark florals, spice-box and hint of incense. Medium to full-bodied palate shows good depth to then sweet and smoky black plums/berry reduction, medium acidity, ripe tannins and a long floral, spice and earth tinged finish. (1300 views) | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 9/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Out of 375, decanted about an hour. Dusty red fruit on the nose with just a hit of alcohol showing through. Finishes with red plums and some earthiness, still noticeably tannic. (1337 views) | | | Tasted by chitowncdpguy on 8/27/2022: A gorgeous bottle in a beautiful place. Smooth, well balanced. Should decant for sediment. Needed about an hour of air and then was delightful. Another one where I wish I had a lot more.... (1309 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 7/16/2022 & rated 88 points: From 75cl, good cork. Exactly as noted on 01.06.2022. But I'm feeling generous this evening, so: 88-89P (1741 views) | | | Tasted by honest bob on 6/1/2022 & rated 88 points: From 75cl, good cork, decanted off quite heavy sediment 45 minutes. Best immediately after opening and at roughly 14C (rich, oaky scent, juicy dark-fruited entry) but deteriorated as it warmed up to room temperature and disintegrated after 2 hours. Heavy, a bit squeaky, pretty crude dark berry fruit, low acid, some tannins remaining (but once they're gone, so will the last vestiges of pleasure this concoction has to offer). Ever since writing my first TN on 24.01.2022 I have been fretting about this wine, or more precisely, about what to do with the five bottles remaining in my cellar. Normally I keep bottles labelled "Grand Cru" for guests, special occasions, or at least for weekends, but my previous bottle was so obviously not "Grand" in any way I thought I'd try opening the next one mid-week, so we consumed it this evening with spaghetti carbonara. And indeed it was a perfectly acceptable match, remarkably similar in style and weight to a Roda Rioja Reserva 2017 tasted a few days ago, albeit just not at quite the same quality level. Drink up, P+P recommended, either on its own, or with simple, non-fatty food. 87-88P (2110 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Quinault L'Enclos Producer website
- Read more about Chateau Quinault L'EnclosRed 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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