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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 127 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by drmarclevine on 4/22/2024 & rated 92 points: Dry cork that required many maneuvers to remove. Decanted one hour. What a pleasant surprise! Assertive aromas of smoky plum, tree resin, and dried herbs. Beautiful velvety rounded dark red plums in the mouth with leather and an herbal kick providing contrast and lift. Coats the mouth and finishes long and clean. Ready now but will hold for some time. Enjoy! (97 views) | | | Tasted by Renevin on 2/25/2024 & rated 93 points: Nez avec beaucoup de fruits, développe des notes florales. En bouche belle rondeur, fruité, frais. Ampleur moyenne. Finale sur des notes de cuir. Longueur moyenne. Fort agréable (283 views) | | | Tasted by byturria on 1/27/2024 & rated 96 points: Amazing! What a surprise was this wine. Its drinking beautiful now. Very well balance. (341 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 2/9/2023 & rated 97 points: delicious tannins, deep red, good fruit aroma, needs decant. After two hours, excellent (1315 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 1/22/2023 & rated 92 points: Purple in color. 14.5% ABV. Brooding nose of black fruits, leather, graphite and anise. Full bodied with strong acidity. Exceedingly rich and plush. Black currants, cassis, tobacco and earth on the palate. Nice length on the finish with notable gritty tannins. Just a great value from the 05 vintage that is everything you could hope for 18 years from vintage. Best over the next 3-5 years. (1174 views) | | | Tasted by rstark on 9/14/2022 & rated 93 points: This wine is right in my Bordeaux wheelhouse . Earthy aromas, beautiful but subdued dark fruit, yielding to cigar/leather flavors. Round mouthfeel, long finish. Extra points for great value as well. (1635 views) | | | Tasted by NiklasT on 7/14/2022 & rated 90 points: Solid rightbank bottle with freshness and some maturity. Flavours and scents as expected. Nothing that stands out as memorable. Good drink. (1688 views) | | | Tasted by oldcabman on 4/2/2022 & rated 92 points: Smooth and elegant with balanced fruit, crème de cassis and a touch of vanilla. In a perfect drinking window for those who enjoy a classic Right Bank wine. (1839 views) | | | Tasted by tomlee on 2/21/2022 & rated 92 points: Crimson in color. 14.5% ABV. Super nose of black fruits, graphite, leather and tobacco. Rich, plush and concentrated. Tremendous structure. Black cherry, licorice, currants and cassis on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish. Fantastic Bordeaux that is shining at 17 years of age. Another winner from St. Emilion in 2005. Best over the next 3-5 years. (1568 views) | | | Tasted by RockinCabs on 2/3/2022 & rated 91 points: This is in a fantastic place for current drinking. Remains dark fruited and rich on the nose with tobacco, stone and clay notes that are warm and inviting. The palate has up front richness and lovely mid palate complexity. The coca tobacco and clay elements give this some real verve. The finish grows thin and lightly woody / drying as the wine opens, which hold this back from a higher score. (1857 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 12/29/2021 & rated 90 points: Moins convaincante que ma précédente mais
tout de même un beau ¨CLARET¨!
Cerises, tabac et moka avec de beaux tannins
bien charnus. La finale est vraiment longue
sur des relents un peu boisés.
Pas encore à point mais sur la bonne ascension! (1886 views) | | | Tasted by Renevin on 11/27/2021 & rated 91 points: Fruis noirs un peu confituré. En bouche, belle ampleur, tanins souples, rond. Bien agréable (1349 views) | | | Tasted by brich on 11/11/2020 & rated 93 points: really lovely. it is perfect timing to drink and it is balanced with lots of fruit and color. great value and such a beautiful Bordeaux! (2162 views) | | | Tasted by Larre on 11/7/2020 & rated 93 points: First bottle of this wine. Surprisingly youthful, with a lot of unresolved tannins. Plenty of delicious fruit and a solid backbone. I think further cellaring will be rewarding to gain secondary and tertiary notes. Evolved nicely during 2-3 h. Very promising indeed, but I think one have to be patient with this one. 93+ (1840 views) | | | Tasted by brich on 5/26/2020 & rated 92 points: It’s solid but definitely not pop and pour. Give it 1/2 hour decant minimum. (2243 views) | | | Tasted by Chris on 4/25/2020 & rated 96 points: Wow, still lots of tannins. They dissipated over time in the glass and with a decant. Great aroma. A great aged Bordeaux. Deep fruit, cigar, smoke, visions of a cozy chair by a fire, gorgeous. (2083 views) | | | Tasted by stevenjstein on 3/26/2020 & rated 93 points: Still has plenty of life left and showing some secondary flavors now. (2041 views) | | | Tasted by advinm41 on 3/5/2020 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby, no sediment. Nose of black fruits, plums, cherries, leather, herbs, licorice and tobacco. Palate is medium to full body, black fruits, licorice, tobacco, mushroom. 14% alcohol well hidden. Acidity is balanced, tannins towards the end of their life. Finish is medium. This was good right bank Bordeaux. Would buy again. (1476 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 1/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Super beau Bordeaux, sur son plateau,
il procure du plaisir en ce moment, belle
bouteille celle-ci fut.
Du tabac, du cèdre, des fruits rouges et
de herbes.
En bouche, belles saveurs de cerises avec un peu
de cassis, de chocolat et du graphite.
Tannins bien enrobés et la finale est
bien longue et tout en souplesse.
Excellent. (2565 views) | | | Tasted by spillwine on 6/16/2019 & rated 90 points: 2005 tient ses promesses. Ce vin est un peu lourd et alcoolique, manque d’élégance mais OK quand même (1887 views) | | | Tasted by Oldmanzin on 3/11/2019 & rated 91 points: Blue and red fruits are accompanied by a hint of green herbal notes and ever present right bank minreality. After an hour decant the wine opens up nicely. It is still evolving and I see an upside to this wine still. Delightful. (1982 views) | | | Tasted by imcarthur on 12/10/2018 & rated 92 points: Drinking well now. Big fruit morphing into mineral. A vg terroir bordeaux. (2213 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 11/2/2018 & rated 90 points: Medium-fullish nose with plum and ridiculous dill aroma. Very Cab Franc-influenced herbs, green pepper and roots. Too herbal for my taste.
Fullish, old-school palate that is nice but also a bit robust. Good grip with upside. Spicy, dill oak character. Roots and cabbage hints. Ready. (1342 views) | | | Tasted by collin on 8/27/2018: Not a Bordeaux drinker, but this fit my mood. I thought this was perfectly correct and as good an example of St Emilion I've had in a while. I was also reminded why I rarely drink Bordeaux. I just don't get a lot of pleasure, even when I recognize the quality. (2418 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 8/26/2018 & rated 93 points: Very enjoyable. Classic well aged St E with several years of high quality life remaining. (2154 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/12/2008)
(Clos des Jacobins St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126
(Clos des Jacobins Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/18/2006)
(Clos des Jacobins St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jon Rimmerman
Garagiste (10/17/2008)
(Clos des Jacobins) 2005 Bordeaux #2 Dear Friends, I realize it's the middle of the night but I just secured this and it's a really aggressive price - the lowest I could muster. There are contemplative examples and there are those that just bring a smile to your face - this is the later (although there's still plenty to contemplate). My 2005 Bordeaux search has yielded another top-notch bargain at this point - a perfect stash of 2005 Clos des Jacobins at about the same as or less than it was over a year ago on pre-arrival. This is starting to sound like a broken record but why hand over your hard-earned money 2-3 years in advance when there is no great savings? While there will always be exceptions (First Growths and some Seconds), I'm finding more and more wine at close to the first tranche prices years after the fact - even with 2005. The only caveat to this is the stocks are small - I have to bite immediately and there is no "I'll get back to you". With this one, the bite was an easy one to sink my teeth into - another steal of a price at this point: A wine that would go toe to toe with something like 1997 Pride Reserve Claret in its youth but it still retains the unmistakable slice of terroir that makes Bordeaux a singular experience. If you are paying princely sums for the very top echelon of domestic Cabernet (or blends - this has a preponderance of Merlot), you may want to take a close look at this. Fans of 2000 and 2005 Right Bank wines should not hesitate as well. This wine should also have secondary market potential once the 2005's start to dwindle. This parcel has the finest provenance available - it has not been traded between multiple negociants and importers. ONE SHIPMENT ONLY at this price: 2005 Clos des Jacobins St. Emilion Grand Cru Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord8566 |
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| Clos des Jacobins Producer website | Read more about Clos des JacobinsRed 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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