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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 76 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jcbphd on 3/12/2023: Drank as part of blind wine tasting group. Way past its prime. The brett was absolutely overwhelming. The fruit was faded. (685 views) | | | Tasted by JNebs on 3/10/2023 & rated 88 points: Assertive cherry fades to cranberry on the back end with hints of smoke and cinnamon over fine grained tannins. Without decant. (636 views) | | | Tasted by emoryack on 3/20/2022 & rated 88 points: perfect with a veggie berger (1311 views) | | | Tasted by afields on 1/11/2022: Redcurrant fruit mainly, some peppercorn and something like tomato leaf. A vague incense-vanilla candle character and an equally vague leather/funk. Solid structure for such an inexpensive wine, with M to M- tannins, M acid, M body. Structure to last for a number of years still (probably longer than the actual fruit will last). Good with burgers. Good qpr for $15 and I would buy again in another moderate/cool vintage. 6.1/10 (1456 views) | | | Tasted by Ikel73 on 4/11/2021 & rated 82 points: Gave me a headache. (1926 views) | | | Tasted by RoccoSydney on 3/10/2021 & rated 88 points: Getting old (1601 views) | | | Tasted by AnytimeWineTime on 12/25/2020 & rated 80 points: Wet heavy earth tones and tobacco. Old leather and old cedar. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by daveyk39 on 9/20/2020 & rated 87 points: Last tried this about 3 years ago, and was more impressed by it then. Deep ruby color. Offers up earthy aromas of blackberry, leather, tobacco and bay leaf. Smooth and silky on the palate, but the dark berry and tobacco flavors lack presence or weight. It's balanced and pleasant, but unremarkable and I would start drinking them now. (1687 views) | | | Tasted by guzmana on 2/5/2020 & rated 89 points: Full bodied. Tannins have softened but perhaps not enough. Improved greatly after breathing for a while. (2198 views) | | | Tasted by Siwink57 on 12/31/2019 & rated 89 points: Been drinking these for a while now and they couldn’t be any better. Soft dark fruit with dominate notes of plum and smoke. Nice everyday drinker for $12. 89 pts or 3.7 stars. (1929 views) | | | Tasted by Schnoz on 12/26/2019: Not sure were this came from. Was ok (1137 views) | | | Tasted by Schnoz on 12/25/2019: About 60 min in...so cinaminimi (1019 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 11/6/2019 & rated 91 points: This bottle drank great after some air. Cassis, soubois, black plum (1960 views) | | | Tasted by lpettet on 10/26/2019 & rated 89 points: I agree that this tastes like more expensive wine. We'll get again. needed an hour or two to open but better on the first day then the second day. Just a great sipping wine. (1755 views) | | | Tasted by ziavino on 8/18/2019 & rated 91 points: Drinks 2-3 times its price. Ripe plum, dark chocolate, cassis, and loads of tobacco throughout. Lush, with a somewhat velvety mouthfeel. (2157 views) | | | Tasted by JimEaton on 8/7/2019 & rated 89 points: A very enjoyable cab/merlot blend. It improved with a few hours of air. Nice combination of fruit and earth. Some tobacco notes. Great QPR. (1756 views) | | | Tasted by DbertCellar on 6/1/2019 & rated 89 points: Nice, dry, European style, delicious Bordeaux wine (1734 views) | | | Tasted by Mameitagin on 3/27/2019 & rated 79 points: Ich glaube nicht, dass sich der Tropfen noch gross entwickelt. Austrinken!
QPR gut. (2178 views) | | | Tasted by photoguy on 2/23/2019 & rated 88 points: Maybe let it sit for a bit yet. (1816 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 2/11/2019 & rated 87 points: This bottle had a lot more acidity than the previous bottle, almost wondered about VA. (1852 views) | | | Tasted by Tylersavell on 1/26/2019 & rated 90 points: Wow this baby is interesting. Day two was much better and complex, so recommend decanting if drinking in one sitting. TONS of gun flint, like a straight up firework in a bottle. Really enjoyed this wine for its earthiness, especially given the cheap price. (1800 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 1/17/2019 & rated 91 points: Cassis and cigar box. Classy. Great QPR. (1795 views) | | | Tasted by Rahsaan_Kirk on 12/8/2018: un vin sur le cuir, fumé, paprika, pas mal... (1934 views) | | | Tasted by Erikjplarsson on 11/24/2018: Very good and appreciated (1796 views) | | | Tasted by LEEJV123 on 10/1/2018 & rated 88 points: Medium body, round (1844 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Hyot Importer 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
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..?Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
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Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Calcareous clay and molasses (clastic sedimentary rock formations)
Surface Area: 1,853 ha |
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