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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.7 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by djhammond on 2/26/2023 & rated 96 points: Anecdotally I have read this was one of the few star performers from the vintage, and it more than matched its hype. This bottle was just about on point of decline, but it was magnificent. The nose is packed with earthy notes with truffle, and is otherworldly. The palate is silky smooth with exceptional depth and complexity. Likewise the finish is liquid velvet. There are the beginnings of over age with stewed notes end palate. Otherwise I would have rated it higher, but admittedly I think I have struck lucky with the individual bottle. (630 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 8/21/2021 & rated 93 points: Lovely soil tones and tangy black fruit. (1046 views) | | | Tasted by JonnyG on 1/21/2021 & rated 93 points: Some Special Bottles with a (Mostly) New Crew (Los Angeles): My first of three, said to be one of the better '71 Bordeaux still around, and this did not disappoint. Elegant and even energetic, displaying dusty black cherries alongside truffle, cedar and coffee ground notes, with good persistence. (1188 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 9/7/2019 & rated 89 points: Slightly past peak bottle with fading fruit and less energy than most. 89- (1375 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/17/2019 & rated 94 points: Sexy, earthy, and truffle filled, this is just great. With the texture of pure silk, the ripe, earthy cherries feels as good as they taste. There is no need to wait, or decant, just pop and pour. (2203 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 5/20/2019 & rated 92 points: Mature with nicely balanced spice and soil across the palate. Still some texture to the finish. 92-93 (1284 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 7/20/2018 & rated 93 points: Soft savory spice, rich dark fruit, abundant soil tones. Showing very well. (1181 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 1/17/2018 & rated 94 points: Popped and poured, this got better and better in the glass over our 3 hour dinner. Concentrated, luscious and complex, the truffle, dark cocoa and black cherry carried through from the nose, to the opulent, lush finish. Fully mature, this is a beauty for current drinking. (2308 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 6/17/2017 & rated 94 points: Drank blindly, guessed Bx, graphite, sweet fruit, cassis in the finish, minimaloxidation signs, guessed 30 years old, long finish,for me at his peak, 94-95 (1396 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/13/2017 & rated 95 points: This bottle was rocking'! Filled with dark chocolate covered cherries, truffle, fig, and plums on the nose and palate. Concentrated, rich and sensual, the finish stuck with you. Happy to own a few more of these treasures in my cellar. (1833 views) | | | Tasted by t.c.green on 8/28/2016 & rated 89 points: Sadly this bottle has already seen it's prime. Very little fruit left, but still a nice bottle. A big difference from a bottle from the same case 8 months ago. (1446 views) | | | Tasted by t.c.green on 12/24/2015 & rated 93 points: Holding up very well over the years. A gentle well balanced wine with the essence of fruit still. Perfect with prime roast beef for Christmas eve (1390 views) | | | Tasted by dchain on 10/9/2015 & rated 92 points: There really aren't many great Bordeaux wines from my vintage but thought a decent right bank producer that happens to also make Petrus might be a good starting point. From a mid-shoulder bottle from a 6 bt lot. Still good ruby color like a wine from the 80s. Really interesting nose of plum, dark soil, spice and leather. 94 point nose! On the palate it is light and just about holding itself together. No tannins left and just enough acidity to keep thins fresh. Delicate and if only it tasted as good as it smells. Definitely need to drink these up but one of the top 5 wines I have had from 1971 if you are looking for it! (1416 views) | | | Tasted by fclarity on 5/5/2012 & rated 92 points: From a nice looking bottle with a VTS fill, the wine had a deep red center with orange rims. The medium+ intensity nose showed cherries, oranges, plums, vanilla, and some clay oriented soil.
While the fruit flavors were still evident in the mouth, the emphasis was on the soil and some brown spice elements. As usual, the wine was a bit watery at first and was at its best after 4 hours of air. The tannin was notable but rounded and the wine had a nice finish.
This is a fairly serious wine given the relatively dry presence in the mouth. Give it lots of decanter time for the tannin to round out and the fruit to bloom. That said I don't believe this is going to get any better. (2934 views) | | | Tasted by rcl1 on 10/8/2006 & rated 92 points: 92 points. Mature, brick color. Decanted for about an hour. Initially just slight herbaceousness on the nose but later on the palate. Fruit was subdued at first but as it opened there were raisins and prunes on the nose and the palate. The grassy notes receded. The tannins were soft, sweet. All in all a very balanced and wonderful wine with a velvety mouth feel. Well stored. (2841 views) |
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View From the Cellar, Sep/Oct 2022, Issue #101, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux In The Bottle Report Indian Summer 2022
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Vinous, 1971 x 50 (Feb 2021) (2/1/2021)
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View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2017, Issue #70, The Underrated and Elegant 1971 Bordeaux Vintage
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View From the Cellar, Mar/Apr 2016, Issue #62, Château Latour à Pomerol One of the Commune’s Most Complete and Classic Wines
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| Château Latour à PomerolCHÂTEAU LATOUR À POMEROL
Appellation: Pomerol
Owner: Foyer de Charité de Châteauneuf de Galaure
Vineyard size: 8 hectares
Vineyard grape varietals: 90% Merlot – 10% Cabernet Franc
Soil types: Deep gravel and clay (2/3), clay and loam (1/3)
Latour à Pomerol, which draws its name from the tower that adorns this charming château, was acquired by Mme Loubat, who also owned Château Petrus, in 1917. Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix has farmed the vineyard since 1962.
The vineyard is characterised by the diversity of its soils, which brings complexity and harmony to the wine: gravel and clay for a marvellous parcel next to the church of Pomerol; loam surrounding the château.
The vineyard receives the same care applied to all the J.P. Moueix properties: leaf-thinning and green-harvesting to allow for optimal grape maturity followed by a manual harvest. The wine ferments in concrete vats before being aged in oak barrels.
Château Latour à Pomerol is known for producing generous, concentrated wines that strike a perfect balance between elegance and power.
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- Read more about Chateau Latour a PomerolRed 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..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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