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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 82 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by shugmo on 12/27/2023: Delicious Pauillac. Tannins fully integrated, typical black fruits/cassis character with only a shortish finish signposting its second wine status. Excellent festive option. (283 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 11/1/2023 & rated 86 points: This has certainly held up well under screwcap but just lacks a bit of lift and excitement. (403 views) | | | Tasted by the shrub on 7/11/2020 & rated 88 points: Lots of potential but still to young and forward to me (2432 views) | | | Tasted by Marc S on 2/28/2020 & rated 93 points: - Brick color with medium forming legs. It's in total harmony and has flavours of blackberry, strawberry, chocolate and licorice anise with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a short finish - Fabulous bottle of Bordeaux from 2005. The nose is nothing short of spectacular. Loaded with dark rich fruit. (2614 views) | | | Tasted by Tao on 7/6/2019 & rated 92 points: Outstanding, somewhat an achievement, in a prime position! Bright ruby red in colour, sweet mineral nose, leathery dark fruits! Palate wise is bothering from medium to full body, sheer black and red fruits attack, very vibrant and quite refreshing and yet simple and easygoing! Pure and true to the terroir. (3115 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 6/11/2019 & rated 92 points: Late night session at Maison Dakota. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl 1855.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of dark musky animal, earth, blackberries, blackcurrant. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (13.5%), structured high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of blackberries, blackcurrant, black tea leaves, chalky earth, dark animal, cassis, dark spices. Long finish.
Very good quality. Ripe black fruited Bordeaux with a nice touch of Brett.. A second wine that really does perform in a good vintage. Still feels like the structured tannins could smoothen out over the next 4-5 years. Good stuff. (3152 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 11/10/2018 & rated 90 points: Quite a deep colour; elegant blackcurrant fruit, with good depth and a firm structure, underpinned by discreet oak. A lovely wine, drinking well although it should also keep. (3410 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 8/1/2018 & rated 90 points: Mature, elegant, with attractive blackcurrant fruit, a slight creaminess, good persistence and length. Medium weight and very stylish. Very good indeed. (2583 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 2/3/2018 & rated 90 points: Quite a deep and bright colour; elegant and poised, with stylish blackcurrant fruit and classic cedary notes; the fruit is ripe and approachable, with a slight sweetness; still a little tannin at the end, but otherwise this is drinking very well now. A fine second wine, with plenty of life yet. (2977 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 10/13/2017 & rated 90 points: Quite attractive and fairly dense blackcurrant fruit on the palate; now approachable and beginning to develop some more mature flavours. Some tannin still, but it is well covered by the fruit. Very good. Should keep well. (3183 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Grillz on 7/20/2017 & rated 93 points: My first Les Tourelles was 2000 and was blown away by the smoked meat finish that seemed to last for minutes, especially after 24 hours of breathing. Unfortunately, I don't think this bottle is going to last that long. This wine is so silky, has so much lift, it is almost like a great Loire valley red wrapped up in a pitch perfect Pauillac blanket. It is thirst quenching while having a thought provoking nose of raspberries, licorice, poundcake, and roasted chicken. While I don't have experience tasting young BDX through its maturity, this wine seems to be only getting better. I doubt the raspberries will be here much longer but the Anise Savory flavors in the bouquet seem to be good omens for the future. The silky tannins seem like strong shoulders to stand on for a good 10-20 more years. (3869 views) | | | Tasted by MarcelloW on 6/26/2017 & rated 91 points: A surprisingly good second wine. It is today as good as it gets. Very balanced. An excellent Pauillac for the money. Everybody at the table liked it. (3365 views) | | | Tasted by jimmythesaint on 4/24/2017: Decant, decant, decant...at least an hour before then lovely notes mentioned in the TNs prevail. (3468 views) | | | Tasted by Mikko on 4/13/2017 & rated 88 points: Pihvin kanssa (2854 views) | | | Tasted by rwpalmer on 3/12/2017 & rated 90 points: As more comments seem to be coming in regarding the unyielding nature of many 2005's it is refreshing to have a wine with sweet, almost raspberry fruit, yet round and resolved tannins. Delicious. (2395 views) | | | Tasted by shugmo on 12/25/2016: Absolutely classic Pauillac. In a good place but great scope for further development. (2151 views) | | | Tasted by petec-s on 8/9/2016 & rated 89 points: Splendid, some ripe fruit, sweet oak, refined package. The classic flavours cedar, underlying cassis, graphite, snippy but good. (2801 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 6/18/2016 & rated 88 points: Medium to full colour, some brick; ripe, blackcurrant fruit, medium depth, quite elegant with a little tannin. It seems a little diffuse at the moment, but the elements may harmonise better over the next year or two. (2703 views) | | | Tasted by Ericsson on 5/21/2016 & rated 93 points: Grenat moyen avec quelques traces orangées. Joli nez ouvert sur les fruits rouges puis des arômes secondaires (suie). En bouche, le vin est plein de nuances et finit sur des tanins extrêmement soyeux, c'est cette finale que j'ai préféré!
Parfait sur un BBQ et à boire maintenant. (2964 views) | | | Tasted by 67WinePaul on 4/23/2016 & rated 94 points: Delicious. Medium body, slight bricking. Some pretty red fruit, leather, smoke. Very mature, in a perfect drinking spot. (3017 views) | | | Tasted by La Grappe on 8/8/2015 & rated 88 points: Fairly deep, youthful colour; blackcurrant nose; soft, elegant fruit on the palate with a little tannin on the finish. Quite full, but not especially complex, but that may come with time. Just about ready. (3850 views) | | | Tasted by CosmicDude on 4/18/2015 & rated 90 points: Great bordeaux. Lovely deep red in the glass, great on the nose, lots of berries, good follow through. Enjoyed with a nice porterhouse (3547 views) | | | Tasted by pjbeans on 6/23/2014 & rated 92 points: Deep purple. Dark fruits on the nose along with cedar and graphite/ granite. This wine has a lot going on right now on the palate - still youthful with plenty of fruit and some nice minerality. Wish I had more of this wine (I would have preferred to wait a couple years for some of the secondary flavors to develop). This will get even better (5004 views) | | | Tasted by AndersN on 4/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Dark nose of leather, oak, tar, blackberry, blackcurrant. Aired for an hour. Color very dark but the wine seems very clear/clean. Nice smooth first palate experience with loads of black fruit and tobacco, tiny hints of oak. Mid palate small tannins with some green and black pepper and more dark fruit. Back end very dry and a tiny hint of coarse throat treatment. This is a good effort for a second wine and will keep3-4 years more. The fruit is really clean. Medium to full body and the dry coarse last part of the back end will dissolve into a lovely wine. (5353 views) | | | Tasted by jimmythesaint on 12/3/2013: Decant and let the Brett blow off...it eventually does. Not as memorable as the last bottle but okay. (5624 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Les Tourelles de Longueville Producer website | Read more about Les Tourelle de LonguevilleRed 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
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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 RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Pauillac Read more detailed information about Pauillac Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous.
The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage.
With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth.
Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer.
Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936)
In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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