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Terroir of St Emilion
Roberson Wine, South Ken, London
Tasted March 8, 2012 by Papies with 484 views
Introduction
Another great event organised by the Roberson crew.
For left bank lovers like us this was a good opportunity to see the dark side of the Bordeaux moon. In general we consider the right bank a bit too Burgundian in marketing and in pricing were you end up paying more for a romantic location and story rather than a wine.
Flight 1 (10 notes)
Red
2008 Clos de l'Oratoire
87 points
Young red fruit nose, some chocolate notes.. Sharp and far too young. En Primeur young. Lots of lush fruit on the palate and oak still floats around un-integrated. A bit soft and lacks structure. 86/87
Red
2006 Château L'Arrosée
86 points
Mocha/oaky notes on the nose. Light red fruit and floral herby notes. On the palate u get a hit of tannin to start but then u get good fruit on the follow. Way too young and sharp at this stage. A touch on the simple side and lacks concentration. A touch of green too. 86
Red
2001 Château La Dominique
87 points
Dark red in colour. Nice nose, dark fruit notes, menthol light oak. Still very powerful and sharp on the palate, musty. A bit harsh with lots of acidity. 87/88
Red
2000 Château Yon-Figeac
88 points
Nice on the nose, elegant with light fruit and minty notes. On the palate it fails though, far too powerful and harsh tannins. And then you are left with a feeling of low concentration and no complexity. Disappointing for a 2000. 88
Red
2003 Château Pavie
90 points
Ah! The Famously controversial 2003 Pavie. Dark red. Sweet red fruit nose, and lots of oak. Mocha notes. Tannins are very much alive yet approachable. Lots of extraction. To us this felt like a well round wine, well built but wrapped in an unnecessary cloak of oak which sort of takes so much away. 90-91.
Red
1999 Tertre Rôteboeuf
95 points
Dark red in colour. Lush fruit and oaky notes on the nose. Some Minty/floral notes too. On the palate it is elegant, rich and full but also very fresh. Lots of complexity (especially for a 99) and this is a wonderful wine. A great find. 95/96
Red
1999 Château Clos St. Martin
89 points
Light restrained on the nose. Roundish on the palate but still quite tannic. Alive and Kicking. Enjoyable but not memorable in any way . On the way down too so start to drink this. 89
Red
1998 Château Ausone
92 points
Dark and dense in colour. Light mint and herb on the nose. Nose is almost closed. Light and balanced, very elegant. Supple tannin. Mineral. Unfortunately also a bit disappointing. We expected so much more and hopefully this will bloom into something but we can’t really tell. 92
Red
2003 Château Cheval Blanc
91 points
Very much a hot vintage wine. Dark red, Sweet jammy nose, alcoholic and overpowering. A bit too sweet and to the point of being indigestible . Fresher than the Pavie though . Is this a case of being too young? 90-91 . Maybe 2003 is a year to avoid in the right bank…
Red
1995 Château Figeac
93 points
Minty, Herby notes dominate the nose. Well round and still very much alive and with good palate presence. Good length and acidity. A touch of green and although not the most complex wine you cannot but love it. 93
Closing
Pavie 2003????
Cheval Blanc 2003???
Tertre Roteboeuf 1999, a Great wine and generally a wine maker we need to look for.