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2005 Château La Confession
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 62
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Mbullmer Likes this wine: 93 points
March 2, 2024 - Still very dark color for a 19 year old wine. Decanted for 3 hours. Gorgeous nose of black fruit, blackberry, plum, some blueberry. Violet and herbal components, some menthol. The nose is a luxury velvety beaut. Medium tannins, medium+ acidity, awesome complexity. Only thing missing was the finish, medium+ would have loved a great silky finish.
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Highlander wrote:
November 12, 2023 - Enjoyed this very much. Gave it a 3 hour decant...and I still think the last glass was best. There is something about the right bank that brings the Merlot grape out of hibernation and into something very complex. This seems to be very young from a drinking perspective. It is in its drinking window, but early.
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VinhoVerde wrote: 85 points
October 8, 2023 - Dark red color. Chocolate/herb/cherry bouquet. Flavor is beginning to fade. Attenuated finish.
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df1962 wrote: 94 points
March 2, 2023 - PnD let air for 1hr.
The last is the best. Still has great fruit with a great balance of complex tertiary notes of leather herbs and chocolate. Lingering silky finish. At its peak. -
VAGenius Likes this wine: 93 points
February 10, 2023 - Nose of brambleberry, tea leaves, cedar, and sassafras. Dark current and black fruit palate driving by a line of earth, black tea, leather, and mineral-driven acidity. Tannins still have some chew on the finish along with coffee grounds, black currant, black peppercorns, pencil lead, and pencil shavings.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Château La Confession
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Code 3364420039130
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 88 (3%)
- In Cellars 1,992 (66%)
- Consumed 938 (31%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerChâteau La Confession
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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