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2017 Château La Vieille Cure
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Fronsac
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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espachul1983 Likes this wine: 92 points
March 26, 2024 - Great right bank Bordeaux for the price!!!
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Bam_Man Likes this wine: 92 points
March 5, 2024 - Still very youthful-looking in the glass. An attractive, dark crimson almost right up to the edge. Very expressive on the nose. Complex, alluring scents of flowers, earth, pine needles and spice jump from the glass. Full-bodied, rich and plush in texture. Definitely modern in style - but not overdone. Loaded with juicy, ripe plum and dark currant fruit character, with a huge dose of sweet baking spices. Almost like liquid gingerbread. There's excellent depth on the mid-palate and the long finish features silky tannins that are well-integrated. Quite a unique flavor profile for a Fronsac. So unusual, complex and delicious. 92++
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Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 93 points
July 13, 2022 - I really hate over-alcoholic wines.… But this was good. No heat, no bitterness, just waves of red and black fruit, talcum powder tannins, and a long finish. Call it modern, call it over done. Call it whatever you want. It’s darned good juice. The cab franc really adds some complexity and interest, too. The price makes it all that much better. 15% ABV (very good; above average; distinguished; compelling/***/16/93)
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sirwine Likes this wine: 91 points
June 19, 2022 - What a delightful, fruity wine. Cassis, crushed blackberry with hints of vanilla from the wood. Minty notes on the finish. Great bottle of wine.
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Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 93 points
September 16, 2021 - (9/16/21) An extremely nice bottle that was definitely young but very enjoyable. It was badly disjointed on day one but smashing on day two, showing masses of black and red fruits on the nose and palate, as well as cigar wrapper on the nose. The palate had a young, feisty tannic edge to it, but the tannins were ripe and the wine felt great. The abv was obnoxiously high (15%), but it contributed to the opulent feel of the wine, and in the end, this wine had the concentration of fruit needed to completely hide the alcohol—you never would have known it was that high! 15% abv (***+/16.5/93)
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 Bordeaux – Mirror, Mirror on The Wall… (Mar 2020), 3/1/2020 (link)(La Vieille Cure La Vieille Cure Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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2017 Bordeaux From Bottle, 2/26/2020 (link)(Chateau La Vieille Cure) Subscribe to see review text.
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Vintage Seeks Home: Bordeaux 2017 In Bottle (Jan 2020), 2/1/2020 (link)(La Vieille Cure La Vieille Cure Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
12/17/2019 (link)(Château La Vieille Cure Fronsac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2017 Bordeaux: The Heart of the Matter (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(La Vieille Cure La Vieille Cure Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The F-Word: Bordeaux 2017 (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(La Vieille Cure La Vieille Cure Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2017 Bordeaux: A Good Yet Irregular Vintage, 4/23/2018 (link)(La Vieille Cure) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2017 Smaller appellations, 4/8/2018 (link)(Château La Vieille Cure, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
4/8/2018 (link)(Ch La Vieille Cure Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/5/2018 (link)(Château La Vieille Cure Fronsac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2018, 4/1/2018 (link)(Château La Vieille Cure Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Château La Vieille Cure
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC Codes 3364420089050, 3364501171018, 606670855119, 714153227251, 714153256572, 813957001712
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 39 (9%)
- In Cellars 253 (60%)
- Consumed 129 (31%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
beef, best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, braised and grilled dishes. Chateau La Vieille Cure is also good when matched with Asian dishes, duck, game, lamb, mushrooms and pasta. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/satellite-appellations/vieille-cure/, pork, rich fish courses like tuna, roast chickenWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 5 votes
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- ProducerChâteau La Vieille Cure
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationFronsac
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