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Red
2018 Château de la Rivière
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Fronsac
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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beatles wrote: 89 points
September 8, 2021 - Quite forward and juicy, yet the rustic tannin-side certainly persists
Give it time, the fruit is here. 89+
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vvWine.ch wrote: 92 points
May 22, 2021 - 92 vvPunkte Dichtes Rubin. Herrliche Nase, dunkelfruchtig, florale Töne, getrocknete Kräuter, ein Hauch blonder Tabak, schwarze Schokolade. Im Gaumen kräftig im Auftakt, dennoch sehr frisch, feinste Gerbstoffe, reife, dunkle Frucht, natürlich, das ist noch sehr jugendlich und wild, doch die innere Balance stimmt. Dieser Wein wird sehr gut reifen und so manchem "grösseren Wein" das Wasser reichen können. Top gelungen. 2026-2042 (April 2021)
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Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points
March 9, 2021 - Forward, round, silky, soft, fresh and fruity, the wine delivers its blend of chocolate covered cherry, espresso, smoke and licorice effortlessly. Medium-bodied with ample, dark cocoa and a hint of peppery plums in the finish, this is already a treat in the glass.
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PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine:
May 10, 2019 - Bordeaux 2018 from barrel: some selections (Bordeaux): Among the more “serious” of the Fronsac wines assessed, as it has a 2009 like appeal with ripe black fruit, but with more grip and structure in evidence. 91-93
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Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points
April 19, 2019 - Dark in color, the wine is round, fat, sweet and filled with ripe, dark red fruits, licorice, wet earth, coffee bean, smoke and cocoa. Lusciously textured in the finish, this is going to great shortly after release. 90-92 Pts
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By Stephen Brook
AOC Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac, 5/5/2021 (link)(Château de La Rivière, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/21/2021 (link)(De La Rivière De La Rivière Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chateau De La Riviere) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(de La Rivière de La Rivière Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/26/2021 (link)(Château de la Riviere Fronsac, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/7/2021 (link)(Ch de la Rivière Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau De La Riviere Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(La Rivière La Rivière Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château de la Rivière Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/30/2019 (link)(Château de la Riviere Fronsac, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
3/12/2019 (link)(Ch de la Rivière Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château de la Rivière
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC Code 3523150120185
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 132 (89%)
- Consumed 16 (11%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
50% Like It 2 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationFronsac
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