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2018 Château Sansonnet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 31
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BadOyster wrote: 92 points
April 7, 2024 - 3 years later and this wine is so dark and brooding that you might as well lick a cast iron skillet if you want to know the main flavor before the acid and tannin hit you. Dark fruits, black tea, and steel. Running a little hotter this time out - this’ll need a LOT of time.
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Jfsiegel wrote: 91 points
March 29, 2024 - Nose has a sweet bouquet of minerality, violets, and sweet plum?
Palate of fig with a drying edge of baking chocolate up front. Velvety tannins with a touch of texture and a touch of grip. Tobacco on the back and a peppery edge of baking spice on the finish. A faintest note of mandarin orange
Sweeter and more floral wine that I personally favor but good. -
VDLT Wine wrote:
December 24, 2023 - I was done by the time this was opened. It seemed very good but not nearly ready.
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ThistleB Likes this wine: 92 points
December 21, 2023 - Not much nose, but intense, smooth dark fruit on the palate. Full bodied mostly Merlot with Cab Franc and Cab Sauv blended in. Nice Bordeaux at this price point. Seems a little young. I will give it a year before I open the next bottle.
It was a bit softer on night 2.2 people found this helpful Comments (1) -
Mondarin wrote: 91 points
May 21, 2023 - Its young, but this was enjoyable and has all the makings of a really good wine. Soft in a nice way, good intensity and flavors of dark berries, courant, blackberry. Long finish. Fresh, modern, ripe. huge alcohol 15% but managed very well.
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Bordeaux 2018 in bottle, 11/10/2020 (link)(Château Sansonnet, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(Sansonnet Sansonnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Sansonnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 St-Émilion Part 2, 4/3/2019 (link)(Château Sansonnet, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Sansonnet Sansonnet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Sansonnet St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château Sansonnet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 3277038407034, 3609050950999, 3760234702855, 616773852977, 639737974669, 7612996956969
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 92 (5%)
- In Cellars 1,611 (83%)
- Consumed 247 (13%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- Wine2018 Château Sansonnet
- ProducerChâteau Sansonnet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru