Dinner with our guest, CR, from France. Our son's birth year wine - Rather tannic, but enjoyable enough with Char Siew (BBQ Pork) at our favourite Chinese eatery in town, Overseas Imbi Kuala Lumpur.
A little 1-dimensional, not so interesting on the palate!
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dark ruby and honey style color. intense taste of vanilla, bananas, plumb and pepper notes. long finish with great texture. a valuable wine with potential for some more years.
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The wine looks violet colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raisin, mushroom and oak. It tastes like medium toast. The body is medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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dark purple with a fruity but also classic bordeaux smell. very little acid or alcohol and nice vanilla at the beginning. keeps strong for at least 3-4 hours and even shows strength getting up then. overall a very good saint emilion.
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Despite being an average vintage, this bottle was excellent. Typical Bordeaux right bank Merlot flavours, well structured and long final. Enough maturity to be drunk now.
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Well made in an more difficult vintage but rather rustic and a bit plump but with a lot of dark fruit, maybe jam, quite silky tannins and a medium structure. I have one more bottle, I am not sad about this but won´t buy more.
Possibly an off bottle as I found this quite sweet and a little tart, almost oxidised. Seemed quite tight, albeit with a lush and soft mouthfeel. Was outshone against a 2011 haut batailley. I strongly recommend at least 1 hour decant as did improve with air.
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The nose has foreest fruit, flowers and vanilla, open and attractive. Medium+ tannins, fine acidity, juicy blackberry fruit and a medium aftertaste. Good quality but not extraordinary.
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Recieved this one yesterday. Really looking forward to it. Last bottle purchase and it's been while since I bought there. I was buying a lot more out of WTSO but TX shut them down.
This is a St Emillion Grand Cru. So right bank and Merlot dominant. A Bernard Magrez winery. THis one does a good maceration so I was expecting structure. 28-32 days on the MErlot and 26 - 28 on the 1% Cab. They also do a 4-8 day cold soak so I Wanted to see the structure out of this wine and I am not disappointed.
The wine is deep Ruby red and holds color to the rim. Strong legs indicate body. I love the bouquet. It is powerful and elegant at the same time. It doesn't jump out of the glass, it invites you in. Dark and red fruits, Black cherry and blackberry are at the core but lots of spice, licorice and chocolate blended in nicely.
The palate follows that bouquet largely. Subtle notes of black cherry come into it more heavily with oak layered in carefully. This wine is 10% cement aged and then half neutral and half new oak.
Mouthfeel is highly structured as I thought. Tannins are light but acidity provides that structure. Finishes nicely and evenly.
9/8/9/7/7 - 40/90
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Un nez très fleuri, de fruits exotiques, doux et léger, une sensation de parfum ou de poudre de riz de ma grand-mère (!). En bouche, très frais agréable. Bonne longueur.
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I liked this more than the 2004 and 2005. I especially liked that it was better on Day 2. Given the Magrez connection it could have been overdone in the average vintage but instead they seem to have gone with the elegant feminine vintage style that really suits the year. Dark ruby, blackberry and cassis - balanced and pleasant. 2011 is shaping better than expected.
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Coffee, licorice, smoke, black raspberry and truffle scents lead to a soft, medium bodied wine ending with a cocoa covered black cherry finish. 88-91 Pts
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4/13/2024 - michigan66 wrote: 93 Points
Intense, dark and very classy
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3/16/2024 - Juliansi Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dinner with our guest, CR, from France.
Our son's birth year wine - Rather tannic, but enjoyable enough with Char Siew (BBQ Pork) at our favourite Chinese eatery in town, Overseas Imbi Kuala Lumpur.
A little 1-dimensional, not so interesting on the palate!
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2/28/2024 - stijngrootboerle wrote:
Great
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2/24/2024 - fraundor wrote:
- Ruby color.
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6/8/2023 - michigan66 wrote: 94 Points
dark ruby and honey style color.
intense taste of vanilla, bananas, plumb and pepper notes.
long finish with great texture.
a valuable wine with potential for some more years.
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9/28/2022 - egoya wrote: 91 Points
Underestimated. Surprisingly good for the 15 Euros I payed. Last of nine bottles, wish I had more.
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4/19/2022 - michigan66 Likes this wine: 93 Points
dark ruby color and deep lush smell.
on the nose almost perfect.
tastes from cherry, oak and plumb.
was as good on the second day.
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2/7/2022 - michigan66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wine looks violet colored. The legs are medium. There is moderate sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis), raisin, mushroom and oak. It tastes like medium toast. The body is medium. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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2/4/2022 - michigan66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
dark purple with a fruity but also classic bordeaux smell.
very little acid or alcohol and nice vanilla at the beginning.
keeps strong for at least 3-4 hours and even shows strength getting up then.
overall a very good saint emilion.
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8/10/2021 - fraundor wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color.
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11/15/2020 - fraundor wrote: 89 Points
- Garnet color - 1,5-2h luften
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9/13/2020 - Pedro99 wrote: 90 Points
Full
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8/16/2020 - johnmfedorko wrote:
The one bottle we had was NOT all that spectacular.....worth giving away for sure.
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12/28/2019 - tristand Likes this wine: 89 Points
Despite being an average vintage, this bottle was excellent.
Typical Bordeaux right bank Merlot flavours, well structured and long final. Enough maturity to be drunk now.
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9/29/2019 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 87 Points
A decent daily drinker, nothing more, nothing less. Good with party food. Still pretty fruity. Not a serious BDX heavyweight in the least.
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4/8/2019 - Christian von Dresky Likes this wine: 87 Points
Well made in an more difficult vintage but rather rustic and a bit plump but with a lot of dark fruit, maybe jam, quite silky tannins and a medium structure. I have one more bottle, I am not sad about this but won´t buy more.
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5/22/2018 - _water.into.wine_ wrote: 88 Points
Possibly an off bottle as I found this quite sweet and a little tart, almost oxidised. Seemed quite tight, albeit with a lush and soft mouthfeel. Was outshone against a 2011 haut batailley. I strongly recommend at least 1 hour decant as did improve with air.
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3/14/2018 - denver_vinder Likes this wine: 89 Points
The nose has foreest fruit, flowers and vanilla, open and attractive. Medium+ tannins, fine acidity, juicy blackberry fruit and a medium aftertaste. Good quality but not extraordinary.
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10/1/2017 - dbenadon Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes and served with a very hearty beef stew. Paired beautiful as the wine is very big and juicy.
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7/7/2017 - Dmablack Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great nose and great taste, one of my semi affordable favourites
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4/12/2017 - fm1488 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Recieved this one yesterday. Really looking forward to it. Last bottle purchase and it's been while since I bought there. I was buying a lot more out of WTSO but TX shut them down.
This is a St Emillion Grand Cru. So right bank and Merlot dominant. A Bernard Magrez winery. THis one does a good maceration so I was expecting structure. 28-32 days on the MErlot and 26 - 28 on the 1% Cab. They also do a 4-8 day cold soak so I Wanted to see the structure out of this wine and I am not disappointed.
The wine is deep Ruby red and holds color to the rim. Strong legs indicate body. I love the bouquet. It is powerful and elegant at the same time. It doesn't jump out of the glass, it invites you in. Dark and red fruits, Black cherry and blackberry are at the core but lots of spice, licorice and chocolate blended in nicely.
The palate follows that bouquet largely. Subtle notes of black cherry come into it more heavily with oak layered in carefully. This wine is 10% cement aged and then half neutral and half new oak.
Mouthfeel is highly structured as I thought. Tannins are light but acidity provides that structure. Finishes nicely and evenly.
9/8/9/7/7 - 40/90
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3/1/2017 - renatodug wrote: 89 Points
Un nez très fleuri, de fruits exotiques, doux et léger, une sensation de parfum ou de poudre de riz de ma grand-mère (!). En bouche, très frais agréable. Bonne longueur.
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9/6/2015 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 87 Points
Blind tasting of Grand Cercle wines 2011 vintage: Part II (Château Bellefont-Belcier): A weak 87. Touch of volatile? Plastic, candied fruit on the nose … The palate is better, with medium plus acidity and high tannin but ripe fruit balancing each other. Somewhat hard tannin dominates on the finish however.
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5/10/2014 - il_diavolo wrote: 90 Points
I liked this more than the 2004 and 2005. I especially liked that it was better on Day 2. Given the Magrez connection it could have been overdone in the average vintage but instead they seem to have gone with the elegant feminine vintage style that really suits the year. Dark ruby, blackberry and cassis - balanced and pleasant. 2011 is shaping better than expected.
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11/17/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 87 Points
Light and forward, with an earthy, cherry and oak entry, this will be drinkable on release.
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3/16/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 89 Points
Coffee, licorice, smoke, black raspberry and truffle scents lead to a soft, medium bodied wine ending with a cocoa covered black cherry finish. 88-91 Pts
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