Getting into tertiary notes with some dried fruits, forest floor, and some gaminess as it opened up. Plenty of red and black fruit as well. Fine cru bourgeois (designated the next year I think). Went well with a leg of lamb.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Faint floral notes. Smooth and slightly spicy tannins, no over-extraction here. Dark fruits, not much complexity yet with no hint of alcohol. Elegant and fine tannins. Well made Cru Bourgeois. Served on SIA flight to Frankfurt.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Cru Burgeois Bordeaux (Ripple - Washington, DC): Light red fruits on the nose. More structured than the Larose-Trintaudon and a lot more balance. Juicy black and red cherries with earth and rocky notes. A hint of astringency on the finish, but maybe time will mellow this out. 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot aged a year in 40% new French oak.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
4/22/2024 - tjb12 wrote: 89 Points
Getting into tertiary notes with some dried fruits, forest floor, and some gaminess as it opened up. Plenty of red and black fruit as well. Fine cru bourgeois (designated the next year I think). Went well with a leg of lamb.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/27/2020 - Anesbaba Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very beautiful wine with floral and minty notes on the nose and a structured long finish on the palate.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/30/2018 - pclin wrote: 88 Points
Faint floral notes. Smooth and slightly spicy tannins, no over-extraction here. Dark fruits, not much complexity yet with no hint of alcohol. Elegant and fine tannins. Well made Cru Bourgeois. Served on SIA flight to Frankfurt.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
1/11/2017 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 84 Points
Cru Burgeois Bordeaux (Ripple - Washington, DC): Light red fruits on the nose. More structured than the Larose-Trintaudon and a lot more balance. Juicy black and red cherries with earth and rocky notes. A hint of astringency on the finish, but maybe time will mellow this out. 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot aged a year in 40% new French oak.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/31/2016 - PanosKakaviatos Likes this wine: 87 Points
Cru Bourgeois 2014 tasting: savvy consumers take note (Office of the Alliance de Cru Bourgeois, downtown Bordeaux): Nearly half each of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon plus 4% of Petit Verdot, this wine comes across as very youthful in color and has both a smooth and structured palate with a long finish. Lovely. I had a less favorable impression over a dinner tasting in January 2017, so let me be somewhat cautious on the score.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment