2010 Château Rouget

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  3/18/2024 - The_Cat wrote: 94 Points

  Purple dens and concentrated complex nose of ripe cherries and ripe berries very round tannins and excellent length

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  1/10/2024 - wicozani Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opened in the cellar at 56 degrees, the initial nose was very tobacco-laced. As it warmed up the tobacco receded and was replace by dark plums, ripe blueberries, touch of herbs, forest floor and slate. Quite structured and seemingly holding back a lot in reserve. This probably never got above 68 degrees, and never approached my definition of jammy or plush. First of 16, and shall decant the next one for several hours and bring up to 72-74 degrees.

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  8/20/2023 - The_Cat wrote: 93 Points

  Deep garnet red. Luscious blackberry black cherry notes a bit of vanilla and dark chocolate Full bodied silky tannins and excellent length. At the beginning of its apogee.

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  3/20/2023 - CharlesHK Likes this wine: 89 Points

  2nd bottle of 12. Purchased in 2016 and properly cellared since that date. 1st bottle tasted back in September 2019 and honestly, that bottle was not drinkable. Then, it was purple, full of harsh tannins, exhibiting a big thick lick of oak, and showing alcohol heat. So, how is it after 3 years and 7 months?
  
  Decanted for 2 hours, served at 19C. 15%. Based on previous experience, I thought about putting it through an aerator, but didn't, because of first taste.
  
  Its a big, big wine in every way. Deep, dark crimson red colour. Initial nose of blood plums, very subtle violets, oak. Plush as! No doubt, its Merlot. Rich, extracted, but not chunky or blockish. Sweet, sweet, sweet fruit. Over-ripe?
  
  If tasted blind, I would guess James Irvine Grand Merlot from South Australia. Its that rich, but not as "plummy" as the Grand Merlot tended to be before that winery was sold. If told Bordeaux, I would immediately guess 2009 because its that plush and rich. But, it doesn't exhibit heat from a hot vintage despite the 15%! Rather, it highlights extended ripeness from an ideal vintage where wine makers could make the wine they really desired. That's 2010 Bordeaux.
  
  Is this a wine I would want to drink often? No, its just so big, ripe, and the oak is still too intrusive. But, I really look forward to see how it develops based on the transformation over the past 3.7 years.
  
  Hard to believe this is an "entry" level wine from Pomerol - in that, its a great value wine. A lot of effort has gone into this wine and it really shows. If you love big, rich, plush Merlot, your are really going to like this wine. If you like old school Pomerol (i.e. LeGay 1989) this ain't the wine for you and never will be.
  
  A work in progress for the wine. And, maybe for me too.

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  12/23/2022 - Renevin Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Jolie nez, fruits noirs noisettes, expressif. En bouche, ampleur moyenne avec de beaux tanins soyeux. Tout est bien équilibré, longueur respectable

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