Posts Tagged ‘ St. Émilion ’

2009 Château Fleur Cardinale

Mar 23rd, 2012 | By

2009 Château Fleur Cardinale – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (3/9/2012) Bordeaux made in Chateauneuf or Napa Valley? Well, it’s mostly Merlot, so more Napa than CDP… It is well balanced, but has [...]



2008 Clos Fourtet

Feb 21st, 2011 | By

2008 Clos Fourtet – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (2/12/2011) Red and black fruits (mainly cherries), red candy, vanilla, liquorice on the “bright” nose and the palate; soft, but still biting sweet tannins, [...]



New Saint-Emilion classification from 2012

Dec 6th, 2010 | By

From 2012, Saint-Emilion receives a new wine classification for grand cru and grand cru classé’s, after the reviewed classification from 2006 in was lifted by the court in Bordeaux in 2008. The French INAO laid [...]



Château Bellefont-Belcier 2005

Mar 11th, 2008 | By

2005 Château Bellefont-Belcier – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (2/28/2008)Closed and brooding on the first day, excellent on the second day: black fruits, liquorice, meat, ripe sweet tannins, good balancing acidity. Very good [...]



Conseil d’Etat herstelt St. Emilion classificatie

Nov 16th, 2007 | By

De Conseil d’Etat, het hoogste administratieve rechtscollege van Frankrijk, heeft de St. Emilion classificatie uit 2006 op 12 november ll. opnieuw ingesteld, nadat die in april van dit jaar voor onbepaalde tijd was opgeheven. Er [...]



Château Bellefont-Belcier 2004

May 19th, 2007 | By

2004 Château Bellefont-Belcier – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (5/13/2007)Modern styled St. Emilion, that was better on the third then the first day of tasting. The wood needs to integrate, so give this [...]



Saint-Emilion classificatie nu ook onder vuur

Apr 2nd, 2007 | By

Nadat de administratieve rechtbank van Bordeaux onlangs de nieuwe Crus Bourgeois du Médoc classificatie vernietigde, gebeurt nu hetzelfde met de Saint-Emilion-classificatie 2006, die elf châteaux degradeerde. Vier van die châteaux, Villemaurine, Cadet Bon, La Marzelle [...]



Chateau La Croizille, Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2000

Sep 28th, 2006 | By

Beste wijnliefhebbers, ik heb van een goede vriend weer eens een cadeautje gekregen : een dubbele magnum van de wijn uit de titel, in een mooi houten kistje, met een begeleidende folder. Via Google vond [...]



Château Troplong-Mondot 2003

Feb 4th, 2006 | By

2003 Château Troplong Mondot – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (12/13/2005)16:45 CET: Opened bottle. 19:28: First try. Nose initially dominated by cloves, followed by impressions of jammy black fruit, iron, syrup … The [...]



Château Troplong Mondot 2001

Dec 6th, 2005 | By

2001 Château Troplong Mondot – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru Classé(12/6/2005)Graffite, black berries, leather, spices, meat and coffee in the engaging nose. Still somewhat harsh tannins on the palate, but lots of material: [...]