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 15% alcohol (at least) and could’ve been made almost anywhere. It is tasty, the tannins are sweet, everything is in balance, it is very fruit-driven, > Read more …
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, hints of chocolate and black tea, quite long, somewhat spicey after-taste with a whiff of alcohol at the end. Lots of material, this is going > Read more …
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 down the new rules laid down November. They will apply from the 2012 harvest. Saint-Emilion is the only French AOC that reviews the classification for > Read more …
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 qpr for a 2005. (93 pts.) Gesloten, maar veelbelovend op de eerste dag, excellent op de tweede dag: zwarte vruchten, drop, vlees, rijpe zoetige tannines, > Read more …
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 was beroep ingesteld tegen de beslissing uit april door de INAO en het Franse ministerie van Landbouw. Hiermee is de zaak nog niet van de > Read more …
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 a few more years bottle rest. (90 pts.) St. Emilion in een moderne stijl met redelijk wat hout, maar ook veel materiaal. Beter op de > Read more …
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 (Belgische eigenaars) en Guadet-Saint-Julien, trokken naar de rechter en verweten de classificatiecommissie partijdigheid. De rechtbank in Bordeaux volgde de argumentatie van de vier klagers en > Read more …
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 palate is very expressive and surprisingly accessible for such a young Bdx. Dusty sweet mouth coating tannins, glycerine, sweet (but not overly) black fruit, chcolate, > Read more …
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: black fruit, coffee, graffite, spices etc. Chewy texture, already very balanced. Accessible now with decanting and food, but needs more time to give it all. > Read more …
2001 Château Fombrauge – France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (2/28/2005)Spice, bell pepper, black coffee and black jammy fruit on the nose. Rather tannic on the palate, but the tannins are somewhat sweetish and supported by a nice layer of black, spicy fruit. Additional tones of black coffee and liquorice. A balanced wine in need of near term cellaring. > Read more …
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