Château Durfort Vivens

Château Durfort-Vivens

Margaux Cru Classé en 1855 Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

2020 vintage. Opened and tasted over the course of an hour. Medium/medium heavy body. Nose both riper and bigger than last handful of vintages. Salinity, Graham cracker, hibiscus, camphor and blueberry all prominent up front. Finely-grained tannins afoot and started to relax the defenses after approx a half hour after opening. Serious and well made. Not a casual Margaux to attempt a PNP with. 10.02.24. — a month ago

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Always had an affinity for this chateau

Château Durfort-Vivens

The Society's Exhibition Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

2001 vintage. Margaux made at Durfort-Vivens selected by The Wine Society. A very good effort with still a solid colour, nice fruit and flowers, a gentle medium-bodied Margaux from an underrated vintage. — 2 years ago

C. da Silva

Five Crown Late Bottled Vintage Fine Douro Port 1946

C. Da Silva Five Crown Fine Douro Port of the 1946 Vintage.
My research indicates that it is either an old LBV or an old Tawny. C. Da Silva was founded in 1862 and it looks like they used the Five Crowns name for both styles of port. The port in this bottle was very tawny like! It was also somewhat cloudy due to age. The port was sound, though. Lots of sweet candy. Alcohol was dominant but it really tasted like a really old tawny (which it was). This was not an expensive wine to start with so it was fun to drink after the 1926 Durfort Vivens.
— 10 years ago

Château Durfort-Vivens

Le Hameau Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Juicy, smooth Margaux, mildly astringent finish, served at cookout on Drakes Island, ME — 5 months ago

Château Durfort-Vivens

Vivens Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Fantastic. Very deep, mature: leather, smoke, tobacco, oak. Very dry, high acidity. — a year ago

Château Durfort-Vivens

Gonzague Lurton Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Deep. Plums. Earth. Lightly vegetal.
Showing it’s Biodynamicism. Drinking beautifully.
— 4 years ago

Château Durfort-Vivens

Margaux Second Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend

Well balanced and smooth - at The Hobbit — 10 years ago

Relais de Durfort-Vivens

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

ESF
9.2

2nd label but still pretty classy: tons of character & Left Bank flair: cherries & red currants, cigar box, vanilla, cassis, some herbaceousness, palate was delicious w/red fruit & cassis galore, silky, finely integrated tannins, nice weight and balance. Length on finish is the only giveaway this is not classified growth. Overdelivers for price point. Safeway Steal — 8 months ago

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Mount Eden Vineyards

Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

2018 vintage. 85% Cab, 10% Merlot, 3% Cab Franc and 2% PV. One of the highest % of Cabernet Sauvignon in this wine that I can remember. 14% ABV. Tapenade, smoke and ripe, dark plum nose. Medium body. Softens up somewhat on the finish. Wine (and not just this vintage) occasionally drinks like 2nd growth Durfort-Vivens in Margaux with Mount Eden Vineyards having slightly more body. I need to compare the last three vintages of each all together. Spooky. 4.20.23. — 2 years ago

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