St. Émilion, Libournais

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

On open is quite vegetal. Needs an hour at this point to smooth out.

Nose: some game. Savory. Some pink and purple flowers.

Palate: savory. Cherries. Really meaty. Interesting. Still fresh but a wine that demands magret du canard. Good freshness.

Also would kill with duck leg confit.

A very well made Bordeaux.

Fass selections
— 3 days ago

Andrew, Severn and 1 other liked this

Château Haut-Segottes

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Deep ruby with aromas of plum, blackberry, tobacco, and must. On the bud, blueberry, stew fruits, and cedar. — 3 days ago

Château La Gaffelière

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

2005 vintage. Old-school chunky St. Emmie. Decanted and tasted after 30 mins and one hour. Medium-heavy bod. Slightly dirty finish. Nice concentration on that back-end and should hold up in this capacity for another decade. — a month ago

Jan, Daniel and 12 others liked this

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Seems to be in a perfect spot that kept developing in the glass showing rich dark berry fruit, savory spice, cedar, earth, leather, graphite & sweet tobacco — 12 days ago

Aravind, Shay and 12 others liked this

Château Destieux

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Nice drinking Bordeaux that is ready showing berry, cassis fruit, savory spice with notes of underbrush, graphite & tobacco — 17 days ago

Lyle, Jan and 4 others liked this

Château Simard

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Brick edge. Forest floor. Complexity. Chateau Simard 98 @, Vin-Calist, 241123 — 5 days ago

Château Pavie Macquin

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Jol
9.5

Suave et velouté bel âge vraiment Du velours dirait Dubs — 14 days ago

Château Pipeau

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Great vintage, great age on it, but still lost the day’s blind tasting against a Grenache 😢 — 10 days ago

Serge, Sharon and 1 other liked this

Couvent des Jacobins

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

The 2016 Couvent des Jacobins starts to deliver, even if it is nowhere near its peak. Long time in the shadow of the excellent 2015, it shows now that it is in the same league. Totally outperforming fellow Cru Classé Château Laroze 2016 tasted alongside, with more depth and freshness. — 4 days ago

Tom and Andrew liked this

Château Troplong Mondot

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2004

Brief , informal notes . Medium deep ruby garnet , quite narrow terracotta garnet rim . This was quite exuberant and fruit driven at first, with blackberry jam , cassis , touch of spice and wood smoke . After a while becomes a bit more serious , with mineral and a touch of coffee , seaweed notes . On the palate quite rich and dense , with dark fruits , chocolate , coffee and granite hints . Medium currant and coffee tinged finish, slightly warming alcohol . Balanced acidity and pretty gritty tannins . This is drinking well now last well a further 7- 10 years or so . — a month ago

Shay, Tom and 6 others liked this