Château Bernadotte

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend

8.8390 ratings
8.842 pro ratings
Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Dan R
9.0

Drinking very well, with a plummy chocolate character and toasty finish. Grainy tannins give structure and framework. Excellent value and a very pleasant mouthful of classic BDX character

Drinking very well, with a plummy chocolate character and toasty finish. Grainy tannins give structure and framework. Excellent value and a very pleasant mouthful of classic BDX character

Dec 21st, 2019
Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

8.9

Elegant with age

Elegant with age

Apr 1st, 2018
Tobin Trevarthen

Opened up to be nice wine. Gritty, cherry cola. A great year shined through after decanting for an hour.

Opened up to be nice wine. Gritty, cherry cola. A great year shined through after decanting for an hour.

Dec 17th, 2017
Philippe Thibault

An iron fist in a velvet glove worn by a chevalier coming back to his French chateau from hunting wild game in an oak forest.

An iron fist in a velvet glove worn by a chevalier coming back to his French chateau from hunting wild game in an oak forest.

4 people found it helpfulMar 25th, 2015
Scott Taddeo

Bay leaf, dirt, violets, blackcurrant and charred capsicum. Nice

Bay leaf, dirt, violets, blackcurrant and charred capsicum. Nice

2 people found it helpfulJun 20th, 2016
Tom Wood

Smoked meats, burnt wood, blackcurrants, oak and blackberries. Bit tannic but she'll get there

Smoked meats, burnt wood, blackcurrants, oak and blackberries. Bit tannic but she'll get there

2 people found it helpfulMar 8th, 2016
Kelly Rosen

Sharp needs aging

Sharp needs aging

2 people found it helpfulJan 13th, 2015
Roger Richards

Wine Director/Sommelier for Wine Lab

9.2

Beautiful fruit and floral nose and the palate follows in kind. Can't imagine it getting better.

Beautiful fruit and floral nose and the palate follows in kind. Can't imagine it getting better.

2 people found it helpfulNov 16th, 2014
Rashed Chowdhury

Lots of fruit, 2010 still very young. I had this after a 2009 Bordeaux which was more mature, surprised to taste 2010 so fresh and young. Very good profile, dark fruit (blackberry?), lots of ripe tannins (as opposed to earthy tannins in the 2009 St-Georgs-St Emilion)

Lots of fruit, 2010 still very young. I had this after a 2009 Bordeaux which was more mature, surprised to taste 2010 so fresh and young. Very good profile, dark fruit (blackberry?), lots of ripe tannins (as opposed to earthy tannins in the 2009 St-Georgs-St Emilion)

1 person found it helpfulDec 18th, 2016
Ricky Morgan

Would benefit from additional aging. Very drinkable and holds up well to somewhat spicy food. Subtle dark fruit and terroir flavor. Nose light but quite enjoyable and complex.

Would benefit from additional aging. Very drinkable and holds up well to somewhat spicy food. Subtle dark fruit and terroir flavor. Nose light but quite enjoyable and complex.

1 person found it helpfulNov 22nd, 2014