Château Corbin
St. Émilion Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Very pretty color of ruby with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, cooked plums, light cedar, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates and light black pepper.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black currants, black plums, cherries, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and light earth.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot from Saint Emilion. Soft and elegant. Well balanced and rich. Spicy, and showing nice finesse.
This 8 year old will continue to age nicely in the next 7 to 10 years. Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine.
Fruit forward with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. A Merlot for the Cabernet Sauvignon lover.
A great sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in (50% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months.
15% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Very pretty color of ruby with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of black currants, cooked plums, light cedar, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates and light black pepper.
Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruit forward on the palate with black currants, black plums, cherries, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and light earth.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot from Saint Emilion. Soft and elegant. Well balanced and rich. Spicy, and showing nice finesse.
This 8 year old will continue to age nicely in the next 7 to 10 years. Has good potential to become a 94+ point wine.
Fruit forward with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. A Merlot for the Cabernet Sauvignon lover.
A great sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with food.
A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in (50% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months.
15% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$55.
Bought for a tasting, forgot to do the notes. Cassis, mint, cigar box, olive tapenade, nice acid. Threw some sediment, so needed to decant. Very nice.
Bought for a tasting, forgot to do the notes. Cassis, mint, cigar box, olive tapenade, nice acid. Threw some sediment, so needed to decant. Very nice.
Nov 6th, 20241995 vintage. I have little experience with Corbin, an estate that has a long history of female owners ( currently Annabelle Cruse), but this is a very convincing 27 years old Saint-Emilion. Fully mature with delicate strawberry fruit, a fresh and charming old school Saint-Emilion. Abv. 12,5%. Makes me want to taste the more recent vintages.
1995 vintage. I have little experience with Corbin, an estate that has a long history of female owners ( currently Annabelle Cruse), but this is a very convincing 27 years old Saint-Emilion. Fully mature with delicate strawberry fruit, a fresh and charming old school Saint-Emilion. Abv. 12,5%. Makes me want to taste the more recent vintages.
Nov 20th, 2022
3rd bottle of 4. Batting .666 so far. I’ll take that if the last bottle works out too.
3rd bottle of 4. Batting .666 so far. I’ll take that if the last bottle works out too.
Jul 7th, 2021
Red fruit then purple fruit emerge through the midpalate. Vibrant, with plenty going on. Attractive.
Red fruit then purple fruit emerge through the midpalate. Vibrant, with plenty going on. Attractive.
Nov 4th, 2019Really good. Grippy. Black profile but a distinct freshness too. Certainly this is a delicious and sophisticated wine.
Really good. Grippy. Black profile but a distinct freshness too. Certainly this is a delicious and sophisticated wine.
Nov 4th, 2019Much better and less evolved than the bottle of this I had a few nights ago.
Much better and less evolved than the bottle of this I had a few nights ago.
Apr 10th, 2018