Château Les Clauzots
Graves Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Fruity nose with black fruits and chocolate notes.
Full-bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, black currants, coffee, oak, earth, herbs, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, dark chocolates and peppercorn.
Short finish with medium tannins and tangy raspberries.
Elegant and rich. Complex and interesting. Fruit forward and spicy, with enough earth notes to compliment it.
Drinks very much like a Left Bank should, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly.
Wine Enthusiasts 88 points.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$25.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
Fruity nose with black fruits and chocolate notes.
Full-bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, black currants, coffee, oak, earth, herbs, spices, tobacco leaf, dark coffee, dark chocolates and peppercorn.
Short finish with medium tannins and tangy raspberries.
Elegant and rich. Complex and interesting. Fruit forward and spicy, with enough earth notes to compliment it.
Drinks very much like a Left Bank should, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly.
Wine Enthusiasts 88 points.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$25.
A little musty, but enough tannins to break through the must. At 10 years with imperfect cellaring, for the price, pretty dang good. Not a soloist any more. Needs a food accompaniment.
A little musty, but enough tannins to break through the must. At 10 years with imperfect cellaring, for the price, pretty dang good. Not a soloist any more. Needs a food accompaniment.
Mar 27th, 2022
Quality wine. A nice merlot dominant Bordeaux. For me there's not much going on here until you drink with food. With a steak, this wine gets to show off its delicate nature. Never too powerful. But elegant all the way through. Finishing at a medium length, this wine is very good. It was not my style of Bordeaux, but I can appreciate the quality from this producer.
Quality wine. A nice merlot dominant Bordeaux. For me there's not much going on here until you drink with food. With a steak, this wine gets to show off its delicate nature. Never too powerful. But elegant all the way through. Finishing at a medium length, this wine is very good. It was not my style of Bordeaux, but I can appreciate the quality from this producer.
Sep 17th, 2021
Black currant, clove, vanilla oak- bitter
Black currant, clove, vanilla oak- bitter
Jun 7th, 2021Terror driven! Ha! Little fruit. Just realized I bought this before and hated it then!
Terror driven! Ha! Little fruit. Just realized I bought this before and hated it then!
Nov 5th, 2019
Upon opening tasted like the bottom of a dirty shoe. Became a bit less repulsive as it opened up. Also a ton of sediment at the bottom.
Upon opening tasted like the bottom of a dirty shoe. Became a bit less repulsive as it opened up. Also a ton of sediment at the bottom.
May 3rd, 2019
Well received by my friends. Easy to drink and a nice after taste.
Well received by my friends. Easy to drink and a nice after taste.
May 8th, 2016
Simply awesome. Flavor is good, aftertaste is even better.
Simply awesome. Flavor is good, aftertaste is even better.
Dec 15th, 2015