Expression De Saint Estèphe
Château Montrose
Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1990
Drinking well with its black fruits, graphite, sweet spice, wet earth, & tobacco — a month ago
Château Calon-Ségur
Le Marquis Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Fruity nose of blueberries, currants, plums, tobacco leaf, cedar, licorice, light vanilla and black pepper.
Medium plus in body and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, blueberries, plums, cooked cherries, spices, light cedar, licorice, chocolates, dark coffee, herbs and black peppers.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a delicious Merlot blend from Saint Estephe. Rich, smooth and elegant.
This second wine from the Third Growth Chateau is showing nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.
This 10 year old is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
A great sipping wine. Plush and fruit forward.
A blend of 57% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 17 months in (50% new) French Oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$60. — 2 months ago
Château Calon-Ségur
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish, cloudy rim.
Red fruits on the nose with light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, earth and light chocolates notes.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, herbs, light vegetables, earth, dark chocolates and peppercorn.
Nice finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 10 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Saint Estephe is starting to drink beautifully now, but still feels young.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years. Showing good potential to become a 94+ point wine in 10 years.
Rich, but not extracted. Soft and elegant. Fruity and complex. Nicely balanced and interesting.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with food too.
A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged in all New French oak barrels for 20 months.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$180. — a month ago
Château Montrose
La Dame de Montrose Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
Really nice. Well balanced; medium all around--except for the alcohol which runs hot. Beets and other vegetal notes provide an interesting nose.
93 points — 20 days ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
Saint Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2017
Perfectly drinkable — 16 days ago
"Odedi"
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.
Beautiful nose of black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, cedar, licorice, light toast, Mediterranean spices, wet leaves, chocolates, tobacco leaf, earth, herbs and forest floor.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, blueberries, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, black pepper, light vegetables, black tea and pencil lead.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This 21 year old Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from Saint Estephe is drinking beautifully now.
Still showing enough fruits with lots of chocolate and earth notes. Elegant and rich. Subdued, but interesting.
What are great surprise. I did not think this would drink so nicely at this point.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime, when tannins show up.
Showing good structure and balance. Complex on the palate and the nose.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and paired very nicely with French cheeses.
A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
13% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$50. — 3 days ago