St. Georges St. Émilion, Libournais

Château Le Tertre Rôteboeuf

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

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Beautiful color of dark ruby with a wide reddish rim.

Strong nose of black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, dried fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco and herbs.

Full bodied and soft, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and fruit forward with blackberries, black currants, black plums, cherries, cedar, spices, dark chocolates, licorice, coffee, peppercorn, light eucalyptus, herbs, light vegetables, earth and black tea.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This 20 year old Merlot from Saint Emilion is absolutely fantastic now. Elegant, chocolatey and rich.

Drinking beautifully right out of the bottle, extracted and complex. Nicely balanced and powerful, with a great mouthfeel.

Wine Advocate 98 points.

Drinking it with the wine maker, from his personal cellar, makes it even more special for me.

Drinking at its peak, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 10 years.

Fruit forward and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Aged in New French oak barrels for 18 months.

94 points.

$350.
— 2 days ago

Dave, Daniel and 20 others liked this

Château Figeac

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Выпито 18.05.25 вторым вином в той же компании. Молодой Figeac 2020 года. Все просто супер. — 11 days ago

Jean-Philip, Serge and 6 others liked this

Château Barde-Haut

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Mostly Merlot. Super powdery soft cotton candy. Great pairings tonight. — 18 days ago

Shay, Andrew and 3 others liked this

Château Laroque

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Far more expressive than the 2019 at this stage, the 2020 Château Laroque is a gorgeous example of young Bordeaux and my first encounter with this vintage. The nose is quite generous at first and only closes down with time in the decanter, continuing the trend that I find with young Cru Classé Bordeaux of actually not benefitting from exposure to air. I wonder at what age this begins having a beneficial effect? Anyway, it’s replete with dark and sappy aromas of blackcurrant, cherry, cocoa, and graphite. The palate is rich, saturated and savoury, but fresh and not over-extracted, and following a relatively red fruited profile for this part of Bordeaux and certainly the wine does not possess any plush or luxurious character. No, this is a gastronomic St Emilion with great structure and length, which should age wonderfully. It may not be long before I pull the cork on another.

94+

May 2025
— 3 days ago

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Les Cadrans de Lassegue

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

ESF
9.0

paired nicely with/NY strip - had guts & tannic structure with standard dark fruit profile. some polish & elegance — 12 days ago

Doug, Tom and 7 others liked this

Château Magdelaine

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Somm David T
9.3

The nose shows some light VA but doesn’t ruin it. Muddled fruits of; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries & aged strawberries that almost fall into liquor characteristic. Chocolate pudding, dark, rich & slight sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood and withering to decayed, dark & red flowers.

The palate is gorgeous and shows less VA than the nose. It’s really good despite the VA. Beautiful, ripe; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries, strawberries notes of rhubarb. Chocolate pudding, dark, understated baking spices, dark spice that presses the tongue, rich & slightly sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood, used leather, moist tobacco, tea leaves, some cola, withering to decayed, dark & red flowers, excellent acidity and a softly knitted, balanced and elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls on spice.

Already throwing sediment with the bottle half full.

Drink now and for another 10-15 years.
— a month ago

Rob, David and 12 others liked this

Château Angélus

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Classy wine that is complex & layered showing red berry, plum, currant with sweet spice, mocha, graphite & tobacco — 6 days ago

Tobin, Jan and 8 others liked this

Château Monbousquet

Saint-Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

An Inky opaque brilliant color (10 out of 10), crushed berries on the nose with hints of smoke and stone. Full body,chewy, balanced and powerful. A beautiful Merlot based blend — 13 days ago

Lyle, Tom and 2 others liked this

Château Canon

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Showing fantastic. I very much enjoy Bordeaux on the young side. Perfect with the charcoal grilled Miyazaki Wagyu. — 12 days ago

Jan, Tom and 12 others liked this

Clos de l'Oratoire des Papes

Comtes de Neipperg St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

250525 en casa con vero. Muy maduro. Color tirando a café. Aroma muuuy a madera, tabaco. Balanceado pero con un poco de amargura al final. — 4 days ago