Tasting Notes

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Robert Parker - 28 Feb 13
This formidable wine has loads of structure, an undeniable chalky minerality, big, rich blackberry and creme de cassis fruit, with hints of spring flowers, tar and licorice. Magnificent and pure, this is a killer example of St.-Emilion that is full-bodied and capable of lasting 25-30 years. Another micro-estate with production well under 500 cases, Les Asteries has produced a 2010 made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that comes from another parcel of land close to Clos Fourtet with vines nearly 70 years old.
Drinking Date: 2013 - 2043
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Vinous Stephen Tanzer - 01 Jul 13
(15% alcohol): Good ruby-red. Reticent but pure aromas and flavors of plum, violet, lavender pastille, white pepper, smoked meat and oak. Deep, layered and rather backward, with strong calcaire character giving the wine excellent inner-mouth tension. Finishes floral and long, with firm tannins and excellent purity and lift.
Drinking Date:
Place de la Bourse Bordeaux France Fine Wines

Bordeaux

Red Bordeaux, globally renowned, is crafted in France’s Bordeaux region from grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. These full-bodied wines feature dark fruit flavours, earthy and spicy notes, and often benefit from ageing. Top producers include Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Lafite Rothschild. White Bordeaux, made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, offers styles from crisp to rich, with citrus and tropical notes. Sweet Bordeaux wines, like Sauternes, are famed for their rich sweetness and flavours of apricot and honey, with Château d’Yquem as a leading producer.