Wines from Saint-Estèphe
Château Clauzet 2006 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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Bursting with berry fruits and the driest of tannins, this is a very structured wine. Under that structure, there is ripe fruit, rich plum juice and lively acidity. Give the wine 2–3 years for its full, ripe potential to show.
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(6/1/2010)
Château Phélan-Ségur 2007 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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Fresh berry fruits, light tannins and stalky black currants, sustained by tannins. It is juicy, the wood a mist in the bright fruit flavors. There is some aging potential, maybe 4–5 years.
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(4/1/2010)
Château Andron Blanquet 2009 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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89-91 Barrel sample. Rich and sweet, with fresh tannins and solid fruit flavors. The wine is dark, but has vivid acidity.
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(8/9/2010)
Château Phélan-Ségur 2009 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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89-91 Barrel sample. Caramel aromas, a wine that seems over-extracted, tough. The fruit has a juicy element, but misses out on elegance.
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(8/9/2010)
Château Tour de Pez 2009 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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89-91 Barrel sample. Surprisingly lightweight wine, its freshness the dominant character. It shows bright black fruits and some toast, the tannins a sweet element.
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(8/9/2010)
Château Lilian Ladouys 2008 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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Since the futures tasting in 2009, the wood element has been tamed. It is still an important factor, but the fruit has blossomed, showing a solid core of tannins, surrounded by dark plum and red fruit flavors. It will need many years, but everything is here now.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
Château Cos Labory 2008 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
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A dense, solid wine that’s packed with ripe fruit, concentrated tannins and layers of spice, acidity and toast. This is a classic St.-Estèphe style, firm when young and likely to develop slowly and satisfyingly. Give this wine at least six years.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
Château Lafon Rochet 2008 Red (Saint-Estèphe)
Dark tannins provide the structured for the Cabernet Sauvignon black currant flavors. It has power—this is a big and solid wine, given tension by tannins, that will take several years to soften out.
— R.V.
(4/1/2011)
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