Château Tour Grand Faurie

Château Tour Chantecaille

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Jan A
9.2

Again a solid effort, easy drinking bordeaux, like it a lot — 3 years ago

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Château Tour Simard

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

Opaque blood red, slightly burgundy colour, a lot of (American?) Oak on the nose, leather, chewy tannins — 4 years ago

Château Tour Saint-Christophe

Les Terrasses de Tour Saint-Christophe St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Much better day 2. Red fruit, leather, fairly light bodied, dry and balanced but not too complex. — 5 years ago

Château Petit Faurie de Soutard

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Real, real good. Very smooth, not very tannic, slightly fruity. — 6 years ago

Château Tour de Lagarde

St. Émilion Grand Cru 2009

Deep garnet purple in the glass. Abundant nose of cassis and graphite, echoed on the palate with a bit of additional black fruit. Medium acidity. Medium tannins. Lengthy, dark finish. Classic right bank Bordeaux that’s drinking very well now, but still has a few good years left. Filet with Bordelaise is a natural, but work your way out from there. — 6 years ago

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Domaine Ponsot

Cuvée Vieilles Vignes Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Pinot Noir 1990

Tour d’Argent. Tawny, heavy color in the glass. The Somm smiles. I smile. The room smiles. This is killer juice that opens with a fragrant bouquet of ripe bing cherries, earthly spice, some sois bois, and some Asian spice. I’ve had this wine probably 10+ times and this is easily the best of them. Silky smooth. The nose is sexual. Killer juice. Worth the price. — 6 years ago

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Alan Weinberg

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How does Notre Dame look from there? Wine list still good or picked over? Have fun.
Mike Saviage

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In Feb there was scaffolding covering the rear. Now there is more scaffolding, some signs of the fire and no spire of course. Sad.
Mike Saviage

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The list is still a monster. Old stuff is picked through but it’s all relative because mid 90s is now “old stuff”. If you know what to look for there are good options. Ps the food is significantly improved at TdA. Even better this time vs Feb. Worth a look again.

Château Tour Renaissance

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

This wine was excellent !! It paired well with many dishes and was fantastic on its own. — 7 years ago

La Dame de Malescot

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Second wine of Cru Classé Malescot Saint-Exupéry. Charming nose with ripe black cherries, raspberry jam and some floral hints. This medium-bodied, fruit-driven Margaux is drinking well already with silky tannin and good length. Not very complex, but a very charming wine indeed. Abv. 14%. Good value at less than half the price of the Grand Vin, even if I would rate the less expensive La Tour de Bessan (tasted alongside) higher. — 3 years ago

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Château Tour Saint-Christophe

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

Blue and dark fruit with menthol, violets and slight notes of caramel and liquorice. That vivid and lush fruit is on thenpalate as well, a rich and full texture, envelopping and agreeable tannins make this wine approachable and impressive for that price, even if it’s not a grand right bank name.

Fruits noirs et bleus au nez, menthol, violettes et des notes légères de caramel et réglisse. En bouche ce fruit mur et éclatant se manifeste tout autant, une texture assez riche, pleine et des tannins enrobants et agréables. Impressionnant pour le prix sans être grand. 90-91
— 4 years ago

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Mario Vaillancourt

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Very true, we had a glass left on day two and it was great @Rob Brobst III

Château Tour Grand Faurie

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Young St. Emilion blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Red berries, plum and smoky notes. Medium to full bodied, chrisp acidity and some heat from alcohol. Still a little bit off, needs year or two to settle down. Don’t know can I wait so long for this very decent wine with excelent value. — 6 years ago

Nina Saari
with Nina

Château Le Grand Faurie

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Good. Rich, dark cherry but balanced. Bought at Mitsukoshi for ¥5,000. — 6 years ago

Château La Tour-Martillac

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend

Color : Red
Wine estate : Château Latour-Martillac
Designation : Pessac-Léognan
Name : Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé
Country : France
Vivino : 4/5
Note : A purple dress, a floral and fruity nose on hints of prunes. A woody touch on the palate with long, organized and precise tannins. Being very dry, we feel correctly the complexity proposed and allows us a pleasant tasting.
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Une robe violet, un nez floral et fruités sur des touches de pruneaux. Une touche boisée en bouche avec des tannins long, organisé et précis. Étant très sec, on sent correctement la complexité proposé et nous permet une dégustation agréable.
— 7 years ago

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Château de La Tour

Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes de 100 Ans Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2014

Last vintage from Chateau de la Tour's 1910 vines in Clos Vougeat. Plenty of stuffing here, but gosh was it hard to drink. Thick, rich and dark fruited, with hints of spice in the sustained finish. Even matches the 11' Bordeaux on the table in intensity. At this stage, it's not a wine for me as there's little to no relief to all that muscle. I'm in no doubt it'll last the test of time and probably needs another decade to hit it's stride. — 3 years ago

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Peter van den Besselaar

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Château Le Grand Faurie

Saint Émilion Grand Cru Merlot Blend 2012

Strolled into Trader Joe’s; the shelf was stocked with this. Couldn’t believe it. Picked up another half case. This is a phenomenal bordeaux and one of the best QPRs around. Haven’t tasted in a year and it’s just as memorable. Lots of great mushroom and sweaty gym socks with a dusty, tannic finish. Perfect example of a phenomenal wine at sub-$20 that drinks at 3-4x the price. — 6 years ago

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Ken Z

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@JJ Lumia , I have no experience with this producer. You obviously enjoyed it. Drinking well now?
JJ Lumia

JJ Lumia

Totally. Drink up!

Château Tour Baladoz

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Oak and spice aromas. Lots of oak. Darker red fruit and some black, lots of oak spice on the palate. Way too young right now. — 6 years ago

Sam Marshmallow
with Sam