Château Roc de Candale
Saint Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
$28 at Batch 13 on 14th St. Tasting youngggggg. We'll see if it gets any better with dinner. High acid. All tannin and cranberries. No earth, not much depth.
$28 at Batch 13 on 14th St. Tasting youngggggg. We'll see if it gets any better with dinner. High acid. All tannin and cranberries. No earth, not much depth.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 22nd, 2015
Very nice Bordeaux wine.
Very nice Bordeaux wine.
1 person found it helpfulJun 7th, 2013
It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t
It's Holiday Season here in Morehead City, NC , and I'm at one of my favorite hangs (Promise' Land Market where the vibe is tres local, coastal, grooviness + Christmas) digging some amazing cheeses, olives, almonds and wine.
Firstly, I posted this wine previously, so this is a double tap with some space in between. Remembering my last experience, I decided to aerate pour into a decanter and on-and-off turbo-twirl for a half hour before jumping jumping in for the swim. That was proper, for sure, as doing so moves this wine up a bit, in my mind, mellowing this front-end tannin bomb , eliminating the raspberry and showing its better blue side, plus adding a little finish. My guess is that the cab franc vintage was less than ideal blurring the merlot and unfortunately squelching what could have maybe been St Emi GC elegance. The rest is my previous post: This GC is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On t
This 06 is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On the other hand, I am digging the vibe and the moment here at Beaufort's RhumBar on this perfect September coastal NC day. Checkout my garlic-rich okra and green beans and sharp cheddar pimento cheese! Don't miss this place! Time to get back on my Harley and in the wind😎 Cheers! PS I'll snag another bottle to give it a second chance some later date (maybe a mere bottle anomaly...
This 06 is maybe a little past it's better time (odd). That written, its Merlot centric main grape charged by a cab franc splash and tempered by what seems to me to be plenty of time luxuriating in classic French oak expressing blueberry & vanilla on the nose contrasted by rabbit tobacco (earth connection complimenting country elegance) seems classic St Emi GC.
After that initial nose-hit of earth, spice, blue fruit and vanilla, it starts to slip, as the tannins grab somewhat roughly (perhaps a death grip) in one's front mouth cutting things short and masking the expectation of a rather brilliant nose turning what starts as blueberry and spice to a tannic squeezing raspberry mouth with zero finish - a shame. On the other hand, I am digging the vibe and the moment here at Beaufort's RhumBar on this perfect September coastal NC day. Checkout my garlic-rich okra and green beans and sharp cheddar pimento cheese! Don't miss this place! Time to get back on my Harley and in the wind😎 Cheers! PS I'll snag another bottle to give it a second chance some later date (maybe a mere bottle anomaly...
Balanced and mild acid. 90% merlot and 10% cab franc. Cherry and a hint of mint. 2006 vintage
Balanced and mild acid. 90% merlot and 10% cab franc. Cherry and a hint of mint. 2006 vintage
Mar 1st, 2015
Poco cuerpo. Fresco. Discreto. Amaderado.
Poco cuerpo. Fresco. Discreto. Amaderado.
Mar 6th, 2014