Winemakers Collection From AOC Saint Emilion Bordeaux
Apr 18, 2021
St-Émilion has the longest history in wine production in Bordeaux—longer than the Left Bank—dating back to an 8th century monk named Saint Émilion who became a hermit in one of the many limestone caves scattered throughout the area.
Le Different de Chateau de Ferrand Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2011 $58
The wine has a beautiful garnet-red color with a pink-crimson rim. The delicate bouquet of the wine is represented by notes of dark fruits (cherry, black currant), which, developing, transform into subtle nuances of truffle and spices. The taste of the wine is fresh, youthful, with harmonious tannins, silky texture, notes of red berries and spices.
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Chateau Laroque Les Tours de Laroque Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2016 $58
Color red garnet with purple reflections. Pleasant aromas of raspberry, black cherry and plum scents warm underlying notes of mushroom and ground pepper are evident. The palate is medium-bodied wine and is known for being elegant and fresh, with firm tannins granular line. The finish is elegant and earthy.
Award:
90 J. Suckling
89 Wine Advocate
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Chateau Chauvin Folie de Chauvin Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2015 $62
Ruby hue, with purplish reflection in youth. The notes of red fruits are very concentrated, behind them develop a wide range of aromas including vanilla and leather with aging in barrels. The three main varieties of the appellation come together and complement each other to magnify the whole. Merlot brings fruity when Cabernet Sauvignon gives tannins and Cabernet Franc spicy notes.
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Chateau Adaugusta Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2016 $54.50 (UP $68)
The nose is fruity, gourmand, relatively rich and intense. It reveals notes of blackberry, chocolate and slight notes of strawberry. The palate is fruity, gourmand, relatively fat and offers minerality, a small freshness, a small tension as well as a nice silky and layers of concentrated, soft, velvety fruit . On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, plum and slight notes of blueberry associated with touches of Zan (fresh liquorice aroma) as well as small notes of chocolate and minerality. Tannins are fine and well built. Good length.
Award:
92-93 James Suckling
90 The Wine Cellar Insider
15/20 Vinum Wine Magazine
90 Vinous Antonio Galloni
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Château Grand-Pontet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2017 $79.90
Medium to deep garnet-purple in colour, the 2016 Grand-Pontet features bright, vibrant kirsch, warm red-currants, blackberries and wild blueberries notions with hints of tobacco, tilled soil and underbrush. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is built like a brick house, with firm, grainy tannins and a lively line lifting the fruit to a long minerally finish.
Award:
90 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
16/20 La Revue du Vin de France
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Click here to purchase Château Grand-Pontet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 1989 $168
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Click here to purchase Château Grand-Pontet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2012 $98
Click here to purchase Château Grand-Pontet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 $88
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Chateau Fombrauge Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2008 $88
Plenty of sappy red berry fruit, the keen line of acidity countering what is a powerful and quite muscular Saint Emilion. Fombrauge wines are supple, charming and elegant, with long, well-integrated tannins.
Award:
91 Robert M. Parker Jr.
89-91Wine Spectator
90 Wine Enthusiast
89 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
16/20 La Revue du Vin de France
15.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve
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Chateau Grand Mayne Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 $98 (UP $108)
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Grand Mayne features fragrant kirsch, redcurrant jelly and black plums scents with touches of garrigue, mossy bark and Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied, rich and densely laden with vibrant red and black fruits, it has a plush frame and very long, earth-laced finish. Robert Parker
Awards
94 Robert Parker
93 Jeb Dunnuck
93 Vinous
92 James Suckling
92 Wine Enthusiast
92 Wine Spectator
17/20 Jancis Robinson
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Click here to purchase Chateau Grand Mayne Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2014 $118
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Château Dassault Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2014 $88
The result is a strikingly elegant and refined Saint Emilion with punchy plum, cassis, blackberry and cigar box spice notes. On the palate there are firm tannins, a generous full body and a silky smooth texture that is so typical of Merlot-dominant Bordeaux wines. While ready to drink now alongside hearty red meat dishes, this wine has a long future ahead of it and can be kept in the cellar for at least another decade and a half.
Award:
92 Wine Spectator
90 Wine Advocate
90 Wine Enthusiast
Click here to purchase Château Dassault Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2014 $88
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Chateau Faugeres Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2014 $88
Very deep-set aromas of blackberries and red and dark plum fruits, set amid integrated oak spices, cedar and hints of earth. The palate has a super plush feel with intense flavours of blueberries and dark plums. Succulent tannins that are smooth, entrancing and very long.
Award:
90 Wine Spectator
90 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
16.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France
15/20 La Revue du Vin de France
16.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve
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Clos Des Jacobins Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 $92 (UP $98)
Soaring aromas of damson plum, cassis, and blackberry intermingle with vanilla, baking spice and a discrete graphite minerality. The palate is soft, sensual and decadent with velvet tannins and a perfectly balanced acidity that gives the wine its tensile strength.
Award:
92 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
16/20 La Revue du Vin de France
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Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 $98
The 2016 vintage has dark, intense, purple and black colour. Intense, fruity, ripe and subtle nose. Soft on the palate and bursting with fruit, particularly tasty in the middle, full-bodied and juicy. The wine develops deep over a long, dry length barely marked by tannin.
Award:
90 Wine Spectator
94 Wine Enthusiast
91-92 James Suckling
91 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Chateau Valandraud Virginie de Valandraud Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2016 $98
Ruby hue, with purplish reflection in youth. The notes of red fruits are very concentrated, behind them develop a wide range of aromas including vanilla and leather with aging in barrels. The three main varieties of the appellation come together and complement each other to magnify the whole. Merlot brings fruity, when Cabernet Sauvignon gives tannins and Cabernet Franc spicy notes.
Award:
94 Jamessuckling.com
94 Wine Enthusiast
93 Wine Cellar Insider
92 Robert Parker
91 Wine Spectator
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Chateau Fleur Cardinale Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2015 $98
This Château Fleur Cardinale 2015 is adorned with a deep robe of dark red color. Its nose, gourmand and refined releases aromas of ripe fruit (black cherries, black currants, strawberries), accompanied by floral notes. The mouth is generous and expresses a lot of freshness with aromas of ripe fresh fruit and light oak hints. The palate is sweet, medium-bodied and the tannins are silky, of great finesse. The finish is long and balanced.
Award:
93 Wine Spectator
94 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
16/20 Bettane et Desseauve
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Chateau Larcis Ducasse Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2014 $138
The nose is really glorious with strawberry, wet-earth, blackberry and dark-mushroom character. Full body, a solid core of fruit and beautiful tannins. It’s polished and velvety.
Award:
96 Jamessuckling.com
93 Wine Spectator
92 Robert Parker
Chateau Beau Sejour Becot Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2015 $158
Impressive depth of color, it is a deep dark opaque black ruby with a youthful purple hue. Heady integrated nose with attractive oak, sweet currant, raspberry and toast nuances. Full bodied, good acidity for the vintage, with a solid core of smooth fresh mouthcoating berry fruit accompanied by additional toast and oak overtones. Powerful, seamless with integrated velvet tannins and long lingering finish. Well done.
Award:
95 Wine Spectator
95 Robert Parker The Wine Advocate
96 Wine Enthusiast
96 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
17/20 Bettane et Desseauve
18.5/20 La Revue du Vin de France
Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2012 $158
Super-concentrated, but not over-extracted, with an essence of blackberry, blueberry and black raspberry fruit interwoven with dusty, chalky minerality as well as a floral note. This full-bodied, rich, moderately tannic, pure, layered.
Award:
94 Jamessuckling.com
94 Wine Spectator
94 Wine Enthusiast
93 Wine Advocate
93 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
15/20 La Revue du Vin de France
17/20 Bettane et Desseauve
Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2018 (Premier Grand Cru Classé) $168
The 2018 La Gaffelière remains quite backward on the nose; the aromatics are biding their time but will be very attractive, offering pure black cherry, bilberry and light marine aromas that are very well defined. The palate is underpinned by fine, almost filigreed tannins and a superb bead of acidity. This La Gaffelière is harmonious on the finish with seamlessly integrated oak. It should mature beautifully over the next 20–30 years and evolve into one of the standout Saint-Émilions of this vintage.
Awards:
97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
97 Wine Enthusiast
96 Decanter
95 James Suckling
94 Wine Spectator
94 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
18/20 La Revue du Vin de France
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Chateau Belair Monange Annonce Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2014 $188
The 2014 Belair-Monange was a slightly perplexing wine when I tasted it from barrel, so I was intrigued to discover how it would perform now in bottle. It has what you might describe as a "straight-laced" bouquet: very direct and nicely delineated, albeit without the frills and nuances of some of the best Saint Emilion wines this vintage. There is an attractive wilted rose petal aroma that emerges with aeration, but I was seeking more intensity. The palate is better than the aromatics: silky smooth in texture, well-judged acidity, genuine depth and gentle grip in the mouth. There is tangible mineralité here, great focus with a sense of tension and "bite" towards the finish. I was probably being parsimonious with my score in barrel, although that is partly vindicated by the nose that needs to get its act together and match the potential of the palate. Let's see how this develops over the next few years.
Awards:
96 Wine Spectator
92 Wine Advocate
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Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2012 $598
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Ripe but quite elegant nose of black fruit, cassis, tar and violet. Some sweet spice. Good weight and intensity. Really juicy ripe fresh fruit, lovely acidity and big, bold but quite ripe tannins.
Awards:
96 James Suckling
96 Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider
95 Wine Advocate Robert Parker
95 Wine Spectator
95 Wine Enthusiast
18.5/20 Bettane et Desseauve
Click here to purchase Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classe) 2006 $628
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Chateau de Pressac Saint Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé) 2018 - Coming Soon
Under a very dark and brilliant purplish red color, the Château De Pressac reveals an intense and complex aromatic bouquet. Aromas of black fruits, such as plum or blueberry, mingle with notes of vanilla, coffee, liquorice and sweet spices. At the palate too, the Château de Pressac is of great generosity and gluttony. The tannins are polished but with a nice mache. The finish is concentrated, dominated by the aromas of black fruits which soar in a very voluptuous finish.
Award:
91 Wine review of France
90 Decant
80 Jean-Marc
95 - 96 Jamessuckling.com
