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The Comedown: Bordeaux 2011 Ten-Years-On (Apr 2022)

The 2011 Saint-Pierre is well-defined on the nose, quite open, veins of blue fruit here with a more floral, Margaux-like personality. This seems to gain complexity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with blackcurrant and bilberry on the entry. The oak comes on a bit "thick" here, and governs the finish more than the…

Bordeaux 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (May 2013)

Deep, fully saturated ruby-purple. Blackberry, minerals, graphite and herbs on the nose, with added punch delivered by peppery spices. Sweet, supple and nicely concentrated, if with a bit less density and complexity than in recent top vintages, such as 2009 and 2010. Lovely black cherry and blueberry flavors display a tangy sweetness. The very long…

2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016)

In a vintage in which so many wines are open and forward, Domaine de Chevalier’s 2012 Rouge is anything but. As readers know, these wines are capable of aging for decades. The 2012 will certainly need at least a few years in bottle to blossom. With time in the glass, scents of chalk, game, smoke,…

A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)

The 2012 Domaine de Chevalier has more fruit concentration than its peers: red cherries, raspberry and loamy aromas, sous-bois emerging with time. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity, cohesive and pure with a brisk finish. Whilst not the best wine that Olivier Bernard has overseen, this is giving…

A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022)

The 2012 Domaine de Chevalier from magnum is very similar to the bottle on the nose with lovely loamy, red berry fruit. Very fine definition. The palate is well balanced with fine-boned tannins and well-judged acidity. There is an almost Burgundy-like texture towards the finish that lingers long in the mouth. Certainly, this larger format…

Squares & Circles: Bordeaux ‘10 At Ten (Apr 2020)

The 2010 Cantemerle is vigorous and open on the nose, a mixture of red and black fruit with cedar and humidor scents. I admire the focus and detail. The palate is rounded in texture on the entry. This is a plumper, richer, more fruit-driven 2010 with a lush finish on the context of the growing…