2009 Bordeaux wine. A report on the Top Value Wines of the Vintage

The satellite appellations for this report combined all the different areas I tasted from that are not from the major Bordeaux wine appellations. Satellite appellations can offer some of the best quality for the money wines.  Many of these wines would do well in blind tasting’s with wines from more illustrious terroir’s. .   2009 [...]

2009 St. Emilion Bordeaux wine Includes A Hooker and Great Wines

  One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer along with several great St. Emilion wines might seem like a lot, especiallly after the tasting with Stephane Derenoncourt, pictured above. But not with the right Hooker. 2009 Magdelaine  opens with minerals, dark raspberries, chocolate and licorice aromas.  The wine is medium bodied, soft textured and ends [...]

2009 St. Emilion Bordeaux wine Pt 1… It’s hard to be a Saint in the City…

  In 2009, St. Emilion lacks the same level of consistency and freshness found in the 2005 vintage.  2005 remains the reference year for fans of St. Emilion wines.  That being said, there are some outstanding wines worth purchasing from 2009 at all different price points.   Interestingly, in this inconsistent vintage, a few St. Emilion chateaux produced the [...]

2009 Pomerol Bordeaux Wine. If Caligula bought wine, his cellar would be stocked with 2009 Pomerol!

Pomerol is the smallest Bordeaux appellation.  Until a few years ago, with few exceptions, it earned the sobriquet of the most inconsistent Bordeaux wine appellation.  But that is no longer the case.  Since 1998, Pomerol has been on fire. 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2008 have all been strong vintages for the region.  But for [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine is a Grave situation thanks to Haut Brion, La Mission, Haut Bailly & more!

2009 Branon is deep ruby with purple accents. The wine shows truffle, tobacco, cassis, caramel and coffee notes. The palate enjoys the feeling of rich, opulent, fleshy blackberries being draped across it. The wine ends with a concentrated pure, ripe, sweet berry finish.  On average, only 500 cases a year are produced of this Bordeaux [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine Cos d’Estournel and Montrose go Mano e Mano in St. Estephe!

  2009 Cos d’Estournel is midnight black, with dark purple accents.  The wine smells like a basket of fresh picked blackberries and blueberries with fresh ground spice, coffee, incense, smoke, licorice, and black raspberry liqueur. This powerful wine coats every inch, nook and cranny of your tongue, cheeks, gums and palate with fresh, pure essences [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine from St. Julien. The full report from Saints to Sinners

2009  is a successful vintage for St. Julien. The best since 2000. The wines are outstanding across the board with power, balance, freshness and complexity.  There are values from the region worth buying at all leveland other wines that even though the quality is there, they are over priced for the market. 2009 Beychevelle offers spice, [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine from Pauillac… A full report from First to Fifth!

PAUILLAC is very successful in this vintage. The wines have a unique style, combining freshness, ripeness, concentration, purity and opulent textures. Interestingly some chateaux that we usually don’t consider, made outstanding wines in this vintage. 2009 d’Armahillac shows ample, fresh black berry oak, cassis and boysenberry notes. The long finish is concentrated with ripe, dark [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine. Pomerol Part 1, Petrus, La Violette and more…

Monday was spent in Pomerol. I’ll be back a few times during the week to taste from all the other top chateaux. I hope this will hold everyone until later in the week until I can post more Pomerol notes. 2009 La Grave offers chocolate, earthy and berry aromas. Elegantly styled with dark plum and [...]

2009 Bordeaux wine tasting; Margaux, Palmer, Malescot & more from Margaux in 2009

Margaux was a very successful appellation in 2009. Some properties produced what might become the best wine in their history.

I should have more time to write and post tomorrow as it’s Sunday in St. Emilion.

This should keep you busy until tomorrow.

2009 L’Aura Opens with dark colors and aromas of fresh blackberry flavors, full bodied and round, the wine ends with ripe dark fruit and black pepper aromatics. 91/93 Pts