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Château Dalem
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2022
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Spices, flowers, fruits, silky tannins and layers of red and black plums that are a treat to taste. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, round and delivers length and complexity in the finish. Drink from 2025-2037. 93-95 Pts. 2,847 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Forward, soft, silky, fresh, clean, pure, red berry centric wine with lift, and energy in the cherry and red plum filled finish. You can drink this on release. Dalem has been on quite a roll lately, and 2021 is no exception. Drink from 2024--2034. 209 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Fresh, soft, bright and packed with cocoa-dusted, crisp red fruits on the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, crisp and vibrant with ample sweet, dark red fruits in the finish. You can drink this on release. Dalem has been on quite a roll lately, and 2021 is no exception. Drink from 2023-2034. 91-93 1,353 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
The floral bouquet is what you initially notice before moving on to its licorice, tobacco leaf, espresso, and chocolate-covered plum notes. On the palate, the wine is seductive with its silky textures, and opulent nature. In the finish, the wine feels as good on the palate as it tastes. This is in contention for the best vintage of Dalem I have ever tasted. Drink from 2023-2038. 2,591 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Licorice, espresso, chocolate covered plums, smoke and earthy aromas are what you initially notice. From there you find a boatload of silky, polished black and red fruits, coffee bean and cocoa that feels as good on your palate as it tastes. Fleshy, full-bodied, long and lusciously textured, this is already showing just great. With a few years of age, it is going to get even better. 92-94 Pts 3,215 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Flowers, crushed rocks, smoke, licorice, cherry blossoms and dark red pit fruits are all over the nose and palate here. On the palate, the wine is even better due to all of its silky-textured, seductive, fresh, ripe, mineral-driven fruits. There is length, complexity and freshness with a finish that leaves you wanting more. This is one of the best values in Bordeaux. It is a purchase by the case wine that you can enjoy for 15 or more years with ease. This is probably the best vintage of Dalem I have ever tasted! Drink from 2022-2037. 3,309 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Dark in color, the wine is full-bodied, lush, rich and supple. On the palate, you find loads of sexy, juicy freshness, dark chocolate and fruit that hits it just right, and the wine sells for song. 91-93 Pts 5,034 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Much better in bottle than in barrel, you can tell this is going to be great just from the nose with all its red, black and blue fruits, flowers, licorice and wet earth nuances. Sexy, silky, vibrant and fresh, the opulent character hits all the right notes. The wine is concentrated, rich and deep, with freshness giving lift to the non-stop layers of perfectly ripe fruits. The silk and velvet finish just nails it. This is the finest vintage of Dalem produced yet! The wine is made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 2,837 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Plush, round, ripe, fruity and delicious. Here, even with all this ripeness and density, the truffle, cocoa and ripe, black fruits shine through. The wine is made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 91-93 Pts 4,154 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
With a kiss of oak on the front end, the wine is deeply colored, round, fleshy, sweet, ripe, polished and fresh, leaving with plums, fennel and cocoa in the round finish. The wine is made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 3,629 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Dark in color, the wine exudes flowers, deep, red and black pit fruits, silky textures, balance, freshness and length. The silky textured finish brings everything together. 3,548 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Dark in color, the dark chocolate, licorice and black cherry and vibrant, fresh, sweet and just, frankly, delicious in this blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. 5,809 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Soft, silky, fresh and plush, this feels great on the palate, has length and complexity. Plus it sells for a song for a wine of this quality! You can drink this young, or age it for over a decade. 3,916 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Pure bottled pleasure, with its silky, opulent textures, rich, ripe fruits and licorice coated black cherry finish, this is probably the best wine I've tasted yet from Dalem. 4,244 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
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2014
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Spicy, smoky, cocoa dusted plums, with a forward, easy drinking, soft, ripe, spicy, supple berry and licorice filled charm. 88-90 Pts 2,333 Views Tasted May 1, 2015 |
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2013
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Soft, easy going, open and already drinkable, with its fresh, light red berry character. 86-88 Pts 3,206 Views Tasted May 1, 2014 |
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2012
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
A screaming value, with its plush, round, textures, ripe, juicy, black plums, licorice and round, textures. 2,438 Views Tasted May 15, 2015Medium-bodied with a crisp red berry and anise-filled personality, this will drink well on release. 87-89 Pts 2,862 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
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2011
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Fennel, earth, plums and oak scents, medium bodied, fresh, bright red and black plums are found in the finish. 87-89 Pts 2,041 Views Tasted Mar 16, 2012 |
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2010
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
A solid Bordeaux value wine with loads of ripe black cherries, hints of vanilla, earth, licorice, jam and black raspberries. The wine is forward, lush, fun to taste and well priced. 4,554 Views Tasted Jun 2, 2013 |
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2009
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Licorice, smoke, coffee, jammy plum and blackberry scents open to a rich textured, plush, full bodied wine, packed with loads of ripe, boysenberry and chocolate. This open, round, polished, value Bordeaux wine is already offering pleasure. 4,156 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2012 |
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2008
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
No need to age this another day. This is on the brighter, fresher, red berry side of the style range, with more crisp, berries than usual. Medium bodied and ready to go, drink this sooner than later. 2,106 Views Tasted Nov 6, 2016 |
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2006
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
From a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, this open, accessible, medium bodied, easy going wine is filled with black raspberry, cocoa and licorice. 1,979 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2012 |
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2005
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Fully mature, round, soft and ready to deliver all of its black cherry, smoke, licorice and earthy charm. 3,893 Views Tasted Nov 29, 2013 |
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2000
Château Dalem (Fronsac)
Fully mature, which is as you should expect, as it approaches its 20th birthday in a few years. Truffle, tobacco, cherry and licorice, with spices are right where you want them. Round, soft, but starting to slowly fade, it's best to drink this over next few years. 4,648 Views Tasted Nov 2, 2016 |
