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Chateau Grand Corbin History, Overview
The formation of Chateau Grand Corbin took place in 1852. Skipping ahead to the next century, Chateau Grand Corbin was purchased in 1960 by the Giraud family. At one time, the Giraud family were the owners of the famed Chateau Trotanoy from Pomerol.
In late 2010, Chateau Grand Corbin was purchased by Groupe SMABTP, who own numerous Bordeaux estates including the neighboring St. Emilion estates, Chateau Haut Corbin and Le Jurat, as well as Chateau Cantemerle in the Haut Medoc appellation.
Following the results of the 2012 Saint Emilion Classification, Chateau Haut Corbin was merged into Chateau Grand Corbin, which gave the estate an additional 6.4 hectares of vines.
Chateau Grand Corbin Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking
The 28.5 hectare St. Emilion vineyard of Chateau Grand Corbin is planted to 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
The terroir, located not far from the Pomerol, St. Emilion border is mostly sand with clay and bits of iron in the soil. The vines are old. On average, the vines at Grand Corbin are close to 40 years of age.
Chateau Grand Corbin is a traditional Bordeaux wine estate that picks its fruit by hand. To produce the wine at Grand Corbin, after sorting the grapes, the berries are moved to temperature-controlled, stainless steel vats for 5-8 days of cold maceration.
The cool temperatures prevent the start of alcoholic fermentation and encourage maceration. Next, the vats are warmed to 22 degrees Celsius to assist alcoholic fermentation. The cap is punched down on a daily basis before the must is pumped over by gravity flow into another tank allowing the total immersion of the grape skins and pips into the must.
Following four weeks of maceration, the new wine is run off the vat where only skins, pips, and residual juice remain. Then the skins and pips are put through a vertical wine press.
The wine is aged in an average of 33% new, French oak barrels for 12 – 14 months until the final blend prior to the bottling of the St. Emilion, Bordeaux wine.
The best vintages of Chateau Grand Corbin are: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2010, 2009 and 2005.
The production of Chateau Grand Corbin is close to 12,500 cases per vintage.
When to Drink Chateau Grand Corbin, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Grand Corbin is better with at least 3-5 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage. The wine is best enjoyed in the first 4-14 years of life.
Young vintages can be decanted for about 1 hour. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.
Serving Chateau Grand Corbin with Wine and Food Pairings
Chateau Grand Corbin is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.
Chateau Grand Corbin is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Grand Corbin is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
Château Grand Corbin Wine Tasting Notes
11 Vintages 34,878 Views Sort by Vintage-Rating
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2022
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Floral in nature, the wine is packed with ripe dark pit fruits, creamy-textures, and cocoa in the nose, and on the palate. Medium-bodied, silky, and fresh, the wine is refined, elegant, and energetic. Drink from 2025-2040. 91-93 Pts. 1,677 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Plummy, spicy, medium-bodied, light, and already easy-to-drink, the wine finishes with dusty-textures, licorice, cherries and cocoa with espresso beans. Drink from 2024-2034. 180 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Medium-bodied, light, floral and with a leafy green edge to the bright red fruits on the nose and on the medium-bodied, crisp palate. Drink from 2023-2034. 88-90 1,102 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, silky, fresh and energetic, the supple-textured wine is packed with flowers and sweet, ripe, elegant, red fruits with notes of licorice, dark cocoa and espresso in the endnote. Give it a year or two for the oak to become better integrated. Drink from 2024-2038. 567 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Floral and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied and focused on its sweet, cherries, plums and raspberry charms. Refined and silky, this is the best vintage of Grand-Corbin I have ever tasted. 91-93 Pts 1,408 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Flowers, licorice, red fruits and a touch of cocoa create the perfume. Medium-bodied, soft, vibrant and silky, with loads of sweet, ripe, refined cherries and plums on the mid-palate and in the elegantly-styled, fresh, energetic, polished finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 1,278 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Alluring smells of licorice, red fruits, espresso and earth work well here. Medium-bodied, elegant, silky and refined, the wine leaves you with a beautiful sense of purity to the fruit. Give it 5 years or so to age, and this will be an even better wine. 91-93 Pts 2,370 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Deep in color, with a soft, polished, plush texture on the palate which creates a nice canvass to enjoy the sweet plums and cherries. This will be easy to enjoy on release and over the next 12 years or so. Drink from 2023-2036. 1,565 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2022Medium-bodied, elegant, soft, floral and lifted, the red fruits are as sweet as they are silky, finish with licorice, cherries and plums. Give it a few years or so to age and this will be an even better wine. 765 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Medium-bodied, floral, soft and polished, this wine delivers a streak of sweet, red fruits on the mid-palate. Give it a few years or so to age and this will be an even better wine. 91-93 Pts 1,528 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2016
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Flowers, black raspberry, licorice and espresso scents are all over the place. Medium bodied, but with round, soft, silky textures, there is a nice jolt of sweet plum and cherry notes in the finish that linger. Give it 5 years or so to age, and this will be an even better wine. 1,668 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Flowers, black raspberry and licorice on the nose work perfectly with the medium bodied, fresh, sweet, ripe cherry core of fruits on the palate. Elegant in style. 2,277 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Elegant, soft, medium bodied and forward, it is easy to find and enjoy all the sweet, ripe, cherries, plums and black raspberries along with the espresso note on the backend. 2,880 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Soft, refined, polished and medium bodied, the wine is forward and all its sweet, ripe, cherries, plums and black raspberries with a nice shot of espresso should be available on release. 2,728 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2018Medium bodied, soft, polished, and open in character, the wine offers an espresso, plum, black raspberry note from start to finish. 3,152 Views Tasted Nov 22, 2017The best ever from Grand Corbin, this wine offers a delicious profile of licorice, lush, dark, black raspberries and cocoa-covered plums. Sweet, fresh, silky with a bolder depth of flavor than in previous years. 1,782 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
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2014
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Peppery with red fruits and a light red berry finish, this medium-bodied wine will be best in its youth. 85-87 Pts 1,997 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2015 |
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2011
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Light, slightly tart red berries and earthy notes dominate this early drinking wine. 2,096 Views Tasted Nov 17, 2013 |
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2010
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Ready to go, this is soft, earthy, medium bodied, elegant and fresh, with a plummy, earthy, cherry filled, silky finish. Drink this over the next 5-8 years. 2,037 Views Tasted Feb 9, 2019 |
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2009
Château Grand Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Fully mature, easy to like, elegantly styled, soft, medium bodied, floral-accented red berry wine for current consumption. 1,821 Views Tasted Feb 14, 2019 |
