2019 Château Grand Corbin-Despagne St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note
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Château Grand Corbin-Despagne (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Looking for a superb wine that’s ready to drink today? And most importantly, it sells for a song! Look no further. This supple-textured, ripe, round, beauty is packed with licorice, sweet, ripe, red with black cherries, plums, and chocolate. It’s so easy to drink, I wish I had a second bottle! Drink from 2025-2039. 68 Views Tasted Jan 17, 2025This was just great from the barrel and it is even better now that it is bottled. The wine is lush, round, deep, rich and complex. There is depth, freshness and complexity that shines through with all of its layers of deep, red fruits, black cherries, plums, cocoa and wet earth. This is already showing well, but with a few years in the cellar, it is going to be even better. This is the finest vintage of Grand Corbin-Despagne ever produced. Drink from 2024-2036. 4,026 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Floral, with black and blue fruit, wet earth, smoke and licorice, the wine is silky and polished with an elegant nature, leaving with more of that delicious black and blue fruit in the finish. This could become the finest vintage of Grand Corbin-Despagne ever produced. 91-93 Pts 3,424 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |

When to Drink Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time
Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne is better with at least 5-7 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage.
Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne is best enjoyed in the first 5-18 years of life. Young vintages can be decanted for about 1 hour to 90 minutes. 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 Despagne with Wine and Food Pairings
Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne 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 Despagne 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 Despagne is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.
Since 2000, the wines of Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne have been improving. Previous vintages were not at the same level of quality as you find here these days. This is an outstanding value Bordeaux wine from Saint Emilion.