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Château Corbin
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2022
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Flowers, black cherries, black raspberries, licorice, and dark plum aromas come through in the nose. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is lush, rich, and polished with more depth than usual. You can taste, and feel the balance, freshness, and levels of perfectly ripe pit fruits with ease. The wine finishes with dark, red pit fruits, and even darker chocolate. What really works here this year is the purity in the fruits. The proprietor, Anabelle Cruse says this is the best vintage she has ever produced. And I think she is right! The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.65 pH. September 6 - September 23 were the dates of the harvest. Drink from 2025-2042. 93-95 Pts. 1,517 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Elegant, fresh, and refined, the wine is vibrant, energetic, and almost crisp, with lift to the core of red fruits on mid-palate that carry through to the spice-tinted finish. Drink from 2024-2032. 223 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Roses, black raspberries and cherries fill the nose. Medium-bodied, soft, silky, and fresh, with a nice sweetness to the fruits and just a touch of cocoa and spice on the backend to add complexity to the refined, elegantly-styled wine. This is going to be delicious to taste on release. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. The wine was harvested September 23 - October 4. Drink from 2023-2037. 89-91 1,307 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Elegant, fresh and refined, the wine is medium-bodied and focuses on the purity in all of its sweet, ripe red fruits. On the nose, you find a strong, attention-seeking floral note, finishing with silky red fruits, earth, spice, herbs and crushed rocks. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Chateau Corbin continues its run of superb vintages. 92-94 Pts 3,871 Views Tasted Jun 2, 2021 |
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2019
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Elegant, silky, refined and fresh, the nose pops with flowers, plums, crushed stone and savory, leafy herbs. Lusciously textured, spicy red fruits with a touch of chocolate hit your palate in all the right ways and stick with you, letting you spend time with all those, sweet ripe fruits. Give it a year or two in the cellar and it's going to be quite a treat. This is in contention for the best vintage of Corbin ever produced. Drink from 2023-2035. 1,674 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022With loads of ripe, elegant, soft, dark, sexy plums, silky tannins, freshness and a fabulous mouth feel, this medium-bodied, finesse-driven wine is already fabulous to taste. This could be the finest vintage of Corbin produced yet. It will be beautiful to taste with just a few years of bottle age, and it will continue to develop and provide pleasure for at least another 15 years or so after that. 2,960 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Elegant, refined, silky and fresh with beautiful purity and symmetry to the fruit. The sweetness in the red pit fruits on the nose, palate and in the finish make a great, lasting impression. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. As I said in my barrel tastings, this is the finest vintage of Corbin produced yet! 2,033 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021With a profundity of color, the wine is fresh, juicy, elegant, ripe and multi-faceted. On the palate and in the finish you find decadent cherries and licorice with lift, length and opulence. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, reaching 15% ABV but there is no touch of heat or jammy sensations. This is a beauty and it is the best vintage of Corbin I have ever tasted! 92-94 Pts 1,836 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2016
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, elegant and refined, with lovely, fresh, sweet, red fruits, silky tannins and floral aromatics, the wine is bright, refined and finesse driven. There is purity in the fruit, length and energy here. 4,196 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Plums, licorice and floral aromatics with a hint of cocoa on the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, fresh and more concentrated than usual with a finesse driven, dusty, elegant, sweet, polished, vibrant finish. There is purity in the fruit, length and energy here. The wine was made from blending 89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.5% ABV and aging in 50% new French oak barrels. For fans of this wine, you should know, this is best wine yet, made from Corbin! 3,096 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
The sweet floral aromatics, plums and licorice start off the show. From there the wine is juicy, elegant and refined. The tannins on this medium bodied wine are soft. This is an elegant, refined, supple, silky wine that will reward 3-5 years in the cellar. The wine was made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 3,531 Views Tasted May 21, 2018With notes of truffle, licorice, black plum and rain-soaked earth creating the perfume, this is clearly, the richest, silkiest wine ever made at Corbin. The plush mouth feel has an unmistakable presence of ripe, fresh fruits, purity and length with a touch of clay and minerals in the finish. What I really love about this wine is the darker fruit profile, which can be difficult to find in the sandy soils from this part of the appellation. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14.5% ABV and will be aged in 40% new, French oak barrels. After it’s in the bottle, I would not be surprised to see this score at the top end of the range -- and maybe a point higher! 3,604 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
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2014
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
A quiet nose with earthy, thyme and fresh, sweet, red fruits. Medium bodied, elegant, and soft, with loads of black raspberry and spice in the finish. 3,693 Views Tasted Jul 2, 2017With a nose as charming as estate manager Annabelle Cruse, the violet, licorice and black cherry aromas are a pleasure. On the palate, the wine is medium bodied, fresh, soft and sweet with a black raspberry and thyme finish. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13% ABV and will be aged in 40% new, French oak barrels. 90-91 Pts 3,842 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2015 |
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2013
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Light in color, the medium bodied, soft, elegant, fresh wine is on the lighter, red fruit side of the style range. This cherry and herb tinged wine will be best on release. 1,901 Views Tasted May 25, 2016The spicy red berry and spearmint bouquet opens to a medium-bodied, fresh, light wine with sweet cherries that continue through to the finish. From a blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13% ABV and is aging in 40% new French oak. 87-89 Pts 2,229 Views Tasted Apr 28, 2014 |
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2012
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Ruby in color, with a smoky, cherry, earthy, leaf and thyme scented nose, the wine is forward, supple and fresh. 3,827 Views Tasted May 15, 2015From 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.5% ABV. With a nose of licorice and fresh black raspberry jam, the medium-bodied wine is soft, smooth and forward, ending with dark berries and a hint of dust in the finish. 89-91 Pts 3,813 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
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2011
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Anabelle Cruse is on a roll at Chateau Corbin. In a very difficult year, the wine sports complex aromas of licorice, mint, leaves, oak and fresh red berries. Medium bodied, with soft, round textures and a forward personality, this well priced wine will be delicious on release. 3,084 Views Tasted Nov 17, 2013Corbin has been making better wine since the 2009 vintage. From a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the wine will be aged in 80% new oak. Medium bodied with soft textures, floral notes, fresh raspberry, licorice and kirsch, this will drink well young. 90-91 Pts 2,961 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2012 |
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2010
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Coffee, licorice, fresh, ripe, black raspberries in the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, rich and silky, ending with sweet, blackberries and cocoa. This is my favorite vintage of Corbin from Anabelle Cruse yet! 3,793 Views Tasted May 7, 20132010 Corbin Deep colored, mineral driven, licorice, jammy berry, spice and sweet black cherry open to a rich, plush, round, deep wine. This is a big step up for Anabelle Cruse. It’s the best Corbin I have ever tasted. 91-93 Pts 4,095 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2011 |
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2009
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
With a floral edge to the sweet cherries, the wine is mature, elegant, soft and fresh. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins, spice and herbs. This is perfect for enjoying now and over the next decade. 2,924 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019Sensuous textures, a perfume packed with licorice, ripe, black and red cherries, spice and earth, a long, supple, forward, medium/full bodied, elegant, fruit filled finish, along with a fair price made this St. Emilion a winner. 5,343 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2012 |
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2008
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Light in color, the medium bodied wine is already showing its truffle, tobacco, thyme, espresso and red fruit character. On the palate, the wine is probably close to mature, with a dusty, crisp, bright, fresh, sweet and tart red berry finish.. 1,885 Views Tasted Sep 17, 201808 Château Corbin. Corbin lies in the farthest north west region of St. Emilion, in clay and sandy soil. This elegantly styled St. Emilion offers a medium bodied wine with a profile of red and black cherries. 89-91 Pts 3,288 Views Tasted Jul 1, 2009 |
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2006
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Mature, this ready to drink charmer opens with truffle, wet forest floor and hints of plum in the nose. Silky in texture, but short, and slightly dusty in the finish with an olive and herbal tone, there is no reason to age this any longer. 3,684 Views Tasted May 25, 2016 |
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2005
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
With a developed nose showing its tobacco, earth, forest and leafy character, the wine is medium bodied, elegantly styled with a cherry and wild strawberry finish. 3,271 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2015 |
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2001
Château Corbin (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Fully mature, with a smoky, tobacco, cigar box, floral and cherry nose, with a touch of herbs. The wine is medium bodied, soft, refined and at the perfect stage of development for maximum enjoyment. 4,301 Views Tasted Mar 19, 2017 |
