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Château Destieux

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2023
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
92
Lush black cherries, black raspberries, espresso, mint, licorice, and flowers form the nose, as well as shape the round, creamy, fruit-filled palate. You can enjoy this with just a year or two of age for 12-15 years with ease. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts.

Lush black cherries, black raspberries, espresso, mint, licorice, and flowers form the nose, as well as shape the round, creamy, fruit-filled palate. You can enjoy this with just a year or two of age for 12-15 years with ease. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts.

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2022
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
93
Black plums, chocolate, and espresso are on display here. Lush, fleshy, creamy, and rich, this is a hedonistic styled wine that also offers energy, and length. Drink from 2025-2042.

Black plums, chocolate, and espresso are on display here. Lush, fleshy, creamy, and rich, this is a hedonistic styled wine that also offers energy, and length. Drink from 2025-2042.

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Rich, creamy, dark, luscious-textured black, and deep red fruits with freshness is what's going here. You find those ripe berries in the nose, and on the palate where they are even better with their array of spices, espresso, licorice, and chocolate in the lingering, creamy finish. Drink from 2025-2042. 92-94 Pts.

Rich, creamy, dark, luscious-textured black, and deep red fruits with freshness is what's going here. You find those ripe berries in the nose, and on the palate where they are even better with their array of spices, espresso, licorice, and chocolate in the lingering, creamy finish. Drink from 2025-2042. 92-94 Pts.

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2021
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Dried flowers, espresso, spice, wet forest notes and plums pack the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, earthy, round and creamy, the wine leaves you with red cherries, cocoa and chalk on the backend. Drink from 2024-2032.

Dried flowers, espresso, spice, wet forest notes and plums pack the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, earthy, round and creamy, the wine leaves you with red cherries, cocoa and chalk on the backend. Drink from 2024-2032.

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Chocolate, espresso beans, cocoa, sweet, black cherries and licorice create the character of this round, polished, easy-going, lusciously-textured wine. This is a text-book example of a modern-styled Bordeaux. Drink from 2023-2035. 87-89

Chocolate, espresso beans, cocoa, sweet, black cherries and licorice create the character of this round, polished, easy-going, lusciously-textured wine. This is a text-book example of a modern-styled Bordeaux. Drink from 2023-2035. 87-89

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2020
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
92
A rich, deep, lush, and luscious-styled wine that packs in layers of fleshy sweet, round, opulent fruits, toasty oak, chocolate, and espresso. This could be my favorite vintage of Chateau Destieux. Drink from 2024-2040.

A rich, deep, lush, and luscious-styled wine that packs in layers of fleshy sweet, round, opulent fruits, toasty oak, chocolate, and espresso. This could be my favorite vintage of Chateau Destieux. Drink from 2024-2040.

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Wet earth, licorice, smoke, espresso and dark red berries create the core of the character here. On the palate, the wine is lush, rich, fleshy sweet, round and opulent. Full-bodied, forward, hedonistic and packed with fruit and toasty oak, this will need some time to come together and integrate before it's at its best.. 91-93 Pts

Wet earth, licorice, smoke, espresso and dark red berries create the core of the character here. On the palate, the wine is lush, rich, fleshy sweet, round and opulent. Full-bodied, forward, hedonistic and packed with fruit and toasty oak, this will need some time to come together and integrate before it's at its best.. 91-93 Pts

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2019
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
92
Smoke, espresso, flowers, chocolate and plummy aromatics come through on the perfume with no effort. On the palate the wine is round, lush, sweet, fresh and opulent with loads of dark red fruits covered with coffee and cocoa that sticks with you from the mid-palate all the way through to the back-end. Drink from 2023-2034.

Smoke, espresso, flowers, chocolate and plummy aromatics come through on the perfume with no effort. On the palate the wine is round, lush, sweet, fresh and opulent with loads of dark red fruits covered with coffee and cocoa that sticks with you from the mid-palate all the way through to the back-end. Drink from 2023-2034.

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Black cherry, espresso and coffee bean are front and center here. The round, ripe, full-bodied, plush, juicy wine comes with intensity, and more than enough volume and energetic lift to deliver its dark plum, spice, smoke, licorice and dark cherry finish with ease. The wine is a blend of 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon. 92-94 Pts

Black cherry, espresso and coffee bean are front and center here. The round, ripe, full-bodied, plush, juicy wine comes with intensity, and more than enough volume and energetic lift to deliver its dark plum, spice, smoke, licorice and dark cherry finish with ease. The wine is a blend of 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon. 92-94 Pts

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2018
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Espresso, smoke, licorice, toast and plums are what you initially notice. Modern in style, with round, fat textures, the wine is lush, shows good fruit and intensity, but it needs time for the oak to better integrate.

Espresso, smoke, licorice, toast and plums are what you initially notice. Modern in style, with round, fat textures, the wine is lush, shows good fruit and intensity, but it needs time for the oak to better integrate.

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Round, forward and oaky with an assertive smoke, espresso and licorice accent, the wine is ripe, sweet and in a modernist style that will appeal to some more than others. You can drink this on release or age it for 4-5 years. 88-90 Pts

Round, forward and oaky with an assertive smoke, espresso and licorice accent, the wine is ripe, sweet and in a modernist style that will appeal to some more than others. You can drink this on release or age it for 4-5 years. 88-90 Pts

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2017
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
With just the right amount of licorice, ripe multicolored fruits and espresso beans to round things out, the wine is sweet and polished with salty tannins and a round textured finish. Give this just a few years and it will show even better

With just the right amount of licorice, ripe multicolored fruits and espresso beans to round things out, the wine is sweet and polished with salty tannins and a round textured finish. Give this just a few years and it will show even better

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2016
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Truffle, licorice, smoke, espresso and cherries open the medium-bodied wine. Round and soft on the palate the fruit ripe and sweet. It is a good wine, but not for the oak averse.

Truffle, licorice, smoke, espresso and cherries open the medium-bodied wine. Round and soft on the palate the fruit ripe and sweet. It is a good wine, but not for the oak averse.

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Medium bodied with sweet black raspberry, vanilla, licorice and espresso, this wine is forward and fun with a crowd-pleasing style.

Medium bodied with sweet black raspberry, vanilla, licorice and espresso, this wine is forward and fun with a crowd-pleasing style.

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2015
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Licorice, juicy, sweet, black fruits and salty, polished tannins give this wine freshness and sweet, ripe fruits from start to finish.

Licorice, juicy, sweet, black fruits and salty, polished tannins give this wine freshness and sweet, ripe fruits from start to finish.

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2014
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
89
Medium bodied with a clear blast of black raspberry, vanilla, licorice and espresso beans, this wine has an open, forward and approachable style. 88-90 Pts

Medium bodied with a clear blast of black raspberry, vanilla, licorice and espresso beans, this wine has an open, forward and approachable style. 88-90 Pts

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2012
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
88
Medium bodied, light in color, soft textured red plums and cherries in the short finish.

Medium bodied, light in color, soft textured red plums and cherries in the short finish.

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Light cherry tones, medium body and a soft, ready-to-drink red berry finish. 86-88 Pts

Light cherry tones, medium body and a soft, ready-to-drink red berry finish. 86-88 Pts

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2011
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
87
Short, medium bodied, bright and filled with red fruits and new oak, drink this on the young side.

Short, medium bodied, bright and filled with red fruits and new oak, drink this on the young side.

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2010
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Open, forward and round in texture, the wine is filled with licorice, espresso beans, ripe black cherries and earth.

Open, forward and round in texture, the wine is filled with licorice, espresso beans, ripe black cherries and earth.

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2009
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
91
Licorice, black plums, blueberry, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and smokey notes create the perfume, Full bodied, rich, round and packed with layers of sensuous, ripe, sweet, dark berries, cherry and cocoa, this is the best wine I have tasted from Chateau Destieux.

Licorice, black plums, blueberry, chocolate, coffee, vanilla and smokey notes create the perfume, Full bodied, rich, round and packed with layers of sensuous, ripe, sweet, dark berries, cherry and cocoa, this is the best wine I have tasted from Chateau Destieux.

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2008
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Medium bodied and ready to go, the earthy cherry, red plum, thyme, forest leaf and tobacco notes shine through the nose and carry through to the round, fresh, palate. The wine was made from a blend of 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Medium bodied and ready to go, the earthy cherry, red plum, thyme, forest leaf and tobacco notes shine through the nose and carry through to the round, fresh, palate. The wine was made from a blend of 66% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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2006
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
89
From an assemblage of 66% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc, the wine offers red and black fruit, stone, earth and coffee scents. Medium/full bodied, soft in texture, the wine ends with black raspberry and licorice notes.

From an assemblage of 66% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc, the wine offers red and black fruit, stone, earth and coffee scents. Medium/full bodied, soft in texture, the wine ends with black raspberry and licorice notes.

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2005
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
91
Licorice, blackberry espresso, smoke and boysenberry aromas lead to a powerful, sweet, round textured St. Emilion that will be drinking great with another 2 - 5 years of bottle age.

Licorice, blackberry espresso, smoke and boysenberry aromas lead to a powerful, sweet, round textured St. Emilion that will be drinking great with another 2 - 5 years of bottle age.

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2003
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
91
Opulent, round, ripe fruits, licorice, dark cocoa, black cherry liqueur and fig notes are all over the place, on your palate and in the perfume. This is drinking about as well as it's going to get.

Opulent, round, ripe fruits, licorice, dark cocoa, black cherry liqueur and fig notes are all over the place, on your palate and in the perfume. This is drinking about as well as it's going to get.

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2001
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
89
Short and sweet, easy to drink, with its soft, open, medium bodied, cherry, licorice, earth and smoky character, this requires drinking over the near term.

Short and sweet, easy to drink, with its soft, open, medium bodied, cherry, licorice, earth and smoky character, this requires drinking over the near term.

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2000
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
90
Fully mature, round and fleshy in texture, with licorice, truffle, earth, black cherries, mocha and espresso to create its character. Easy to drink, no decanting required.

Fully mature, round and fleshy in texture, with licorice, truffle, earth, black cherries, mocha and espresso to create its character. Easy to drink, no decanting required.

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1998
Château Destieux  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
88
Fully mature, medium bodied and showing just as much, earthy, dark red fruits as it does thyme, tobacco and espresso, the wine is soft and easy to drink. If you have a bottle hanging around, pop a cork as it is only going to drop fruit from here.

Fully mature, medium bodied and showing just as much, earthy, dark red fruits as it does thyme, tobacco and espresso, the wine is soft and easy to drink. If you have a bottle hanging around, pop a cork as it is only going to drop fruit from here.

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