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Château La Commanderie
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2023
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Espresso, chocolate, licorice, and floral nuances mesh with the medium-bodied, forward, creamy, chocolate-coated, black cherry, licorice, mint, and oak-touched palate. If the oak is eaten by the fruit, this could be quite good. Drink from 2027-2037. 89-91 Pts. 1,294 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
Château La Commanderie (Pomerol)
Espresso, licorice, and sweet, black cherries come alive with ease. Medium-bodied, fruity, vibrant, and with sweetness, and lift to the fruits on the palate, and in the finish, this wine will drink well on release, and age for at least 10-12 years after that. Drink from 2025-2038. 231 Views Tasted Mar 1, 2025 |
2022
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and sweet, with good energy, and a light, fruity finish that will deliver its pleasures on release. Drink from 2025-2037 237 Views Tasted Mar 1, 2025Soft, silky, polished, and fresh, the fruits are sweet, creamy and supple. There is length, purity, as well as a nice polish to the tannins, and sweet, ripe fruits on the mid-palate, and in the finish. Drink from 2025-2037. 91-93 Pts. 2,074 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Savory red fruits and herbs open the nose. The wine is soft, medium-bodied, and showcases its blend of herbs, tobacco, cedar, mint and bright, red fruits and green olives with ease. You can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2024-2032. 732 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Soft, supple, medium-bodied, fresh, bright, crisp and crunchy red fruits with a hint of peppery spice on the backend of the finish. Drink from 2023-2032. 88-90 1,475 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
Château La Commanderie (Pomerol)
Showing much better in the bottle than it did in barrel, the wine is supple, creamy, fresh and silky with layers of chocolate, cherries, plums, and spices. Medium-bodied, vibrant and elegant, the wine leaves you with more of those gorgeous, supple red cherries that you cannot get enough of. This is already a treat in your glass, but a few more years of aging will add more secondary nuances. Drink from 2023-2040. 706 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
2020
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium-bodied, silky, elegant, fresh, forward and already simply delicious in your glass, the wine delivers its sweet, ripe, plums, licorice and cocoa easily. Pop, pour and enjoy this on release without hesitation. Drink from 2023-2036. 959 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Medium-bodied, with smoky, licorice, herb, espresso and spice accents on the nose and palate. Soft and sweet, with a beautiful purity and elegance to the kirsch and red plums on your palate, you can drink this on release or give it a few years of age. 90-92 Pts 1,708 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
2019
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Roses, tobacco, herbs, forest floor, thyme and cherries permeate the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, sweet and vibrant with a polished, soft, black cherry and cocoa tinged, savory finish. Give this just a bit of time in the cellar and it will be even better. drink from 2022-2034. 1,346 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Already open, medium-bodied, soft, sweet and fresh, the tannins are polished and the fruits are ripe, earthy, sweet and lifted. 90-921 Pts 3,338 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
2018
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Floral, soft and silky, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, bright and lifted with ample sweet plums, licorice and espresso on the palate and in the finish. You can drink this with pleasure within a year or two of release. 976 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021You can taste the licorice laced plums on the palate and the nose will confirm it. Medium bodied and in an open style, the fruit is ripe, sweet and round. You can drink this with pleasure within a year or two of release. 90-92 Pts 1,613 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2016
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Already open, medium bodied, fresh and juicy, the fruit offers lift and sweetness and plenty of juice in the finish. This is clearly the best vintage of La Commanderie ever produced! 2,498 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Deeply colored, medium bodied with an earthy, licorice and black cherry character, the wine is fresh, vibrant and will be ready to drink with just a year or two of age. 1,972 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Forward, medium bodied and already deceptively ready to drink, the soft textured, red fruits, licorice and floral character stands out. The wine can age for a decade or longer, but it's easy to enjoy this charmer on release. 2,621 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2018Medium bodied, forward and already easy to drink, the wine shows its earthy, ripe, red fruits and licorice with ease. The wine is soft textured, forward and already drinkable. 2,770 Views Tasted Nov 22, 2017Medium-bodied, forward, fresh and fruity with sweetness in the attack and soft, refined tannins in the finish. 2,502 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
2014
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
A medium-bodied, soft, black raspberry and herb-filled wine for early drinking. 87-89 Pts 1,759 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2015 |
2013
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Soft and open in character, the wine is brimming with light red berries, while the finish is all about the bright red fruits and herbs. 85-86 Pts 1,760 Views Tasted Apr 28, 2014 |
2012
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium bodied, with some greeness to the bright, sweet and tart red fruits. This is going to best enjoyed on the young side. 2,041 Views Tasted Nov 8, 2015Chalky, showing a bit too much oak and extraction at this stage, it should improve with age. 84-86 Pts 2,271 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
2011
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
With its earth, truffle, smoke and cherry aromatics, this is better on the nose than the palate. Light in style, with soft textures, drink this red berry dominated wine on the yoing side. 2,097 Views Tasted Nov 17, 2013Earth, stone, blackberry and raspberry aromas lead to a medium bodied, bright wine with a red berry dominated personality. 86-88 Pts 2,298 Views Tasted Mar 16, 2012 |
2010
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Early drinking, medium bodied, soft, wine with a core of black cherries, licorice and oak. 3,080 Views Tasted Mar 3, 2015 |
2009
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Earth, spice and cherries make up the perfume. Soft tannins and round textures are found in the sweet, black cherry and cocoa finish of this crowd pleasing, style of wine that will show best in its youth. This is showing much better than it did when it was tasted in barrel. 4,140 Views Tasted Mar 12, 20122009 La Commanderie, from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, is an easy drinking style of wine that does not demand time before showing its light, red and dark berry charms. 4,670 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2010 |
2005
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Hints of licorice, blackberry, earth and herbs. Medium bodied, soft, but a little short and tart in the developed finish. Drink this over the next few years. 2,667 Views Tasted Jul 4, 2013 |
2001
Château La Commanderie (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Light in color, fruit and style, the fruit is already beginning to slowly fade. Fresh, bright, red berries, red plums, earth, tobacco and olive notes are driving this medium bodied wine. Drink up, as it is not going to improve from here. 2,261 Views Tasted Nov 10, 2016 |