2009 Release September 29, 2012 - BC Liquor Stores

Château gracia, St. Émilion
“A slightly more evolved and fleshy effort, the inky/purple-hued
2009 (75 % Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet
Sauvignon) is a massive, thick powerhouse with 14.5% natural
alcohol. Blueberry, blackberry, licorice, forest floor, smoke and
graphite aromas jump from the glass of this unctuously textured,
layered, multidimensional St.-Émilion. Displaying an inner core
of extract (yields were only 19 hectoliters per hectare) and not
a hard edge to be found, this youthful 2009 tastes more like a
barrel sample than a finished wine.”
96-98 pts, Wine Advocate
145292 $299.00
Château les grands Chênes, Médoc
“One of the cru bourgeois estates in the empire of Bernard
Magrez, this may possibly be the best wine Les Grands Chenes
has yet made. From old vines (average age 45) in the very
northern part of the Médoc, the final blend of 51% Merlot, 43%
Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc hit 14% natural
alcohol. The wine displays loads of espresso roast, black chocolate,
crème de cassis, forest floor and tobacco leaf in a full-bodied,
opulent, and flamboyant style. Dense, rich and deep in fruit, it
exhibits the plush, silky tannins that are a signature of Michel
Rolland, the overall consultant for all of the Magrez estates.”
90 pts, Wine Advocate
011742 $39.00
Château grand Corbin Despagne, St Émilion
“This is rock-solid, with cocoa, fig and blackberry notes rolled
together, framed by dense but polished structure and all
weaving nicely through the lightly grippy finish. Best from
2013 through 2022.”
90 pts, Wine Spectator
357608 $50.00
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Bordeaux 2009