Bordeaux Futures 2009: Results (Part 15)

Sauternes Barsac 2009 (Part 2)Fronsac 2009: a great vintage Miscellaneous Fifteenth report (May 2nd 2010)Sauternes-Barsac (Part 2)CANTEGRIL Sauternes 16 // 88 - 89My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign. Showing a yellow green color with a fine, fruity and subtle nose, this wine performs remarkably soft on entry. The aromatic development and the touch on the palate are the most subtle I have ever seen from this estate. While rich yet ethereal, the wine finishes sappy and long, with taste and a noble character. Alcohol level: 14° – residual sugar : 137 gram per liter – pH: 3,85 – Total acidity 3,8 – A blend of 88% de sémillon, 12% de sauvignonD'YQUEM Sauternes 20 // 100My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns The 2009 Yquem shows a yellow green color with a great, complex nose of pear, botrytis and grape, smelling of a pure, fresh and spicy fragrance, with nuances, as well as noble and beautiful expressions. On entry, it performs subtle and extremely complex in nuances. The wine then picks up a taste of pear and peach before melting over an insane level of class. It delivers very complex scents and develops particularly tasty over some characteristics of marron glacé, botrytis and white fruits, of great purity. It reveals very, very long and impossible not to swallow on finish. My wonder comes from an amazing concentration of fragrances while this wine is rich of 155 grams of residual sugar. I have never encountered this wine with so much taste at this stage of youth. It is a blend of 80% sémillon and 20% sauvignon – Alcohol content: 13.8 – total acidity: 3.8. DE FARGUES Sauternes 16,75 - 17 // 91 - 92 Showing a pale green color, this wine offers an intense, fruity and fresh nose of botrytis, roasted and vanilla character. Performing soft on entry, it then develops aromatic, dense and melting with taste. The finish is powerful, long and ethereal. This is delicious. DE MALLE Sauternes 15 // 86 Showing a yellow green color, this wine offers a fresh and distinguished nose with a lime character. Soft and subtle on entry, it delivers a taste of white fruits. On the mid-palate, I was expecting to find the volume of the 1990 vintage, along with some botrytis. Well, it did not live up to that expectation and finishes over a medium length. DOISY DAENE liquoreux Barsac 18 // 95My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign. This is a tremendous wine that I have tasted even better during this week than last Saturday. Showing a yellow green color with a very intense, noble, ethereal and sophisticated nose, it is both very fresh and powerful. Aromas are dominated by candied lemon. Superb on entry, the wine develops extremely aromatic with an insane level of concentration. This is an elixir of Doisy Daene! It performs very melting; finishing noble and very fresh over a great and complex finish. Totally impossible not to swallow. Bravo. Alcohol level: 14° – residual sugar : 145 gram per liter – A blend of 90% de sémillon, 10% de sauvignon.DOISY VEDRINES Sauternes 16,25 // 89 This wine shows a yellow green color along with a fruity nose of botrytis and also a jammy character. Wide on entry, it develops full, with taste, some fruit and a lovely touch. The finish offers a flavor of white fruits. It could be more ethereal. Good length, aromatic and vivid. EXTRAVAGANT de DOISY DAENE Barsac 20 // 100My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign. Showing a yellow green color along with an extravagant nose, this wine offers a complex and subtle scent of smoke and orange peel characteristics. On the palate, it is marvelous and melts gracefully with nuances before finishing ethereal. I have never known this growth so subtle and full both at the same time. It is a great, great wine! Production of 7 barrels. Alcohol level: 12.5° – residual sugar: 245 gram per liter – pH: 3,8 – Total acidity 4. A blend of 50% de sémillon, 50% de sauvignon.GUIRAUD Sauternes 18,5 // 96My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns Showing a pale yellow color, the 2009 Guiraud offers a very fine nose, both subtle, aromatic and of botrytis. It smells of the expression of the semillon varietal on graves soils. It performs very fresh with great precision on the palate, melting, full of taste and with a concentration that is not heavy. This wine is deep, rich and subtle at the same time, finishing long and very, very tasty, with a wonderful balance. This is a great wine which 35% of sauvignon will maintain fresh and distinguished, with no heaviness throughout the years. A blend of 65 % sémillon and 35 % sauvignon – Alcohol content: 13.9% - Residual sugar: 139 grams – Total acidity: 4,2.HAURA liquoreux Cérons 16 // 88 - 89My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign. The wine is made from 40 years old vines. It displays a pale yellow color and offers a fine and fruity nose of botrytis and anise. Wonderful on entry, this wine develops very, very aromatic, with taste and a remarkable melted character. It finishes subtle and absolutely impossible not to swallow. Alcohol level : 14° – residual sugar : 116 gram per liter – pH: 3,7LA CLOTTE CAZALIS Sauternes 16,25 - 16,5 // 89 - 90 Coup de coeurMy best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns. This wine shows a yellow green color, with a superb, fine, fruity and very botrytised nose. It offers some complex characteristics of pineapple, pear and raisin. On the palate, this wine delivers a magical and exceedingly dainty touch, as well as a melting and ethereal body. We can really feel the graceful expression of Barsac! Very fruity, ethereal and roasted on the palate, it finishes over a nice length and performs totally impossible not to swallow. Make sure you enjoy it and do not forget to fetch some magnums. Production: merely 9, 400 bottles. Yield: 15hl/ha on 5 ha. For the first time this growth will be selling its wine en primeur. Price : 24 euros A.T.I. Please contact: lacostebernadette@wanasoo.frLA TOUR BLANCHE Sauternes 15,75 // 88 Showing a yellow green color with a woody and botrytis nose, this wine performs a bit thick on entry despite developing more melting and aromatic. It delivers a slightly mellow character on the mid-palate and seems quite raw overall. The 2009 La Tour Blanche finishes of average tasty expression. This wine needs barrel aging time. It is a blend of 85% sémillon, 15 % sauvignon et muscadelle – Alcohol content: 13.8 – residual sugar: 140 grams - pH : 3,7 – Total acidity: 3,9.NAIRAC Barsac 18,75 // 96 - 97 Showing a yellow green color with a great nose of botrytis, this wine offers very fresh, ripe and complex characteristics of lemon, dried fruits and toasted bread. Dense and profoundly ethereal on entry, the 2009 Nairac is of glittering precision. The wine then picks up a taste of pear, peach, pineapple and flower, before intermixing with saliva. It has a great sappy expression and it takes an effort not to swallow it. Very great length. This is a nectar for all sweet wines aficionados. A blend of 92 % sémillon, 4 % sauvignon and 4 % muscadelle – Alcohol content: 13.4% – residual sugar: 185 gr - pH : 3,7 – Total acidity: 4,44.RABAUD PROMIS Sauternes 17,5 // 94My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns This is another estate which regularly expresses the subtle character of the sweet wines made from botrytis. Showing a yellow green color with a pure and fine nose of botrytis character, this wine performs superb on entry, both dense and ethereal at the same time, developing all in softness, with vibrancy as well as a melting and ethereal texture. It also intermixes with saliva and proves impossible not to swallow. In opposition to what is generally believed about sweet white wines, this 2009 Rabaud Promis offers a fresh finish, along with a subtle lemon character. It is the best wine that I have ever tasted from that estate. Bravo! A blend of 80 % sémillon and 20 % sauvignon – Alcohol content: 13.65% – residual sugar: 138 gr – Total acidity: 3,7.RAYNE VIGNEAU Sauternes 16,5 // 90 Showing a yellow green color, this wine offers an intense, fine and candied nose of botrytis. It performs silky on entry, and then develops melting, with a taste of pear and peach. The 2009 Rayne Vigneau is both rich and powerful, but also ethereal and finishes over a sweet and quite viscous expression. It is a blend of 80 % sémillon, and 20 % sauvignon.RIEUSSEC Sauternes 16 // 88 - 89 Showing a pale yellow color, this wine offers a fruity and slightly wild nose of botrytis. Melting on entry, it then evolves, rich in sugar and slightly thick in the end. Yet, the finish remains long and aromatic. A blend of 84% sémillon, 11 % sauvignon and 4 % muscadelle – Alcohol content: 13.75% - Residual sugar: 160 grams.SIGALAS RABAUD Sauternes 15,75 // 88 Showing a yellow green color with a discreet nose of fruit, botrytis and also slightly woody, this wine performs fat and ethereal on the palate, subtle and of medium body. It delivers a lovely taste of pear and finishes tasty, of medium length. This is good but not very expressive. SUAU Barsac 15,25 // 87My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns This wine shows a light yellow green color with a fruity nose of botrytis. It performs soft and ethereal on the palate, with fruit and purity in its taste. It is both good and refined. SUDUIRAUT Sauternes 16 - 16,25 // 88 - 89 Showing a yellow green color with a nose of botrytis and truffles, this wine offers a rather more lemon character than that of white fruits or candied fruits. It performs quite fat with good glycerin and develops rather thick for the vintage. It lacks of that melting noble complexion. It is good but of Mediterranean style. A blend of 90% sémillon, 10 % sauvignon – Alcohol content: 14% - Residual sugard: 150 grams - pH : 3,55. ____________________________________________________Fronsac 2009: a great vintage BARRABAQUE Prestige Canon-Fronsac 15 // 86 Dark, intense color. The nose is a bit discreet at the moment. Smooth mouth; good consistency; normal length, without austerity. It is good! CASSAGNE HAUT CANON LA TRUFFIÈRE Canon-Fronsac 15,75 // 88My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns. The color is lovely, but it is especially the nose that most attracts me. It is the most intense and the most complete that I know it to be. It smells much of ripe fruit. It is fresh and finely vanilla-smelling. The entry into the palate is subtle, smooth, then the wine becomes very aromatic and takes on much taste. Dynamic body, flavorful, good finish, rather vivid with fruit. Nice, fine wine, well-served by its blend with a greater proportion of Cabernet than others: 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and10% Cabernet Franc, the rest is Merlot. CHADENNE Fronsac 15,5 // 87 - 88My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns This is the most aromatic and the best made wine that I have tasted from this property. It distinguishes itself by its dark, purple color, its lovely, fresh, ripe, fine and smooth nose. As for the palate, it has the loveliest body and feel that I have ever seen in it. It finishes flavorful and long on tannins with a fine grain. Bravo. DALEM Fronsac 15 // 86 When I tasted it, the nose was a little discreet but fruity. The palate is better than what the nose would lead you to believe. Voluminous, pleasant, it has a taste of fruit and of ink, as well as smooth flesh. Tannic finish, but fat, leaving a very good aftertaste. It is good. DE CARLMAGNUS Fronsac 14,5 // 85 Wine with a delicate, fruity structure, with average fullness and length. FONTENIL Fronsac 15,75 // 88My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns Lovely color, dark, purple, intense. Fine nose, fruity, pure, ripe, creamy and spicy. The mouth is distinguished by a very smooth entry. The wine develops fairly aromatic, but with much fat and a full character. It finishes strong, long, sappy, with a lot of taste and ripe, creamy tannins. It is the property's best wine along with the 2008. HAUT BALLET Canon-Fronsac 15 // 86This estate is 100% Merlot. The color is dark, intensity is normal. The nose is fruity, ripe, fresh, with a touch of tar. It is the pulpiest, smoothest palate that I know from this estate. Very good length, aromatic, fat. It is a nice, full, long wine. HAUT CARLES Fronsac 14 // 84 Dark color, normal intensity. Nose fruity, fresh, discreet. The presentation of this wine on the palate was a little jerky. I think the sample was on the wood a lot. LA DAUPHINE Fronsac 14,5 // 85 The color has normal intensity. The nose is discreet. The mouth is pleasant, but a bit light. LA RIVIERE Fronsac 14,75 // 85 - 86 The color is lovely and the nose a bit discreet. On the other hand, on the palate the wine is the creamiest and smoothest that I know from this estate. Finish a little tannic with normal length. Aging will make it supple. LA ROUSSELLE Fronsac 15 // 86 Very colorful wine with a fruity, ripe nose, fresh and slightly licorice. Pulpy mouth, dynamic, flavorful, with taste and a fresh note at the finish. Normal length. LA VIEILLE CURE Fronsac 14,75 - 15 // 85 - 86 Dark, intense color. Fruity nose, ripe and lightly animal. Smooth on entry into the palate, developing aromatic with taste. Exotic nuances in the flavor and a slightly tannic finish. Aging should increase it. LE DÉFI DE FONTENIL Fronsac 16,5 // 90This wine is made up of 100% Merlot, made by Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Saillans in the heart of Fronsac. They produce only 6000 bottles. The color is dark red, intense and lovely. Fruity nose, fresh and creamy, subtly woody. Full palate, very fruity, aromatic, with strength, complexity in flavor and at the same time, a supple body. It is delicious! Very good length, where an austere and hedonist character blend in an original way. Alcohol: 14° - pH : 3,70 - IPT : 80LES TROIS CROIX Fronsac 15,25 // 87 Color garnet, purple, good intensity. Nose fruity and pure, fresh and subtle. Delicate and smooth on entry, the wine delivers taste and a pulpy feeling new for this wine. Enveloped finish, very aromatic, flavors of licorice, flowers. Without tannic austerity. It is a success. MOULIN HAUT LAROQUE Fronsac 16,5 - 16,75 // 90 - 91My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns. This is the Number 1 outsider of the left bank, equivalent to Left bank Clos Manou. In fronsac and on the right bank in general, Jean-Noël Hervé is the man who was the first to have his wine stand out from the crowd of rusticity in which many people wished to corner him into. It is an admirable daily viticulture hard work. This year, he is pushing further the envelope as it would be done at château Margaux: Stop the race to get high tannins and this faltering masculinity which calls for always high scores. Long live the pleasure of a melting and velvety body one can chew on, being felt as solid but not hard. Rather than the classic 90 IPT level, this 2009 will only score 80 IPT, thanks to care and subtlety. That potential tannin level is high but not enormous. Be careful, this is great wine. Showing a dark color with a very aromatic, fruity and spicy nose, this wine enters wide yet precise on the palate. It then evolves sweet, aromatic and also melting, with fat and full of energy. This wine finishes powerful and noble with the finesse of those estates that are located on limestone soils. A great right bank bottle in perspective. Alcohol content: 14,5° that are wonderfully coated by fruit – pH : 3,75 – Total acidity: 3 Contact : hervejnoel@wanadoo.frMOULIN PEY LABRIE Canon-Fronsac 15,25 - 15,5 // 87My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns The color is red, dark and intense. The nose is fruity, ripe, with a touch of spices and of resin. Creamy entry into the mouth, very smooth. The wine develops aromatic with taste, a delicate body, but dynamic. Very lovely final with smooth tannin, followed by good length. VILLARS Fronsac 14,75 // 85 - 86 This is one of the smoothest wines that I know from this estate. It finishes with a lovely ripe fruit flavor and normal length. VRAI CANON BOUCHÉ Canon-Fronsac 13,75 // 83 The nose is a bit overripe. The body is good but the flavor lacks vividness and fruit. I wonder if this estate was harvested too late. ____________________________________________________MiscellaneousBEAUSEJOUR Montagne-St-Emilion 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 I liked this wine a lot, with its lovely, intense color, fruity, ripe nose, pleasant and quite deep. The mouth is distinguished by its smoothness, its juicy, aromatic aspect, as well as its flavorful structure, finishing tannic, certainly, but still hidden. Very good finish, rather strong but also floral and long. A wine that has energy and lots of fruit. A success! BEAUSÉJOUR 1901 Montagne-St-Emilion 15,5 // 87 - 88 The color is intense, lovely. The nose is fine, very fruit and ripe. Strong, smooth on the palate, yet dense. At first, the aroma is less charming than the normal cuvée ( Beauséjour). On the other hand, the wine finishes with very good, strong length yet is a bit off on the aromatic plane. Given the quality of the first cuvée, I expected it to be better on this 1901. To follow during aging. BEL AIR LA ROYERE Premières Côtes de Blaye 15,5 // 87 - 88My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign. Dark red color. Ripe fruity nose. Toasty touch. Superb, creamy entry into the palate. And the wine develops with a lovely taste of fruit and fleshy tannins. Spicy as usual (Malbec), it finishes strong and long, more subtle than usual, with spirit and taste. Bravo! CLOS LOUIE Côtes de Castillon 15 - 15,25 // 86 - 87 Pascal Lucin, Grand Pontet's excellent cellar master, produces 4 000 bottles of this wine at Saint Philippe d'Aiguilhe. His cultivation is organic. Dark red color. Very ripe and fruity nose. Mellow palate, smooth, aromatic and rather fat. Perfectly hidden tannin. Very flavorful finish. Normal strength. DE LA COUR D'ARGENT Bordeaux rouge 15 // 86 My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns Denis Barraud (in charge of L'Insolence and Les Gravières) has definitely made a very good Bordeaux, which shows good color, a well ripe fruit and a mellow expression on the palate and which performs both juicy and powerful on finish. It offers tannins that are well coated by the fruit and finishes over a good length. A success. DOMAINE DE L'A Côtes de Castillon 16 - 16,25 // 88 - 89 Lovely, dark, intense color. Very fruity nose, ripe and rather deep. The entry into the mouth is pulpy. The wine develops aromatic, smooth on a filled-out body, flavorful and supple. Very good taste of ripe fruit and perfectly hidden tannin in the aftertaste. Good length. Always as much smoothness in the texture! DU TOURTE Graves Blanc 15 - 15,25 // 86 - 87 Hubert Arnaud has produced one of his best white wines, slightly fatter than usual, with a refined taste of fruits and flowers. It finishes enjoyable with a fine weaving over a subtle length. LA FLEUR DE BOUARD Lalande de Pomerol 15,75 // 88 Lovely, dark, intense color. Pure nose, and very fruity. Supple palate, very fruity, aromatic, fat, with taste and strength at the finish. Very good length. Blend: 80 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Cabernet Franc - Alcohol: 13°5LA MAURIANE Puisseguin Saint Emilion 16,5My best rating ever given to this wine during futures campaigns.Pierre Taix has just delivered his best vintage, out of the 4.5 hectares that give birth to the selection made from château Rigaud in Puisseguin Saint-Emilion. The production is of 18 000 bottles. Yields are 33 hectoliters per hectares and it is a blend of 70 % merlot and 30 % cabernet franc. The latter are aged in 5 years old demi-muids barrels (600 liters wooden barrels) while the former is aged for 18 months in new oak barrels. Showing a lovely intense color with a rich and aromatic nose, at this point it is rather on the palate that this wine impresses for its precise and lush character. The wine melts with a taste of licorice and develops very aromatic and also tannic, coated, with plenty of taste and a finish of great length. I tasted this wine before it had completed its malolactic fermentation, which does not enable me to be precise in the description of its nose. Yet, this will be a great bottle. I invite anyone of you to taste the spectacular 2007 vintage (rated 16.25 // 89). In every single vintage, one needs to get some magnums of this wine. A must have of the 2009 vintage. Alcohol content: 14°2 (cannot be spotted) – pH : 3,4 – Total acidity : 4,90 Contact : lamauriane@yahoo.frLE PLUS DE LA FLEUR DE BOUARD Lalande de Pomerol 16,5 // 90This wine is 100% Merlot, 14 ° alcohol. Black color. Fruity nose and a little discreet. Dense palate, complete, with fruit and taste. Long, strong finish, with notes of licorice and spices. It is very good. LES GRAVIÈRES Cuvée prestige St-Emilion Grand Cru 15,25 // 87My best rating ever given to this wine during a futures campaign.LESPAULT MARTILLAC Pessac-Léognan rouge 15 // 86This wine is made by the team from Domaine de Chevalier. Showing a dark red color of good intensity, this wine offers a nose of ripe fruits, with a lovely smell of plum. While performing finely mellow and not very powerful on the palate, yet this wine is so good and so typically from the Graves that it is impossible not to swallow. LIBER PATER Graves rouge 15,5 // 87 - 88 Showing an almost black color, this wine offers a very intense and fruity nose, with a wet leather character, very “graves” like. Lovely on entry, it performs juicy then develops flavorful and fat, with a taste of black fruits. It finishes powerful over a very good length. This is a dense wine, which barrel aging should refine further. NENIN Pomerol 16,5 // 90 Color dark and purple. Fruity nose, ripe, fine and aromatic. Fat palate with a tender feel, and full of fruit. The wine takes on fullness after the middle and finishes long and smooth, with depth in the flavor. It is very good. PEYROU Côtes de Castillon 15 // 86 Amidst a large number of wines presented in new oak barrels, Catherine Papon had me enjoy this new 2009, which until now has remained in the vat. It will be put in wood a little later. It reminds me of the great success that was 1998, with its beautiful nose evoking the presence of black fruit, ink, but also clay. In the palate, the wine combines creaminess, strength and suppleness. It finishes on creamy tannin, with vivid fruit. It is the return to favor of an estate that had more or less disappeared from my publications. Very good value for the money (vintage available around 10 euros). Alcohol: 15 ° - pH: 3.6 - Composition: 100% Merlot.RECLOS DE LA COURONNE Montagne-St-Emilion 15 // 86 The wine is colorful and has a ripe fruity nose, slightly cocoa-flavored. The palate is built on smoothness, with taste, volume, mellowness and hidden tannins. Normal length. It is good! REYNON Premières Côtes de Bordeaux 15,5 // 87 - 88 Showing a dark purple color, the 2009 Reynon offers a fine, fruity, ripe, fresh and creamy nose of vanilla. As always on the palate, it delivers a lovely caressing touch. This vintage provides more fat and depth than usual. This wine has fine tannins and taste. It is a must-have, made from 80 % merlot, picked ripe on 25th September, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 10 % petit verdot. Alcohol content: 13.8%. Readers should note that since the 2008 vintage, petit verdot has provided slightly more body than in the past. VIEUX CHÂTEAU PALON Montagne-St-Emilion 15,25 - 15,5 // 87 This wine is a success, its nose is so aromatic, it is full and juicy in the mouth. It has the finest tannin ever seen on this estate. Very good length. The conclusion and the chart of the best wines will be put on line on May 3rd.Jean-Marc Quarin. ___________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright 2010. This publication is the original work of Jean-Marc Quarin Sarl, 10 allée de Ginouilhac, BP 40, Le Taillan-Médoc. France. - E-mail : jmquarin@wanadoo.fr. The news media and subscribing wine distributors, importers and retailers may use portions of this material (such as tasting notes, ratings or quotes) provided that it is not distorted, the proper wine and vintage are stated, www.quarin.com is given credit for the material utilized, and Jean-Marc Quarin (JMQ) is shown as the Copyright holder.

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