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| CHÂTEAU DE BELCIER 2010 AC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
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| This extremely well-priced tasty 14-year-old 2010 from Castillon (up-river from St Emilion) is a blend of 69% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec (vs the 57-28-15 blend for the 2009). It has a surprising youthful deep intense purple-tinged red colour with a tight amber edge. Intense, complex, alluring, maturing, ripe Damson plum fruit along with some forest floor and rusty iron notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, intense, well structured, ripe, maturing, plum-blackberry flavours with lingering, still slightly grippy, forest floor and cedar-sandalwood notes on the lingering finish. Perfect now and superb value for those looking for a maturing but still ageable Bordeaux from a classic year to pair with a rib steak. It has 14% alcohol and under 2 g/L residual sugar. |
CSPC |
18672 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Uni Sta |
| Country |
France |
| Region |
Bordeaux |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Rich, Dense, Complex, Ripe |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Chocolate, licorice and plums. Some mint and candied violets. Intensely juicy and full-bodied on the palate with pure dark fruit and lots of new wood. Big and structured with firm, yet ripe tannins that still need some time to soften. Drink from 2017 [until 2025]. Score - 92 (jamessuckling.com, Feb. 16, 2013) |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 7, 2024 |
| Cases bought |
400 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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