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Mo 15. Apr 2019, 22:48
Interessant, sind die irgendwo auch ohne Abo einsehbar?
Grüße, Josef
hier ein kurzer Auszug:
Coming to the wines then, these are very strong, in their impact, their flavour, their structures and as already indicated their alcohol levels. At Château Calon-Ségur Vincent Millet (pictured above) likened the tannic structure to 2009 more than 2016. "It is a little like the style of 2009, but with a little more density", he suggested. "The 2009 vintage has a 'solaire' character, and here in 2018 we have a wine with the same character, but with a more elegant structure, and more acidity, with more silky tannin, and a fuller character".. As I noted in my introduction the best descriptions of the 2018 vintage combine 2016 and 2009. The 2016 vintage is the vessel, structured and fresh, and it is filled to the brim with the warmth and texture of the 2009 vintage. As a vintage it has more weight than 2016, but more energy and freshness than 2009. It also has a lot more alcohol, 14.9% at Château Calon-Ségur, 14.8% at Château Montrose and 14.6% at Château Cos d'Estournel.. Interestingly, the second wines at all three estates, which usually have more Merlot and thus often have higher alcohols, possess the exact same alcohol levels as the grand vin in each case. It is a sign of the extreme ripeness of the Cabernet Sauvignons in the grands vins.
One other feature noted at harvest was the interest and complexity from the Merlots. This was a big surprise for Dominique Arangoïts at Château Cos d'Estournel.. He took the small, sweet and concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon berries in his stride, but was taken aback by the "energy" he found within the Merlot. Approaching the fermentations cautiously, he did what many did in the region, which was to scale back on the extraction. He held the fermentation at a temperature 3ºC lower than usual, and reined in his approach to extraction. The result of his work is nothing short of remarkable. Indeed this could be said of all three wines, as well as many others from within the St Estèphe appellation. These are atypical wines for the region, in some cases looking more seductively Californian than Médocian, but these are undoubtedly wines that combine the dark flavours and high alcohols of the vintage with freshness and grip, which to me is perhaps the very best of 2018. They will not appeal to everybody. But they will, I suspect, come to be regarded, in time, with awe. (10/4/19)
Beset Grüße Steffen
Grüße, Josef
hier ein kurzer Auszug:
Coming to the wines then, these are very strong, in their impact, their flavour, their structures and as already indicated their alcohol levels. At Château Calon-Ségur Vincent Millet (pictured above) likened the tannic structure to 2009 more than 2016. "It is a little like the style of 2009, but with a little more density", he suggested. "The 2009 vintage has a 'solaire' character, and here in 2018 we have a wine with the same character, but with a more elegant structure, and more acidity, with more silky tannin, and a fuller character".. As I noted in my introduction the best descriptions of the 2018 vintage combine 2016 and 2009. The 2016 vintage is the vessel, structured and fresh, and it is filled to the brim with the warmth and texture of the 2009 vintage. As a vintage it has more weight than 2016, but more energy and freshness than 2009. It also has a lot more alcohol, 14.9% at Château Calon-Ségur, 14.8% at Château Montrose and 14.6% at Château Cos d'Estournel.. Interestingly, the second wines at all three estates, which usually have more Merlot and thus often have higher alcohols, possess the exact same alcohol levels as the grand vin in each case. It is a sign of the extreme ripeness of the Cabernet Sauvignons in the grands vins.
One other feature noted at harvest was the interest and complexity from the Merlots. This was a big surprise for Dominique Arangoïts at Château Cos d'Estournel.. He took the small, sweet and concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon berries in his stride, but was taken aback by the "energy" he found within the Merlot. Approaching the fermentations cautiously, he did what many did in the region, which was to scale back on the extraction. He held the fermentation at a temperature 3ºC lower than usual, and reined in his approach to extraction. The result of his work is nothing short of remarkable. Indeed this could be said of all three wines, as well as many others from within the St Estèphe appellation. These are atypical wines for the region, in some cases looking more seductively Californian than Médocian, but these are undoubtedly wines that combine the dark flavours and high alcohols of the vintage with freshness and grip, which to me is perhaps the very best of 2018. They will not appeal to everybody. But they will, I suspect, come to be regarded, in time, with awe. (10/4/19)
Beset Grüße Steffen
