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July 15, 2020

Bordeaux 2019 Vintage Tasting -9th July 2020 - Commanderie de Bordeaux in Denver

Commanderie de Bordeaux in Denver - Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux

Bordeaux 2019 Vintage Tasting - Thursday 9th July 2020


Maître Clifton Louis tells us that a group of seven expert tasters, members of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Denver, met at the Denver Country Club on Thursday 9th July 2020 from 6pm, to hold the Bordeaux 2019 Vintage Tasting. 

This tasting even was a great success! The group comprised of Richard Tolley, Jerry Wrench, Greg Wrench, Brooke Schiffner, Jacquelyn TerHar, Henry Gordon and Michael Banks tasted and evaluated all Bordeaux thirty wine samples.

They found that all the wines were much more approachable at this early stage than any had expected. Most wines had a great sense of freshness and many will be ready to drink wonderfully very early on. They considered the red wines simply outstanding, showing a lot of backbone and strength, but even so very, very approachable, with tremendous freshness. Most of the red wines will be ready to savour soon.

The 2019 vintage will not require years of cellaring before the optimal drinking window opens.

The Commanderie de Bordeaux in Denver thought that the thirty wine samples they received was a truly great selection of wines! 

Here are the wines they picked out as their favourites and some of their comments: 

Chateau Caroline
Fruit forward, well balanced. Great nose, very pleasant, enjoyed this wine very much. 

Chateau Louplac-Gaudiet
A light floral nose and honey sweetness. On the palate very sweet, but a very pleasant Loupiac. 

Chateau Franc le Maine 
Floral nose. Complex and well balanced. WOW! Tannis are slightly light, but still very good balance for this wine. 

Citran - Maison Ginestet
A very light peach colour, almost transparent. White Peach aromas. Very dry on the palate, with very little residual sugar. Light and fresh. An outstanding rosé wine! 

Mauvais Garcon - SAS Thunevin 
A nose of dark fruits and fig, with hints of vanilla. Showing stong tannins, but not overpowering. Well balanced. It would benefit from 3 to 5 years bottle ageing, but it will be a fabulous wine! It is already great to drink now. This is a Big wine! 

List of the 30 wine samples:

Château Parenchere AOC Bordeaux Clairet

Château Le Grand Verdus AOC Bordeaux Blanc

Château Le Grand Verdus AOC Bordeaux Rosé

Lateyron Crémant AOC Crémant de Bordeaux

Cabernet Sauvignon Château La Freynelle 2018 AOC Bordeaux Rouge

Château Siran 2019 AOC Margaux

Château Pedesclaux 2019 AOC Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

Château Maurac 2019 AOC Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Caroline 2019 AOC Haut-Médoc

Château Cap LéonVeyrin 2019 AOC Listrac-Médoc

Château Latour-Martillac 2019 AOC Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Château Roquetaillade La Grange 2019 AOC Graves Rouge

Château Crabitey 2019 AOC Graves Blanc

Château de Myrat 2019 AOC Sauternes - Grand Cru Classé en 1855

Clos Jean 2019 AOC Loupiac

Château Gaby 2019 AOC Canon-Fronsac

Château La Cabanne 2019 AOC Pomerol

Château Saint-Georges 2019 AOC Saint-Georges Saint-Emilion

Château Franc le Maine 2019 AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Grand Corbin 2019 AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château de Pitray AOC Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2019

Château Haut-Gayat 2019 AOC Graves de Vayres

Château Faugas 2019 AOC Cadillac

Château de Francs 2019 AOC Francs

Vin'Ature - Château des Tourtes 2019 AOC Blaye

Citran 2019 Maison Ginestet AOC Bordeaux Rosé

Ginestet 2019 Maison Ginestet AOC Bordeaux Blanc

Cuvée Clémence 2019 Cheval Quancard AOC Entre-Deux-Mers Blanc

Mauvais Garçon 2019 SAS Thunevin AOC Bordeaux Rouge

Bord'Art 2019 MT Vins AOC Bordeaux Rosé


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