Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Chateau Plaisance Montagne Saint-Emilion 2006

Variety: 90% Merlot
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: ruby red
Bouquet: very fruity, cherries, sour cherries, quite straightforward
Taste: medium body, unsettled harsher tannins, sour cherries, less harmonic
Recommended food pairing: BBQ
Overall score: 75
Price: CZK ??
Stopper: cork
Surprisingly this wine had color, bouquet and taste of the wine with much younger vantage than declared on the label, I personally would assume st like 2008 vintage. It also ended on the one before last place.

4 comments:

  1. You think age would have helped or just simply not a good wine?

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  2. I do not think the age would do much. I suspect some fishy staff as I do not believe it to be 06 vintage.

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  3. especially with all the fraud being revealed in France, latest one the famous pinot noir from languedoc. check out red bicycle on the web.

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  4. Peter Vrij Wine HedonistAugust 2, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Age didn't help to soften its harsh & unripe tannines. Only accompanied with some meaty food this wine can be enjoyed. Its fruit is still there, but more in the scent then in taste. Bit of a dissapointedment. This appelation can do better!

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