St-Emilion premiers grands crus classés 2004 & 2006

St Emilion 2004 and 2006 On either side of the excellent 2005 vintage there are some impressive St Emilion premier grand crus classÃ©s wines available. A selection of Decanter contributors and wine experts tasted 23 wines giving 4 bottles five stars and 10 bottles four stars - see them all here... (The full set of results were published in the July 2011 issue) Cheateau Figeac 2006 ChÃ¢teau Figeac 2006 Dense, lush, plummy nose with savoury, chocolatey, damson and coffee hints. Rich, sumptuous, fleshy, voluptuous, expressive and hedonistic style. This has ample tannin, pronounced acidity, abundant fruit and excellent length. 18.75pts/20 Price: Â£50âÂ£70 Christopher Keiller, Fine & Rare, Goedhuis, Millesima, R&B Wines, Uncorked, Wine Source Drink: 2013+. Alc: 13.5% Chateau Beau Sejour Becot 2006 ChÃ¢teau Beau-SÃ©jour BÃ©cot 2006 Very attractive, dark, scented cassis and cherry fruit, lean, mint, coffee and liquorice bouquet. Delicious â wonderful freshness and mineral intensity. So seductive, pure and very fine with an elegant and very long, powerful finish. 18.63pts/20 Price: Â£31âÂ£39.95 En Primeur Ltd, Fine & Rare, Hennings, Jeroboams, Laytons, Morgan Classic Wines, Winedirect Drink: 2015â2025. Alc: 14% Chateau Angelus 2006 ChÃ¢teau Angelus 2006 Concentrated aroma of coffee, mocha, plum, spice and oak. Fresh, full fruit with lively acidity and firm tannins. Silky texture and polished fruit with natural depth and richness. Lovely complexity. 18.5pts/20 Price: Â£140âÂ£165 Fine & Rare, Nebuchadnezzar, R&B Wines, Roberson, Slurp, Smart Wines, Tankersley Wine Brokers, Waitrose Wine Direct, Wine Source Drink: 2013â2025. Alc: 14% Chateau Cheval Blanc 2006 ChÃ¢teau Cheval Blanc 2006 Lush, smoky oak aroma laden with fruit â raspberry, loganberry and damson. Rich, suave and fleshy with a minerally, spicy intensity. Youthful and assertive. Wow â has some class! 18.5pts/20 Price: Â£365âÂ£579 Berry Bros & Rudd, Bibendum, Coe Vintners, In Vino Veritas, LâAssemblage, Lay & Wheeler, Magnum Fine Wines, Nebuchadnezzar Drink: 2015â2025. Alc: 13% Chateau Pavie 2006 ChÃ¢teau Pavie 2006 Lush but powerful perfume of plum, chocolate, spicy blue fruit and violets. Very rich, chewy, voluptuous, soft and intense â will take a long time to come round. Has concentration, grip and fine depth of fruit. 17.5pts/20 Price: Â£113âÂ£171 Antique Wine Company, Bordeaux Index, Farr Vintners, Fine & Rare, Interest in Wine, LâAssemblage, Roberson, Smart Wines, Wilkinson Vintners Drink: 2015+. Alc: 14% Chateau Beau Sejour Becot 2004 ChÃ¢teau Beau-SÃ©jour BÃ©cot 2004 Subdued oak, black fruit, tar, meat, game and savoury aromas. Dense, concentrated and very good. A graceful rather than powerful style that has density, grip and some freshness. Has a very long finish. 17.33pts/20 Price: Â£31âÂ£42 Christopher Keiller, Fine & Rare, Grand Vin Drink: 2013+. Alc: 14% Chateau Pavie Macquin 2006 ChÃ¢teau Pavie Macquin 2006 Lovely, fragrant, deep expression of fresh, cassis fruit and herbaceous hints. Really good flavour and length with a lovely fragrance and savoury character. A really fine wine which is light, elegant and balanced. 17.17pts/20 Price: Â£35âÂ£43 Bordeaux Wine Investments, Bordeaux Cellar, Interest in Wine, In Vino Veritas, James Nicholson, Morgan Classic Wines, Roberson, Seckford Drink: 2013â2025. Alc: 14% Chateau Trotte Vielle 2006 ChÃ¢teau Trotte Vieille 2006 Firm, spicy, plummy, savoury, red fruit perfume. Lean and elegant style with fine-grained, supple tannins and good concentration. Has vigour, lift and finesse. The finish is lovely â very aromatic. 17.13pts/20 Price: Â£52.99âÂ£76.95 Averys, Great Wine Direct, Le Vigneron, Millesima, Slurp Telegraph Wines Drink: 2014â2025. Alc: 13.5% Chateau Pavie 2004 ChÃ¢teau Pavie 2004 Fruitcake, plums, graphite, medicinal oak and tarry black fruit bouquet. Someone has spent a few quid polishing this! Sleek and svelte with tannic support. Chocolatey, spicy, peppery and reticent now. Needs time. 17pts/20 Price: Â£104âÂ£129 Bordeaux Wine Investments, City Wine Collection, Everywine, Farr Vintners, Fine & Rare Drink: 2015+. Alc: 14% Chateau Pavie Macquin 2004 ChÃ¢teau Pavie Macquin 2004 Sumptuous plumcake, toast, chocolate and high-toned fragrance. This is coming around â really delicious sweet, sappy fruit, with plenty of depth and softness. Enjoyable. 17pts/20 Price: Â£36âÂ£42 Farr Vintners, Wilkinson Vintners Drink: 2011+. Alc: 14% Chateau La Gaffeliere 2006 ChÃ¢teau La GaffeliÃ¨re 2006 Rich, seductive and opulent bouquet of plum, black cherry, spice and lanolin. Very rich, broad and succulent wine with impressive weight of fruit and integrated tannin. Concentrated and virile. 16.75pts/20 Price: Â£27âÂ£44 Antique Wine Company, Farr Vintners, Millesima, Morgan Classic Wines Drink: 2014â2020. Alc: 13.5% Clos Fourtet 2004 Clos Fourtet 2004 Rich aromas of smoke, yeast, stone fruit, dried fruit and mulch. Four-square wine which has a way to go to resolve all the matter, but looking good. 16.67pts/20 Price: Â£46âÂ£55 Fine & Rare, Highbury Vintners, James Nicholson, Millesima, Richard Kihl Drink: 2012+. Alc: 13.5% Chateau Troplong Mondot 2006 Troplong Mondot 2006 Perfumed, enticing nose of minerals, sweet, cassis fruit, cocoa and coffee. Savoury palate, with firm structure and moderate weight. Shows good vineyard expression with a savoury, slightly meaty finish. 16.67pts/20 Price: Â£60âÂ£70 Bibendum, Blakeâs Fine Wines, Bordeaux Index, R&B Wine, Hennings, Interest in Wine, Jeroboams, Laytons, Nebuchadnezzar Drink: 2012â2020. Alc: 14% Chateau Figeac 2004 ChÃ¢teau Figeac 2004 Rich and powerful nose with sweet oak, lush plum, sweet red and black cherry fruit. Rich and suave but less massive than the nose suggested. Supple, spicy and generous, loose-knit style but good evolvement. 16.5pts/20 Price: Â£50âÂ£68 Everywine, En Primeur Ltd, Fine & Rare, Lay & Wheeler, Millesima, Morgan Classic Wines, R&B Wine, Roberson, Waterloo Wine, York Wine Drink: 2013+. Alc: 13% See more panel tasting results: St-Emilion 1GCC & GCC 2010 St-Emilion 2009 St-Emilion 2008 Full list of Decanter magazine panel tasting results by country and region Medoc tasters The St Emilion premier grand crus classÃ©s 2004 and 2006 tasters include: (from left to right) Gareth Birchley - a judge on the 2010 DWWA Bordeaux panel. He works at fine wine trader Bordeaux Index. Stephen Brook - a Decanter contributing editor and the author of the award-winning book The Complete Bordeaux. Steven Spurrier - Decanter's consultant editor, and a renowned expert on Bordeaux and its vintages. Simon Davies - head of marketing at Fine & Rare Wines, one of the UK's leading stockists of Bordeaux. Also tasting: Beverley Blanning MW - an independent wine journalist and author, and regular Decanter contributor and Decanter World Wine Awards judge. Margaret Rand - the former editor of Wine, the author of Grapes & Wines, and general editor of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book.

St-Emilion premiers grands crus classés 2004 & 2006

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