Chateau L'Arrosee Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Matured medium puple colour. Light sediment. Blackberries, blackcurrant, plums, some animal notes, light smokiness, vanilla, cedar. Higher tannins, good acidity. Medium finish.

2006 vintage

Decanted and drank over two days. Let breath a couple hours before pouring. Medium body, unlike the 2010 that is a heavier wine. Mild nose of black fruit and clove. Soft in the mouth, the fruit, some brett, no secondary flavors detected. Decent with food, one-dimensional, a weekday wine.

2006 vintage

A decidedly old school SE, perfectly melting mature red berries, noble cask aromas, club seat leather, chocolate and tobacco. Very smooth and silky. Although thinning out in the finish the bottle was a wonderful journey back to a glorious past of classical Bordeaux.

1995 vintage

Dark fruit (black cherry, blackberry), spice, earth, slight forest floor, slight mushroom, slight leather. Good acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable. 92+ Opened an hour or so before drinking. Did not decant.

1995 vintage

Had only a brief taste, but black berries, graphite, leather. Drinking very nicely.

2006 vintage

7hrs decanting from the bottle.

2006 vintage

I would still see this in a pretty perfect space these days. Bottles was in pristine condition, cork not soaked at all. If anything, it gained refinement without losing power of the past years since the last bottle. So this comes velvety, jammy, with aged Bdx notes of mushrooms, forest floor and herbal notes. Also nice leather and faint cinnamon notes accompanying a very nicely balanced finish with still vibrant acidity. Good length for a surprising 12.5 ABV. For good …

1995 vintage

Not been lucky enough to taste a haut-brion, chaval blanc or any of the first growth wines of Bordeaux but surely it can’t get much better than this ?! totally blown away by the quality of this wine on the night, and proving that wine is alive and constantly evolving and you can never right it off.. even when you think it’s done it surprises you. I opened a bottle of the 2006 only 3 years ago and and wasn’t …

2006 vintage

Two 1999 Cortons Tasted (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.) : Nose of black berry, fragrant spring bouquet, hints of barnyard and allspice and cigar box, on the palate, big body, tasty, enjoyed over 3 nights, mouth filling fruit, at peak, drinking well, suggest you enjoy now, rich, long finish and lovely aftertaste, photo uploaded.

1995 vintage

Enjoyed over 2 nights while tasting 6 other wines, notes posted. This wine has always been a favorite of mine since 1985. It has been merged with Chateau Tertre Daugay into Chateau Quintus in 2013 although they controlled the 2011 vintage. This bottle of 1995 shows excellent cellaring at 60 degrees F but sadly shows its age. As of today, about 230 bottles of this are listed on Cellartracker and probably should be consumed immediately IMO. Enjoy it now and …

1995 vintage

Good but I'm not convinced it's really a '95. Unless it's been recorked within the past 5 years. Very suspicious.

1995 vintage

This is the best showing for this wine to date. Decanted two hours. Not as great as in the best vintages but really enjoyed and seemed to have more body than bottles opened up previously.

2006 vintage

A very nice wine. Fruit still fresh and vibrant. Tannins mellow and smooth with just a pleasnt hint of acidity and a bit of a charcoal finish. Fruit 50% orchard, 50 % berry with nothing distinctive. Nice nose over 3 hour drink period, full bodied but medium finish. I don't think this will get any better so drink up!

2006 vintage

I enjoyed this - certainly well made and the tannins are pretty much resolved but not of any great length or depth - I am not confident it will improve but will leave my last bottle for a couple of years

2006 vintage

Lovely, textbook, Bordeaux with lots of tobacco and cedar on the nose and blackcurrent cassis fruit. Not over weight at all and energetic while being fully resolved. Delightful.

1995 vintage

25 years later still strong and not showing signs of fading. Decanted for 2 hours prior to drinking. Continued to evolve in the glass.

1995 vintage

Zoom tasting with the wine group - Bordeaux : Medium-deep ruby, minimal bricking; nose has an offputting aroma at first, almost a little acetone and a little skunk; palate is full bodied, youthful, but the same offputting aroma comes through on the palate as well. This seems flawed, but unclear what the flaw is… Not pleasant for me. 1 hour of air in the glass: The offputting aromas mostly blow off, but not much underneath that excites me, and still …

1995 vintage

Coravin’d. Quite ripe and velvety, cocoa powder and green bell peppers. Slightly bitter finish but nice refined tannins. Definitely ready though not very complex.

2006 vintage

Good amount of sediment. Pnp. Paired very well with osso buco. Drinking well now. Drink up! Brad - heavypourwine.com

2006 vintage

Very good condition after being coravined about 3 months ago; good with Turkey dinner, along with Perin Gigondas, Lamy St. Aubin red. Thanksgiving dinner

2006 vintage

Delicious, soft and supple. Good now.

2006 vintage

Plum, tootsie roll, herbs, forest floor, spices, leather, spice box; soft, caressing, pretty decent, with good age on it; nice, classic, but a little aged beyond it's years, with it being a little heavy in the brown leaves and tootsie rool. Drink up now to 5 years.

2006 vintage

An easy afternoon with close friends (@ PdV) : Chocolate and dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate dark and red berries, some earth and green impressions, firm acidity and sticky tannin. Elegant acidity and still not really showing itself. Would like to taste again in a few years. 90 – 91

2006 vintage

Typical Bordeaux aromas of cassis, French oak, some cedar, pronounced and complex. Nice flavors, but a bit dry. Ready. Ric

1995 vintage

Not a bad Saturday afternoon : Celery seed and pyrazine, very savory, a rough and tumble wine that shows a lot of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc character. It had a mixed reception. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I'm a big fan of Loire Cabernet Franc and old school Bordeaux.

1995 vintage

What a shame. Still revealing a pure-race high class Saint Emilion.

1995 vintage

not much development here since it was last tasted - well made but one dimensional and lacking complexity

2006 vintage

Fruity, sweet nose: B++/A- Rich, tannic palate: B++

2006 vintage

Nose of plums, earth and spice. Round and fruity on the palette. Soft tannins

2006 vintage

Medium light red. Earthy hints of cherry fruit and cedar box. Very light nose and flavours. Dry tannic finish. Last red of the night so my note is very sparse. I do remember my mouth being burnt out at this point.

1995 vintage

At peak. Lovely with grilled pork and polenta. Plenty black fruit, but dominant cigar, leather and graphite. Complete surprise , as I wasn't expecting much. Wine has plenty of backbone left if you want to wait, but why? Drink this now.

1995 vintage

Nose of barnyard, saddle leather, cigar box, and forest floor, more of the same on the palate, very tasty, typical Bordeaux, medium/big body, almost elegant, at its peak time to enjoy, easily last another 10 years if well stored, and a long finish.

1995 vintage

Nose of black cherry, boysenberry, graphite, and barnyard, same on the palate, big body, very tasty, lots of fruit, almost mouth filling fruit, at its peak, time to start drinking up, medium/long finish and flavorful aftertaste,

1995 vintage

No formal notes, I've got nothing against right banks but for some reason I do not find L'Arrosée's style appealing, I have to continue working on it.

1995 vintage

i quite liked, this - found it classic and restrained, very good with food, elegant even, though it will likely disappoint the fruit bombaderos

2006 vintage

Had this alongside a cote de francs Le Puy 09. Arrosée was simply outclassed by that (over delivering) bottle.

2006 vintage

Remind me not to buy en primeur unless I'm absolutely convinced... This is nothing special and does not merit gcc status. I'll drink my six bottles as 'ordinary' week day wines, and that is a pity. Nothing wrong here, just no excitement at all.

2006 vintage

Lots of spice, black tea. Strong tannins. Cinnamon. Still good, though I wouldn't leave it much longer.

1995 vintage

Smell and flavors are nice. Did not notice any tannins. Similar to other 2006's there is a lack of depth and body.

2006 vintage

Pleasant, perfumed nose of chocolate, mint, capsicum, sweet tobacco and cedar. It is relatively gentle in the mouth with soft tannins and perfumed sweet fruit. There are plenty of cooler, green notes that add freshness to the wine.

1980 vintage

No formal notes, a bit one dimensional but ok.

1995 vintage

You can start drinking now. Very good!

2006 vintage

Certainly reach its drinking plateau, this wine has not changed much over the last 2 years. Slight hint of wood but blows off quickly, wet earth, oyster shell, red/black fruits, and oak. Medium bodied with good balance, not very complex though. Enjoyable bottle.

1995 vintage

somewhat closed both to smell and to taste although it seems quite balanced - leave

2006 vintage

Nose of cedar, tobacco, earth, and red cherry fruit, more of the same on the palate, delicious, similar to the 1986, medium, mouth coating wine, a gunpowder tea component was evident, long finish. Will age three years and improve slightly, but almost at its best.

1995 vintage

4th Saturday Group brown bagger (Our house) : Initially a bit reticent with just a bit of dark fruit coming through. Opens to reveal a mix of red and dark fruit, vanilla and earth. Nice finish.

2006 vintage

4th Saturday Group. Pine notes with a bit of green and dusty tannins. Guessed Bordeaux.

2006 vintage

La Commanderie de Bordeaux à Vancouver - Chateau L’Arrosee (Chambar) : This was the outlier of the flight. Black cherry nose with mint and beef broth that is quite a bit different than the 90 or 89. This was tight and quite structured and needs a good bit of time before prime time drinking. Very good. 89+

1995 vintage

50+5+12+17+8=92

1995 vintage

Opened but not decanted. Coming after a whole bunch of wines so the impression could have been affected. Not quite as good as the last bottle, still drinking nicely but nothing memorable.

1995 vintage

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