Chateau Chauvin Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

pleasant fruity nose,good color mild smooth finish

2003 vintage

Slightly on the wrong side of mature, but still pleasurable. After about 30 min, this went from lovely earthy potpourri to just plain over the hill. But that first glass was quite nice.

2003 vintage

This has improved a lot or my previous impressions were wrong. Some floral smells, violet, anise, brambly undergrowth. Plum, blackcurrant, cedar. Medium bodied, good acid. Still the ashy aftertaste. Dry dusty tannin. Good.

2014 vintage

Lean blackcurrant and cedar. Wood ash in the mouth, unpleasant immediately after opening. I cooled it down and left it in a decanter for a while and it showed more fruit and some good savoury spice notes. Good acid, fresh. Put most favourably it's a serious and savoury bordeaux. I enjoyed it with cold rare steak but it wouldn't be much fun without food.

2014 vintage

Muted blackcurrant, some cedar. Medium weight, slightly sour. Pleasant dusty tannin. Good finish. Nothing special.

2014 vintage

Stewed plum, dark fruit, ripe and oaky. Full bodied and some tannin. Structured and substantial acid. A touch sour. Still good.

2014 vintage

Toasty and rich, stewed fruit, blackcurrant. Good body and presence. Good.

2014 vintage

This 15 years old bottle is still alive and may have 5 years ahead. I had it paired with Kimberly and was enjoyable.

2003 vintage

2017 Grands Crus Classes of St. Emilion, nose of black fruit, same on the palate, medium body, touch bitter, simple, almost fruit forward, near term drinking, tasty, medium finish.

2014 vintage

Bottle post-coravin, showing some oxidation, overipe berries, palate seems a bit flat. Don't think this is showing well.

2014 vintage

A swathe of European 2003s (Chicago, IL) : Rive droite rôtie? Roasted fruit, roasted oak. Throw in some roasting from the alcoholic burn too. In the words of Lana Kane, from the animated show Archer, "Nooooooooooooope."

2003 vintage

This never really came together over a 2 hr period poured from a decanter. My best description is a light to medium bodied wine that was a bit over extracted with some light tar notes and some sharp red fruit. Not hot or overripe like many 03's, just bland.

2003 vintage

Sporting a new label, which history buffs may be interested to know is a redesign of their label from the 1920s, the medium-bodied, floral, red berry-dominated wine is on the fresh, smooth, easy drinking side. 86-88 Pts

2014 vintage

Ripe, rich, good concentration, at its peak I believe. Currant, plum, dark cherry flavors, not overripe like some of the 03's.

2003 vintage

Nondescript, rather hot, but nice, unobjectionable. Probably should drink up.

2003 vintage

Solid, ripe dark stone fruit, tannic, enjoyable but not spectacular.

2003 vintage

Deep garnet. Nose shy initially-decant!-over time opened to tar, mocha, chocolate with a licorice hint. Taste was similar, more espresso with chocolate. Very young. Put a plus after the rating.

2003 vintage

Solid St Emilion. Shows plums more than cassis. Needs some time to open up. Doesn't show too much of the 03 heat. Still some tannins and acidity in the mouth. Will probably develop a little more over the next few years.

2003 vintage

Bordeaux WIMPS (The Ledbury, London) : Very gooey-grapey. Still sharply tannic. Harsh, heavy, and overdone.

2003 vintage

0.375 L bottle, early Feb 2012: crimson red color; vanilla and cherries; medium/full body; smooth texture. Very good red bank Bordeaux.

2003 vintage

decanted for about an hour... Matched well with roasted lamb (in our new wood fired oven- delicious!) drinking well now

2003 vintage

3 hr decant; elegant sweet nose; some blackberry; harsh and acidic at times.

2003 vintage

Tour de Bordeaux; Next stop: St. Emilion @ David's (Netherlands) : Black and red fruit, sandalwood, licorice, autumn leaves, tobacco. Has a classic and cool feel, good length, and some chalky, recalcitrant tannines, which gives it a nod to the Left Bank. Very charming and interesting. 17.5/50

2003 vintage

5 hr decant; light blackberry and earth nose; moderate balance; moderate finish.

2003 vintage

Open 6 hrs; started tart and light earth; developed to smooth balanced blackberry cherry cassis with nicely integrated and sweet tannins.

2003 vintage

Tasted blind - Opened and served right away. Ruby red with a slight brownish tinge at the edge. Earthy notes with dark fruits and a ton of chocolate. A good amount of tannin and acidity with a medium body and medium length finish. Dries out the mouth quite a bit. Enjoyable now but I think this will improve with 2-3 more years. Very good. 89+

2003 vintage

Típico Bordeaux. Aromas de frutas vermelhas. Médio corpo.

2003 vintage

Deep rich red color. Nose a bit off putting, barny, manure. Mouth is light, dry fruit, cranberries, leather, dried fig at the end. Short finish.

2003 vintage

Smooth earthy blackberry with moderate finish.

2003 vintage

Perfect ruby. Upon opening, the nose is a bit astringent, with some plummy fruit character. By the end of an hour of airtime, this is showing great dark fruit, coffee and some herbal character. Mid weight, and still a touch tannic, but not overly so. Some minerality on the medium length finish. This is drinking well now with some air, and will likely only get better for a few years. Day two update: A little more of an herbal profile …

2003 vintage

Not as good as the last bottle. bouquet was different. Bought this bottle at Schneider's. Maybe it got cooked. Needed a lot of decanting.

2003 vintage

Very smooth and a wonderful lavender nose. Drank it with Wayne and Jennifer in TN on Labor Day weekend.

2003 vintage

Disapointing compared to previous bottle. May be closing down, but not like the first bottle.

2003 vintage

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