Chateau Deyrem Valentin, Margaux

initially an off taste that disapated, medium body, grainy texture and tannins, good fruit when it opened up, drank with veal chops and risotto, last bottle.

2016 vintage

Frais et souple. Beau fruit croquant. Cerises et prunes avec un peu d'herbes. Les tannins sont serrés et la finale de longueur moyenne. Très bon.

2021 vintage

1-hr decant, then smooth and enjoyable. Short finish. There is light sediment in the bottle.

2016 vintage

Black liquorice on the nose. Strawberry, vanilla bean, white pepper. Velvet tannins. Balanced acitity. Delicious and complex wine, most likely at its best now!

2016 vintage

Now showing really nice so bumping my score from 2024 up by 2pts to 91. everything starts to be integrated and provides a great pleasure drinking it

2016 vintage

Dark color, slight bouquet, 14% abv, full bodied, slight tannic finish, good balance and fruit, drank with NY strip steak, complex flavors, not sure if it will develop positively any more, have another bottle.

2016 vintage

Subtle nose, dried fruits. Dark fruits on the palate. Velvet tannins with balanced acidity. Good to drink now, but will also drink well over the next few years. Delicious, but lacks complexity, perhaps overpriced.

2016 vintage

Superb Margaux. Full bouquet right from the first sip. Deep blackberry, anise, just a hint of leather. Well made wine drinking well now and into 2025. We followed this bottle at a dinner with a Charles Krug Napa, which did nothing for my sour opinion of Cali wines these days.

2016 vintage

Nothing distinctive about this wine except a total absence of defects. Brilliant.In.Every.Way. And all of the professional reviews give it a long life in the cellar. Wish I had more.

2016 vintage

Dark color, nice bouquet, 14% abv, tannic, took until the end of the meal for the wine to open up, earthy, drank with T-bone steak and cauliflower, full body, tasted like it needs more time to develop, fruit was overwhelmed by grainy tannins until it opened up but it stayed lively sip by sip, will drink again.

2016 vintage

Sweet blueberry and cacao, fir and juniper, Ceylon cinnamon, juicy cooked tomato. Solid acidity makes up some of what it lacks in tannins. Too soft and sweet at pnp but firms up and improves substantially with air, becoming stonier and losing some of that soft cacao/spice.

2016 vintage

Still young but accessable. Lots of cherries…

2016 vintage

By a very long way the best bottle so far

2016 vintage

I loved this Margaux, from chateau deyrem Valentin. very good nose, flavor - aged wood, dark berries, and smoke.

2009 vintage

Cherries, black raspberries and roses with a hint of coffee bean pop in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, fresh, supple and focused on its array of cherries and red plums with a hint of green herbs that pops in at the end of the finish. Drink from 2025-2038.

2021 vintage

(80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot pH 3.73, 13% Alkohol, ab 29 September bis am 12 Oktober gelesen) Leuchtendes Rubinrot. Expressive Nase, klar und rein wie ein Bergbach, Brombeeren, schwarze Johannisbeeren, Kirschen, darüber blonder Tabak, Kaffee, Veilchenaromen, komplex. Im Gaumen seidenweich, delikate Frucht, nichts überbordet, die Tannine sind bereits gut mit der Frucht vermählt, die Säure belebt, der Wein zeigt Präzision, Frische und Eleganz. Langer, harmonischer Abgang. Ein stiller, sublimer Margaux, viel Finesse fürs Geld. 2024 bis 2040

2021 vintage

Are you kidding me? Brilliant

2016 vintage

we recently drank this wine with a beef dish. it was good with the food. but not necessarily just to drink.

2009 vintage

Currant and toasted bread nose with creosote, mineral, and chocolate notes. Dark, focused palate; well-structured and balanced with good flavours and finish. 4/5

2016 vintage

Un bordeaux classique, de bonne facture mais pas vraiment de complexité et il manque un truc pour vibrer un peu. 14/20

2016 vintage

Vin avec un très beau nez. Malheureusement en bouche c’est court et ça manque de complexité. Sur le bleuet et la confiture. Pas mauvais, mais pour le prix, c’est décevant.

2016 vintage

Two+ hours decant. A muted nose, lacking that elegance and perfume one expects from Margaux. There is a hint of tobacco leaf on the nose and some sense of tobacco itself on the palate, mixed in with muted red fruits. Medium body with gentle acidity and tannins. Slightly hot finish, but that dissapated by the end of the bottle on the 2nd day.

2016 vintage

In der Nase verhalten. Marzipan , dunkle Frucht. Im Mund sehr voll, seidige tanine, Wald Beeren, Leder. Langer Zug

2016 vintage

I haven't been that fond of this wine in the past but this was very good (vintage helped I guess). Concentrated nose of Kirsch, blackberry, tobacco, backed up the the palate with a medium finish. Pleasantly surprised.

2016 vintage

Nice dark color out of the bottle. Black plum, leather, dried orange peel, mace. The finish is a little hot. Overall drinking well and should improve slightly, 91+. The CT valuation is strangely low, I paid $27 a couple years ago and Wine Searcher is solidly $30 per bottle. Acceptable QPR at this price.

2016 vintage

(91-93 vvPunkte) (80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot pH 3.73, 13% Alkohol, ab 29 September bis am 12 Oktober gelesen) Was für eine Nase, Brombeeren, Cassis, Veilchen, das Holz kaum wahrnehmbar, sehr duftig und sehr Margaux. Im Gaumen mit Rasse und Schliff, feinkörniges Tannin, knackige Frucht, der Wein hat viel Präzision, eine sehr gute Struktur und zeigt im Abgang eine sehr gute Länge und viel ausgezeichnete Frische. Ein Top Deyrem Valentin, bravo! 2025-2040 (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April …

2021 vintage

Espresso, flowers, cherries and currants are discovered on the nose. The bright, fresh, crunchy, crisp, red berries on the palate give the wine a classic edge in the mouth and in the finish. Drink from 2024-2038. 89-91

2021 vintage

Leer, peper,

2009 vintage

Really liked it, especially at the price point. Had it with rack of lamb and veggies at home. Smell was effusive that I really liked. Flavors showed promise but were still tannic. Day 2 will likely be better and after a few years it should be great.

2016 vintage

By the glass. Another bottle fully ready when turns five: soft and accessible. Balanced but without much structure. Sparse length and tamed tannins. It lacks that supposed elegance and that longed-for perfume of the area. Por copas. Otra botella totalmente lista al cumplir los cinco años: suave y accesible. Equilibrada pero sin mucha estructura. Escasa longitud y taninos domados. Carece de elegancia y del añorado perfume de la zona.

2016 vintage

Very nice nose, with blackcurrant, some tobacco, a little leafy, nice fruit. Tannins very soft, luscious, good acid, dark fruits, slight menthol end, nice length.

2011 vintage

Getting better

2009 vintage

From a split bottle. This is quite terrific Margaux! A really lovely nose, sweet dark fruit melange with leafs and licorice adding early complexity; powdery sugar-coated, but not over the top. In the mouth the wine is crisp, defined and gently tannic. However, there is lots of flavour and stuffing on the midpalate. Certainly good now, but better after five years.

2016 vintage

Red berries and subtle tobacco without being overpowering. Still very tannic, can imagine it being beautiful with age as the tannins soften.

2016 vintage

Espresso, flowers, tobacco and ample dark red berries are all over the place. Medium-bodied, soft and with delicious red fruits on the palate the wine has lift, energy and staying power. Value hunters seeking a wine from Margaux should be all over this one.

2016 vintage

Decanted for 2 hrs and sampled over the course of that time. Opened up dramatically, well worth the wait! Color: surprisingly vibrant crimson, given the age. Nose: subdued, get a bit of flint, red meat, cinnamon and cocoa. Very little fruit. Taste: a timebomb on the palate, witholds at first, then bursts with flavors of dates, black cherry and currant. Loads of great tobacco, black licorice and leather. Overall very delicate and well balanced. Not a heavyweight by any means. …

2009 vintage

Getting better and better. Now very became well balanced and structured, gentle and pleasant. Still needs al least one hour decanting so perhaps the potential is there. It is already 10 years and just wonder how it will develop in 2-3 years. The vintage is great so could be still before the best moment. So no hurry. Next try in 2020

2009 vintage

Now is ready, although still needs 1 hour decanting, typically for 2009/10. Became quite a decent wine. 91

2009 vintage

Fresh and balanced, with mineral and tobacco notes. Stood up to braised beef short ribs, but nice on its own, too.

2011 vintage

A very good wine - drink now.

2009 vintage

Very good for a Cru bourgeois. Nice nose of black cherries, blueberry, some earthy notes. Gains complexity in the glass, so maybe would have benefitted from more cellaring. The feel on tongue and palate is fine, though, silky, good spicy taste.

2009 vintage

Blind Tasting: Bordeaux No. 4 (Emma's) : Appearance: Lighter and more transparent. Scarlet/crimson shade of red. Aroma: At first, restrained but opened up after half an hour. Definitely, red fruits, potpourri, lightly perfumed. Palate: gravelly, minerally, red cherry, grainy tannin. A pleasant wine. My favourite of the night. Called: 2008 Pauillac. Didn't know why but clearly my description doesn't suggest a powerful, tannic wine.

2011 vintage

Silky, soft and serving up a delicious blend of ripe black cherries, flowers and wet earth with no hard edges. This is a great deal for a wine from the normally expensive Margaux appellation.

2009 vintage

on the nose cherry, flowers, & milk chocolate on the palate cherry, dark berries, & chocolate great structure with gripping tannins very young. needs time.

2009 vintage

Un peu tôt peut-être, vin un peu fade, gout peu prononcé.

2009 vintage

really interesting nose with leather, slight oak, and fruit however NONE of this translated to the palate. Really boring to drink. I bought it on a whim so I am not disappointed but I understand why gambling on a $20 bottle of wine doesn't always pay off!

1998 vintage

This is a tale of two impressions, and a somewhat unusual one in that I strongly preferred this wine when first poured at 55 degrees than I did as it warmed up. Within a few minutes after opening and without decanting, it was already ready for business. It showed cool graphite, coffee, cassis and cedar impressions all wrapped in credible Margaux perfume and silk. Aided by its mere 12% alcohol, I was knocking it back with abandon while chomping down …

1999 vintage

A bit past it's prime...Give atleast an hour or 2!

1999 vintage

This is just a well balanced great wine!

1999 vintage

Enjoyed this btl with Christmas Eve dinner at the inlaws! All enjoyed...

1999 vintage

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