Chateau Dassault Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Chateau Dassault · Bordeaux › Saint-Emilion Grand Cru › France

Red · Red Bordeaux Blend

Critics

91 /100

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Reviews

90.9

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Still happy with my last note. Just a boring, modern wine, okay quality. 15/20

2009 vintage

Very last bottle: can only recommend it

2009 vintage

Very fruity, berries, plums, also a bit (too) jammy, heavily extracted, missing freshness and elegance for me. Still quite tannic on the finish. Certainly not bad, but not my preferred style. 15/20

2009 vintage

The next bottle was excellent, full bodied, hedonistic and no signs of decline at all. Loved it.

2009 vintage

Bought a few more bottles but the present one was clearly over the top. If this applies to my next bottle also I will drink up the rest soon.

2009 vintage

Very opulent and elegant wine. Tobacco, chocolate and mint. Red fruit jam. Good tannins and fresh long end..

2009 vintage

PnP. Excellent mature and smooth wine. Unfortunately my last bottle.

2009 vintage

Académie des Cinquante Saint-Emilion Tasting (Restaurant Bolenius *, Amsterdam, NL) : Tasted blind (wine 17): Slightly earthy, shows age, complete, sturdy, lacks some aromatic finesse and length, 90. Tasted semi-blind: Relatively fresh and floral nose, toasty, firm and tannic, quite extracted, good length but drying finish, 91.

2009 vintage

Appearance: Bright and clear, the wine is of deep ruby colour, with fading rim and legs. Nose: Clean, with medium (+) intensity aromas of black fruit of bilberry, plum and blackcurrant, red fruit of raspberry, oak notes of toast, kernel notes of cocoa and coffee, maturity notes of tobacco. The wine is developing. Palate: Dry with medium acidity, the wine has medium (+) tannin of ripe and velvety texture, medium (+) alcohol and medium body, with medium (+) flavours of …

2009 vintage

Not the most powerful wine but wonderful balance of cassis, raspberry, tobacco with fine tannins. Very classic style.

2009 vintage

A lot of tobacco, cassis and plum. Better after 2 days bottle open.

2009 vintage

Purple/red at the rim, tending to black at the core - blueberries and cocoa on the nose. Medium bodied but with huge concentration, when first opened a little bitter, after a couple of hours' decant the wine does relax and the quality begins to show through: a good depth of fruit and a fresh balancing acidity with a slightly sweet and grainy tannic finish. Leave for another 2-3 years before trying again.

2009 vintage

Despite the abundant tannins so evident at this early age, I was really impressed with the purity and depth of fruit here. The wine is robust and exuberant, displaying ample dark fruit flavors and a touch of licorice. I look forward to revisiting in a few years.

2009 vintage

Very dark red violet color; appealing, ripe black fruit, plum, black currant nose; tight, poised, tasty, medium bodied, ripe black fruit, plum, black currant palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish (75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14.5% alcohol; 3.71 pH; needs 2 years)

2009 vintage

Tasted at Vinexpo Asia 2012 Dark red in color, Nose of dark fruits, caramel! Smooth silky texture, very tannic and lingering dry finish, I can see it's muscles!!

2009 vintage

Medium bodied with spicy red and black fruit, this lighter, traditional style of St. Emilion is tannic and dry in the otherwise, bright, fresh, tart, red fruit finish.

2009 vintage

Union Des Grands Crus de Bordeaux Tasting (New York, NY) : Nose: Ripe Cherry, Blackberry Jam, Spice Box, and Bakers Chocolate. Palate: Lighter bodied than others, but Med weight. Red Cherry, Bright Raspberry and a slight mineral note. Finish: Slightly hot on the finish, but a great effort. Leaves red fruits and chocolate that linger for a while.

2009 vintage