Château de La Rivière

 

Fronsac

2017 Château de La Rivière

APR 18 Ruby. Blackberries, fruity, some spices, scented, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, juicy, fruity, dark berries, good length. 88-90

2017 Château de la Rivière blanc

APR 18 Ca 1500 bottles made. Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, fresh, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity palate, apples and faint peach note, playful, good length. 89

2017 Château de la Rivière Rosé

APR 18 Watery pink. Fresh, fruity, red berries nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, light and bright. 83

2016 Château de La Rivière
APR 17 Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, spices, ripe, rich and intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fresh, tannic, vanilla, somewhat warm finish, long. 90-92

2016 Château de la Rivière blanc
APR 17 Pale lemon yellow. Gooseberries and light citrus nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, some vanilla and spices, bit light. 84-86

2015 Château de La Rivière
APR 16 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, some red berries, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, juicy, good length. 88-90

2015 Château de La Rivière blanc
APR 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, flinty nose. Fresh acidity, grapefruits, apples, passion fruit, blood orange, good length. 87-89

2014 Château de La Rivière

APR 15 Ruby. Spicy, dark berries, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, somewhat hollow nid palate, leaner, fresher finish, good length. 85-87

2012 Château de La Rivière

APR 17 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, red berries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, ripe blueberries, anise, good length. 88

2012 Château de La Rivière

JUN 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, some vanilla and toast nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruity but the wood is a bit up front. Served for dinner after my induction into the order of Gentilshommes de Fronsac in the garden of Château la Dauphine. 88

2012 Château de La Rivière

APR 13 Ruby. Scented and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and fairly elegant and good length. 85-87

2012 Château de La Rivière Aria

APR 17 Deep ruby. Alcoholic and woody nose, almost dusty, jammy behind. Very woody palate. 85

2012 Château de La Rivière Aria

APR 13 Deep ruby. Scented, fruity and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, soft and ripe texture, good length. 86-88

2011 Château de La Rivière

SEP 15 Ruby. Fruity, blueberries, light spicy note, some herbs behind nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, huge tannic structure, intense, masses of tannins, the fruit seems to handle it. 88

2011 Château de La Rivière Aria

APR 17 Deep ruby. Blackberries, spices, alcohol, jammy notes and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, anise, rich and alcoholic. 87

2010 Château de La Rivière Aria

APR 17 Deep ruby. Rich, fruity, blackberries, wood, spices and alcohol nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, alcohol, jammy. 87

2009 Château de La Rivière

JUN 18 Ruby. Blackberries, spices, anise, fruity, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, spices, quite detailed and nuanced, long. 91

2009 Château de La Rivière

APR 18 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, minerals, blackberries, quite intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, intense, lovely balance, spices, long. 91

2009 Château de La Rivière

MAR 17 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, ripe, rich and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, anise and vanilla, coffee, long. 89

2009 Château de La Rivière

APR 16 Deep ruby. Ripe, rich, fruity nose, spices and vanilla, somewhat jammy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, sweet blackberries, good length. 87

2008 Château de La Rivière

NOV 12 Ruby. Dark rich fruits, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich and fruity, not the most elegant. 87

2004 Château de La Rivière

NOV 09 Ruby. Dark fruits, red berries, some spices and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some herbs, red berries and anise, good length. 86

2000 Château de La Rivière

NOV 09 Ruby. Dark berries, some spices, vanilla and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blackberries and vanilla, good length. 87

1998 Château de La Rivière

NOV 09 Ruby. Fruity nose, dark berries, spices, some figs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries and spices, cherries finish. 86

1988 Château de La Rivière

APR 18 Double magnum. Ruby, thin brick rim. Anise, herbs, mint, figs nose, dates. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, minerals, figs and dates, good length. More mature even from this format than a 1986 from bottle a few days before. 88

1986 Château de la Rivière

APR 18 Bottom neck fill. Ruby, thin brick rim. Figs, dates, minerals, light iron note, nuanced, detailed, elegant nose. Perfect maturity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, figs, dates, minerals, elegant, light tobacco, nuanced, lovely balance. Bottles with higher fill might have some years left, this is drink over the next two to four years. 91

Château Angludet

Margaux

Last vintage denoted Château d’Angludet on the label was 2007, since 2008 vintage Château Angludet only.

2018 Château Angludet

MAR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, some scented notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, lively and refreshing, long. 90-92

2016 Château Angludet

MAY 19 Ruby. Lighter nose, scented, red and darker berries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lighter, fruity, blueberries, elegant texture and structure, long. 90

2016 Château Angludet

APR 17 Ruby. Blackberries, spices, anise, floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins. Fresh, fruity, dark berries, spices, detailed, long, 91-93

2015 Château Angludet

NOV 18 Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, floral, nuanced, bright nose. Not too intense but charming. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, anise, blackberries, some spices, elegant texture, long. Drink from 2023 to 2040. 91

2015 Château Angludet

APR 16 Ruby. Herbs, dark fruits, vanilla nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner, red berries and blueberries, good length. 88-90

2014 Château Angludet

DEC 17 Ruby. Red berries, spices, dark fruits, touch of paprika nose, reductive at this stage. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, blueberries and anise, long finish. 90

2014 Château Angludet

JUN 15 Ruby. Fruity, dark berries, vanilla and spices nose, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, bit easy going but elegant. 89

2013 Château Angludet
APR 14 Ruby. Red berries, scented and floral nose. Frsh acidity, ripe tannins,f ruity, fresh and lively, fresh, red berries, delicate, good length. 87-89

2012 Château Angludet

DEC 15 Ruby. Some dark berries, lightly scented, quite elegant nose for Angludet, tender. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity if leaner, red berries, good length. 89

2012 Château Angludet

AUG 13 Deep ruby. Fruity, floral and herbs on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, elegant and good length. 89

2012 Château Angludet

APR 13 Deep ruby. Scented, some bell peppers and cassis. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, quite elegant but could be more lively, good length. 87-89

2011 Château Angludet
DEC 14 Dyprød. Noe parfymert, blåbær, fruktig, lett floral, elegant duft. Frisk syre, modne tanniner, frisk, fruktig, elegant, slankere men flott fruktbilde, lang og nyansert. 2015-2030 90

2010 Château d'Angludet

JUN 11 Intense and concentrated nose, good acidity but on the sweet side on the palate as well, slightly extracted? 87-88

2010 Château d'Angludet

APR 11 Deep ruby, fruity, powerful nose, barrique notes, nice fruit behind, long finish. 87-89

2009 Château Angludet

AUG 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, vanilla, ripe, intense, spices and raspberries behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, leaner palate, intense but fairly fresh, somewhat edgy finish, barrel notes overshadows in the finish. 89

2006 Château d’Angludet
DEC 14 Dyprød. Solbær, solbærblad, noe krydder, tight og stram. Frisk syre, modne tanniner, slank, frisk, detaljert men stram, trenger tid enda, nesten litt syrlig finish. 2020-2030 91

2006 Château d’Angludet

DEC 14 Faulty bottle.

2005 Château d'Angludet

MAY 17 Ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, dark fruits, anise, some vanilla and spices, touch of anise, quite tight nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, more woody than last bottle, tighter as well, long. 91

2005 Château d'Angludet

NOV 16 Ruby. Floral, red berries, delicate cedar touch and leather, just starting to show evolved notes, cassis and blueberries, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries, juicy, some cherries and anise, long. 91

2005 Château d’Angludet

AUG 15 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, light floral note and some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fruity and fresh, elegant, just starting to evolve. 90