2005 Château Clos des Jacobins
FRANCE / BORDEAUX / SAINT-ÉMILION
- 91 WA
- 94 WS
- 89 IWC
- 85 JR
- Variety
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Wine Spectator | Rating: 94
Dark in color, almost black. Aromas of raisin, spices and blackberry follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long, powerful finish. Has loads of fruit and toasty oak. This is exciting. A new 1947?Author: James SucklingInternational Wine Cellar | Rating: 89
Good full ruby. Black raspberry, menthol and bitter chocolate on the nose, with hints of espresso and herbs. Nose dominated by primary fruits; offers good texture but comes across as a bit undifferentiated at this early stage. But there's more flesh here to support the tannins than I have found in recent vintages from this chateau. Wait until 2012.Author: Stephen TanzerIssue: May/June 2006Jancis Robinson | Rating: 17
Sweet rich dark fruit. Lots of spiced plums and just this side of raisiny. Then very good minerally fine texture - deep pile but fine tannins. Very classy with lovely savoury dark fruit in the middle. Long and still keeps its freshness. (JH)Author: Julia Harding MWIssue: 39784Wine Advocate | Rating: 91
This may be the finest wine I have ever tasted from Clos des Jacobins. Proprietor Bernard Decoster and consulting winemaker Hubert de Bouard have fashioned a magical blend of 75% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc as well as a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. An opulent, flamboyant nose of incense, forest floor, creme de cassis, pain grille, cappuccino, and licorice is followed by a fleshy, opulent, heady, atypically showy St.-Emilion. Although there is plenty of sweet tannin, the wine's precociousness and flamboyant, even ostentatious style suggests it should be drunk over the next 12-15+ years.Author: Robert Parker
Self | Rating: 94
currant & tobacco mostly floral nose, early fruit flavors with clean finish.Author: ASanovSelf | Rating: 91
Really nice wine with a great color, no tanin and easy to drink. Decanter for 3 hours is important. Robert parker says, |This may be the finest wine I have ever tasted from Clos des Jacobins.|Drink Dates: 2013-2020Author: NC
Collector Data For This Wine
- 209 bottles owned
- 44 collectors
- Average collector rating: 93
(Out of 44 collectors)