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The 2010 Château La Prade is still hanging on nicely, with mature red and black fruits as well as some truffly earth and spicy, mineral notes. These carry to a medium-bodied, juicy, enjoyable, evolved 2010 that needs to be drunk up. Drink 2025-2026.
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I had some bottle variation in tasting this wine on three separate occasions, but it is certainly very good and somewhat unusual in 2010, in that it is 100% Merlot. Made under the auspices of Stephane Derenoncourt and another consultant by the name of Julien Lavenu, the wine has plenty of sweet red and black fruit on the attack but then narrows out in the mouth. The bottle variation revolved around the different level of tannins I found in my three separate tastings.
Nicolas Thienpont. Very dark. Very supple and seductive. Great concentration and ambition which in 2010 seems pretty exciting. Still tense and tight and there are lots of minerals and fruit here in very good balance. Really rather suave! And attractively dry. (JR)
About the producer
Nicolas Thienpont purchased this estate in the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux in 2000. The seven hectares of vines average 40 years in age, divided between 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, sitting partly on the limestone plateau in the village Saint-Cibard.