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TN: 1995 St Emilion

Betsy was driving her niece to an appointment, so I was assigned Friday night dinner. I dared to pick up duck legs (Betsy is the Duck Queen, and I seldom venture into her territory). Usually duck means Burgundy or other PN in our house, but I was feeling like Bordeaux, so seasoned with rosemary and garlic for better compatability. I added some mushrooms to roast for the last bit, and served with egg noodles, broccolini, and salad. Wine was my last bottle of the 1995 Corbin Michotte (St Emilion). Lighter styled St-Em, pretty red fruit with earth and cigarbox, a bit of dried green herbs on the finish. Maybe a tad short, but a pleasant mature Right Banker that I doubt will get any better. B+

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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DaleW
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I'm glad you have found the pleasures of duck and Saint-Emilion - I normally get given everything except the quack when I go.

When you say the Corbin Michotte was "lighter styled", may I ask with what you are comparing it? Maybe the answer is in your use of "styled". If you are comparing with "Parkerised" wines I would agree, but when compared with its peers - traditionally made Saint-Emilions - I must say that I have never found it amongst the lighter wines - rather the reverse as befits its heritage as part of an estate once held by the Black Prince!

Tim Hartley

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Timothy Hartley

It's interesting how different people's perceptions of wine can be - it is a very subjective thing. I would not have put Corbin Michotte in the same bracket as the other four you mention, nor Ausone or Grand Corbin Despagne in that bracket. Compared with some of the Grand Crus Classes from the Cotes or the southern part of the plateau - for example Fonplegade (at least under Moueix) I woud dtill no say it is light. I do not find any of them so "modern" in style as you do, if by modern you mean tending to maximum extraction and emphasis on fruit above all else. Equally I would have put Quinault l'Enclos in your final bracket. It may be because of our different expectations that you found the Corbin Michotte "light" whereas I find depth and complexity. On a more general point I note your comments about Grand Cru Saint-Emilion not finding its way to the US in general. That's a pity bwcause there's some very good stuff among them but it is interesting that those you mention that do find their way to you are all ones in your "modern" or "super modern" lists - Monbousquet (you cannot yet have had the promoted wine!, Pavie-Decesse, Faugeres and its special cuve brother Peby Faugeres, Quinault l'Enclos,and Barde-Haut - L'Arrossee being the exception.

Tim Hartley

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Timothy Hartley

Monbousquet

We can get this in Charlotte...at Costco no less.

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Richard Neidich
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Timothy Hartley

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