Couvent des Jacobins 2019
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Blend: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% ABV.
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James Suckling
This is really succulent and juicy with brambleberry, wet-earth, bark and mushroom aromas and flavors. Crushed stones as well, with a slight saltiness. It’s full-to medium-bodied with creamy tannins and light chewiness at the finish. Needs time to soften, but very pretty already and typical for the vintage. A blend of 85% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. Try after 2025.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Couvent des Jacobins is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Yields this year were 38 hectoliters per hectare. The alcohol is 14.5% and the pH is 3.76. It is being aged in French oak barrels (225 and 500 liter), 25% new, for around 12 months. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose offers up scents of stewed plums, black cherry preserves and fruitcake with touches of potpourri, hoisin, espresso and star anise. The full-bodied palate packs in the spicy black fruit with a chewy texture and plenty of freshness, finishing on a spicy note.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The top 2019 Couvent Des Jacobins is deep ruby/purple-hued and gives up a solid perfume of spiced black cherries, mulberries, dried herbs, tobacco, and iron. It's medium-bodied on the palate, has solid tannins, good overall balance, and outstanding length. It's a solid, thoroughly enjoyable 2019 to drink over the coming 10-15 years. Best After 2022
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One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
Marked by its historic fortified village—perhaps the prettiest in all of Bordeaux, the St-Émilion appellation, along with its neighboring village of Pomerol, are leaders in quality on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. These Merlot-dominant red wines (complemented by various amounts of Cabernet Franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon) remain some of the most admired and collected wines of the world.
St-Émilion has the longest history in wine production in Bordeaux—longer than the Left Bank—dating back to an 8th century monk named Saint Émilion who became a hermit in one of the many limestone caves scattered throughout the area.
Today St-Émilion is made up of hundreds of independent farmers dedicated to the same thing: growing Merlot and Cabernet Franc (and tiny amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon). While always roughly the same blend, the wines of St-Émilion vary considerably depending on the soil upon which they are grown—and the soils do vary considerably throughout the region.
The chateaux with the highest classification (Premier Grand Cru Classés) are on gravel-rich soils or steep, clay-limestone hillsides. There are only four given the highest rank, called Premier Grand Cru Classés A (Chateau Cheval Blanc, Ausone, Angélus, Pavie) and 14 are Premier Grand Cru Classés B. Much of the rest of the vineyards in the appellation are on flatter land where the soils are a mix of gravel, sand and alluvial matter.
Great wines from St-Émilion will be deep in color, and might have characteristics of blackberry liqueur, black raspberry, licorice, chocolate, grilled meat, earth or truffles. They will be bold, layered and lush.