It was a bit of a struggle getting notes at the St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe tasting as the room was packed and by the time I got in, some of the wine had run out. I suppose these hardly qualify as notes and are more of my impressions of the wines. This was supposed to be a tasting of 2004 and 2005 but due to my limited time, I decided to focus on 2005.
Clos de Jacobin 2005 - Good fruit. Plummy. Very good.
Corbin-Michotte 2005 - Very good.
Destieux 2005 - Sweet fruit. Excellent.
Fleur Cardinale 2005 - Tight, tannic.
Fonroque 2005 - Good nose. Sweet fruit. Tannic. Dry finish. Very good.
Cadet Piola 2005 - Dry, light, spicy. Very good.
Franc Mayne 2005 - Lots of sweet fruit. Forward. Excellent.
Bergat 2005 - Good fruit. Tannic. Needs lots of time. Very good.
Bellefont Belcier 2005 - Smoky, easy, forward. Very good.
La Tour Figeac 2005 - Fruity nose but tight on the palate. Needs time.
Laroze 2005 - Fruity, forward. Excellent.
La Couspade 2005 - Good nose. Very tannic, tight.
Grand Corbin Despagne 2005 - Very nice fruity nose. Lightish. Forward. Very good.