Château Grand Corbin-Despagne Saint-Emilion 2016 - Grand Cru Classé BIO
94/100
RVF
94/100
Le Figaro
94/100
Wine Enthusiast
94/100
Yves Beck
94/100
Vert de Vin
"This reliable wine shows a freshness of life and a bubbly character!"
"Precise, complex bouquet, marked by black berry aromas followed by chalky nuances. The wine is dense, creamy, lively, and perfectly supported by its acidic structure. The latter ensures freshness and tension and offers a bright future for this excellent wine. (Yves Beck 2020) - Delivery in wooden cases is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected).
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Eye
Bright garnet red color with purple highlights
Nose
Elegant bouquet with notes of blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, and mint
Mouth
Fruity, delicate, balanced, harmonious with notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, and a hint of strawberry. The tannins are elegant and finely structured. Good length.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink from
2023
Drink before
2040
Production
Approximately 86,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with duck breast, rib of beef, roast veal with porcini mushrooms...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne is undoubtedly the best value for money in Saint-Émilion, with its 29 hectares located on a terroir dominated by sandy soils. The owner, François Despagne, has worked tirelessly to achieve this result, with a commitment to organic farming that contributes to the success of the wine. This Saint-Émilion combines vigor, silkiness, aromatic distinction, and superb evolution over time. A tasting from 2016 back to 1947 allowed us to perfectly identify the style of the vintage, which has a finesse and harmony superior to many "modern" classified growths. As it evolves, it can resemble a great Pomerol in several vintages.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2022 guide) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
About the estate:
In 2019, this great wine has breath and energy, which respond to the clay soils. It has great aging potential. With more tension, texture, a hint of licorice, and peppery tannins, the 2018 is not quite ready yet but promises a bright future. The 2015 vintage, with its blood-red color, develops a richness of frank and powerful tannins with a stylish straightforwardness.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2023 guide) 94/100
About wine:
This 2016 vintage has a nose anchored in smoky aromas and a palate that is still restrained but incredibly concentrated. The vintage suits this château well, drawing on its resources to give impetus to this great wine for aging.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2017 guide) 94/100
About wine:
Barrel sample. Powerful tannins and ripe fruit dominate this wine. With a solid, straightforward character, it is generous and opulent. The tannins and concentration are there, giving it great aging potential. - Roger Voss
Le Figaro vins
Wine rated (2017 guide) 94/100
Winery rated 93/100
About wine:
Fresh red fruits, vanilla. Full-bodied and sappy on the palate, with round, elegant tannins, beautiful texture, and a long finish.
About the estate:
The wines evoke red fruits and flowers, intense and complex, then evolving towards more spices. Finesse and smoothness characterize the palate. The tannins are velvety.
Yves Beck
Wine rated (2020 guide) 94/100
About wine:
Precise, complex bouquet, marked by black berry aromas followed by chalky nuances. The wine is dense, creamy, lively, and perfectly supported by its acid structure. The latter ensures freshness and tension and offers a bright future for this excellent wine. 2023-2042
Vert de Vin
Wine rated (2018 guide) 94/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)
About wine:
The nose is elegant, fruity, racy, and offers a lovely delicacy and intensity. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed black berries and, more subtly, fleshy blueberry, combined with hints of strawberry, toast, and touches of minty licorice, almond, very discreet hints of vanilla, and a subtle hint of sweet blond tobacco. The palate is fruity, delicate, balanced, harmonious, well-structured and offers good definition, lovely finesse, power, a tangy texture and a little juiciness. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed blackcurrant and, more subtly, fleshy strawberry, combined with delicate hints of almond, toast, violet, vanilla and a subtle hint of chocolate (in the background). The tannins are elegant and delicately firm. Good length.
Customer rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Review and opinion by Mr. FABIEN L. Published on 11/01/2025
Perhaps not the finest wine ever created, but ultimately this is a very good St-Emilion grand cru classé, fragrant, full-bodied, typical, flawless, and with great aging potential, all at a reasonable price. What more could you ask for?
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