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Château Puygueraud, Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux 2012

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There’s a big Merlot hit with this Claret which is ripe and succulent, then spicy and full in the mouth. Quite a modern, fruity style but it ages well and this has a hint of tobacco too. Delicious, and we like this Thienpont property more and more.

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Type Red
ABV 14.0%
Bottle Size 75 cl
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Area Bordeaux & Côtes
Style Medium-bodied
Vintage 2012
Major Grape Merlot
Grapes 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec
Drinking Guide Drink or Keep
Food Match Duck breast with spinach and creamed potatoes
Press Reviews

I like this back label telling us it's 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec. Correct and fresh. Not luscious! Quite crisp and direct. No suggestion of anything specious. No excess oak but a fair right-bank alternative to some rather tired St-Émilions at the same price or more. 16/20
Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 28th July 2016

This shows class for the vintage with smoke, meat, berry and currant character. Full body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Refined and polished. Better in 2017. 90 pts
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 22nd February 2015

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Claret Vintages

2016 is a worthy successor to 2015 looking very promising across all wine types. A hot summer but with cool nights has produced wines with fruit and freshness. 2015 is looking good across the region for reds, especially the Right Bank, Pessac-Léognan, dry whites (better for Sauvignon than Sémillon) and sweeties. It is certainly the best vintage since 2010. 2014 is a very good Cabernet vintage, particularly in the Médoc where the wines are fresh with fine tannins. Overall ripeness levels are good and so are quantities. The 2013 and 2012 vintages were not particularly easy for the Bordelais, requiring dedication in the vineyard and modern techniques in the winery. Plenty of attractive short and medium-term wines have been made, but yields are low. Like 2008, 2006 and 2001, the 2011s are fresh, well-balanced wines of good quality for the mid-term. The stand-out recent successes have been 2010 – a great vintage, the wines having concentrated fruit and complexity together with the tannic structure needed for long life – and 2009, an outstanding year without extremes of weather, now being spoken of as one of the very best: approachable early, yet with the density and structure to last. 2008 was a tricky vintage, initially dismissed by many, but the Right Bank in particular has come on well. Some very good mid-term wines were made, overlooked in the hype of 2009s on the horizon, whilst the 2007 vintage was not rated at the time but has provided some super drinking pleasure with relatively early maturing wines. Extremes of weather caused problems in 2006, but the best properties made very good wines and they look good value against 2005 which was acclaimed as a superb, possibly legendary vintage when everything came together. Concentrated, evolving into a classic, the top wines should age for a very long time. The Millennium vintage of 2000 was outstanding whilst 2001 and 2004 were very good and arguably more typical, while 2003 produced super, ripe wines, many drinking better than initially predicted. 1999 was overlooked as everyone waited for the Millennium vintage but the wines have great charm. The Right Bank did particularly well in 1998 while the wines of 1997 have, and continue to, provide attractive drinking. 1996 and 1995 make for an interesting comparison; the best wines will age longer but others are drinking well now. 1994, 1993, 1992 and 1991 – all but the best 94s are now fully mature, while 1990 remains the best vintage from this decade. Look out for top properties from 1989, 1986, 1985, 1983 (good value) and 1982 (expensive). Other ’80s vintages and lesser properties will need drinking up soon, whilst from the ’70s, just the top properties from the likes of 1978, 1976, 1979 and 1970 will carry on, though even they are now at their peak.

I like this back label telling us it's 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec. Correct and fresh. Not luscious! Quite crisp and direct. No suggestion of anything specious. No excess oak but a fair right-bank alternative to some rather tired St-Émilions at the same price or more. 16/20
Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com, 28th July 2016

This shows class for the vintage with smoke, meat, berry and currant character. Full body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Refined and polished. Better in 2017. 90 pts
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 22nd February 2015

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