- 93 points -
2018 (Vintage 2015)A linear and fine red with very polished tannins. Medium- to full-bodied, refined and pretty. Long and very polished.
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LA PASSION DES TERROIRS
Château Grand Corbin Despagne Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
2015
- Organic
$70.25
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
14714590
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
SAQ Specialty by lot
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$61.12
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Saint-Emilion grand cru
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Merlot
75 %
Cabernet Franc
24 %
Cabernet Sauvignon
1 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Availability
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About this winery
One of today’s leading companies in the Bordeaux wine sector, Lucien Lurton & Fils was set up by Lucien Lurton and his ten children in 1993. The business took the name La Passion des Terroirs in 1999 to mirror its strong attachment to terroir and the passion of a whole family for vines and wine throughout its history and to become a fullyfledged Bordeaux wine merchant. The company is now among the top 10 négociant houses in the Bordeaux market, distributing wines from all the appellations of...
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Press reviews
- 91 points -
(Vintage 2015)The 2015 Grand Corbin Despagne is a powerful, brooding wine. Beams of tannin give it much of its shape and overall feel. Savory herbs, smoke, leather and tobacco add to an overall impression of pure power. Give this muscular Saint-Émilion at least a few years to soften. I suspect Grand Corbin Despagne will always display a virile style. Tasted two times.
- 91 points -
(Vintage 2015)Round, fleshy and generous with a certain firmness of tannin that provides lift. Good depth of fruit with a hint of mocha oak. Crunchy but refined.
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- 91 points -
(Vintage 2015)Medium to deep garnet-purple in colour, the 2015 Grand Corbin-Despagne has gorgeous purity of crushed blackberries on the nose with hints of fragrant earth, roses and menthol plus a waft of unsmoked cigars. The medium-bodied palate is firm with energetic fruit, a lively blackbone and a long, earthy finish.
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- 90 points -
James Molesworth, (Vintage 2015)Lighter than many of its peers, but caressing in feel from start to finish, with pretty cassis and raspberry puree flavors playing out with light iron and rooibos tea notes. Best from 2020 through 2028.
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16,5
(Vintage 2015)La Fraicheur est préservée, dans les arômes comme dans le toucher ; le vin confirme son équilibre serein ainsi qu’une vigueur, étonnante pour le secteur Corbin ! Grande garde prévisible.
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17
(Vintage 2015)Tout en délicatesse aromatique, en finesse et en générosité, ce cru sait rester abordable et mérite quelques années de cave pour fondre ses tannins solides, mais bien mûrs. Grand Corbin-Despagne confirme ici l’impressionnante régularité qui est la sienne depuis plus de quinze ans maintenant. Bravo.
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16
(Vintage 2015): Dark purplish. Sweet and open but perhaps not that ambitious? Salty and a tad tough. Drink 2023-2032.
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