See the scores and tasting notes for the top 10 St-Estèphe wines from the 2014 vintage, tasted by Steven SpurrierThe feeling was that 2014 was a Cabernet vintage due to the long hangtime that The wines in general have lovely fruit, a natural density and tannins that support but do not overwhelm, creating wines that express their origins and impress by so doing. Château Beau Site, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, 2014. single. However, looking at the proportion of Merlot now planted in the Médoc, this was not the sole cause for quality. {"api":{"host":"https:\/\/pinot.decanter.com","authorization":"Bearer YzhkNmZlNGM0MDU4OGMyZDU0NmY5MGQ2NDExNTJkNGYwMTc1Yzc5NGE1YzYwZDJiOTY0N2QzNTI2OGVjYzVlYQ","version":"2.0"},"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"6qv8OniKQO","rid":"RJXC8OC","offerId":"OFPHMJWYB8UK","offerTemplateId":"OFPHMJWYB8UK","wcTemplateId":"OTOW5EUWVZ4B"}}{"location":"Keystone Header","subscribeText":"Subscribe Now","version":"2","menuWidgetTitle":"","myAccountLnk":"\/wine-reviews\/account","premiumLnk":"\/subscribe","menuLnks":{"2":{"text":"My Wines","href":"\/wine-reviews\/my-wines"}},"colors":{"text":"#ffffff","button":"#decc8f","link":"#ffffff"}}{"wineId":"18977","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"10458","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"10459","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"10461","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"18983","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21912","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"15762","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"10460","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21913","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21915","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"18979","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21917","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21918","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21916","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21914","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"18982","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21919","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21923","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21924","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21920","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21921","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21922","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"18984","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21925","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21927","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21929","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21926","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21928","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21934","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21935","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21931","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21932","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21930","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21933","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21937","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21938","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21936","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}{"wineId":"21939","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}Anson: Inside the French Foreign Legion’s Provence vineyardChina launches anti-dumping investigation against Australian winesSpotlight on Moulin-à-Vent 2018: 72 wines tasted and ratedDomaine Belleville: A new Burgundy name to look out for
Producer Château Beau Site Vintage 2014 Type Still Colour Red Country France Region Bordeaux Appellation St-Estèphe Sweetness Dry Closure Natural Cork Alcohol 13.00% Body Full Oak Oaked. L'entrée en bouche es Has any Médoc appellation seen more dynamic movement than St-Estèphe in the last few years? The clay also translates into higher Merlot than in sibling communals – there is routinely 50% or more Merlot at a number of estates here, including La Commanderie, de Côme, Lilian Ladouys, Petit Bocq, Tour des Termes and L’Argilus de Roi.It’s not all good news though – I hear that some of the sales have been forced because of issues with the one-level Cru Bourgeois system, introduced in 2008 – essentially in dragging the prices of the more prestigious estates down by getting rid of the three-tier system.With only five 1855 classifieds, St-Estèphe has always been a reliable source of some of the best Cru Bourgeois, so it was hit particularly hard by the levelling of the system when the Cru Bourgeois Superieur and Exceptionnel estates were removed. Then there’s At the same time Gonzargue Lurton has sold Château Domeyne to négociant house Ginestet, while Mahler Besse has sold a majority stake in Château Picard to fellow merchant Borie Manoux (owner Philippe Castéja already owns Beau Site), and As with Pauillac, one key source of new estates comes from grape growers who were taking their fruit to the local cooperative cellar until recently. St Estèphe is defined by the depth of its gravel, … Rich brambly flavours abound, with tannins that are starting to soften and give the fruit free rein.I found amazing consistency between the wines at the tasting. st-Estèphe has moved from ‘reliable’ to ‘exciting’. Le Marquis de Calon 2014 du château Calon Ségur est un Saint-Estèphe bien réalisé avec le plus grand soin. Critics have scored this wine 89 points. 2014 is a bit of an anomaly in St. Estephe since it is often considered much better than the more expensive 2015s. In Europe, much of the summer was marked by dank and humid conditions, ideal for the fruit fly drosophila suzukii. There's a really high ceiling for 2014 Montrose, one that far exceeds the relatively modest pre-arrival pricing. Lafite.