2016 Bordeaux is one of the great vintages from this century. The wines are stylish, character driven and have the ability to age and develop for decades. What do you buy? That depends on what you’re looking for in a wine and its selling price. This article provides detailed tasting notes with pricing for most wines and the percentage the price jumped from the 2015 vintage.
It is not often most of us get to taste old wines. As they approach 60 years of age, it’s close to impossible. But these older treasures allow us to consider how the younger vintages from similar vintages can age.
2016 Bordeaux clearly belongs on the best vintage list for any Bordeaux wine lover. But there are hits and misses here, along with several high points. The wines are stylish, age worthy and will age and evolve for decades. But there are vineyards and appellations that did better than others.
1999 Chateau Palmer is the wine of the week. Perfectly mature, this is pure, silk, with beautiful, elegantly textured fruit, freshness and complexity.
Domaine de Chevalier combines purity of fruit, rock and mineral character with loads of sweet, juicy, fresh, just squeezed citrus fruits and an almost unequaled ability to age and evolve for decades.
There is a lot to like with 2007 Beaucastel. It’s complex, earthy, spicy and sensuous, with ripe fruit that tastes ad feels great. Plus, it’s ready to drink!
While not at the same level of the more, recent, exalted vintages for the sweet, wine of Bordeaux, there are several good wines with looking at in 2016.
