Château Corbin - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2013

Wine Spectator

87 / 100

the3/31/2016

Wine Advocate

87-88 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe8/29/2014

A blend of 87% percent Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the wine is considered one of the best from the sector of St.-Emilion called Corbin. It was cropped at 28 hectoliters per hectare and produced from hand-harvested fruit starting on September 28 and finishing October 8. The wine has an attractive deep purple color, a sweet nose of raspberry fruit intermixed with red and black currants, loamy soil undertones and a bit of tobacco leaf. It is medium-bodied, spicy, not terribly deep, but elegant and well-balanced. Moreover, the tannins are sweet and there is enough acidity to provide delineation to its component parts. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

byRichard Hemmingsthe4/22/2014

Floral and expressive. Sweet milk chocolate, generous oak, a bit of coffee. Squishy tannins, good balance – a successful St-Émilion. The perfume really helps give it some complexity.

Vinous

87-89 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/18/2014

Freshly cut flowers, pomegranate, plums, smoke and tobacco all make an appearance in the 2013 Corbin. Today, the tannins are firm and imposing, yet the wine appears to have enough fruit and density to fill out over time. It will be interesting to see if the 2013 softens over time. Tasted twice

Decanter.com

16 / 20

bySteven Spurrierthe4/15/2014

Pretty red berry nose and palate. Clean, poised and well made.   

My Bettane + Desseauve

16 / 20

the4/15/2014

Droit, ferme, une pointe de rigidité à ce stade, mais aussi un fruit pur et une dimension svelte et équilibrée qui offre un réel potentiel d’expression.

Jamessuckling.com

87-88 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/8/2014

Lots of dark-fruit and dark-chocolate character. Full body, silky tannins.

Wine Spectator

86-89 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2014

This has plum, steeped black cherry and blackberry coulis notes at the core, yet they give way to slightly edgy, rustic charcoal and tobacco notes on the finish. —J.M.