2011 Chateau Clos des Jacobins Grand Cru

France / Bordeaux / Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Rouge

2011 Clos des Jacobins Saint-Émilion Grand Cru presents a deep, dark ruby colour with a touch of purple at the rim, almost opaque.
Cassis aromas on the nose are quite leafy in nature.
Fruit on the palate comprises fresh, clean, cassis, and blackberry – the combination is a little indistinct and soupy, there are also hints of bitter liquorice.
The wine seems quite developed and the finish is a bit short.
 
Robert Parker tasting notes (April 2014): "(...) This spicy, earthy, richly fruity effort possesses decent acidity, sweet tannin, and an attractively textured, medium-bodied mouthfeel."

Andreas Larsson tasting notes 91/100: "Youthful, dark, and inky colour. Fresh nose of crushed berries, rather dark fruit, plum, and blackberry. Good structure, soft extraction, juicy dark fruit, grainy tannin, well balanced, rather accessible with a long finish, well made".
 
Blend:
80% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.

After commerce studies and several years spent working in the Bordeaux wine business, Magali and Thibaut Decoster settled in Clos des Jacobins in 2004. 
They immediately set about restructuring the vineyard, and went on to renovate the château as well as the cellar in order to modernize their winemaking facilities and welcome visitors. 
 
Clos des Jacobins is situated at the entrance of the medieval town, right in the heart of the greatest Saint-Émilion estates. Having been ranked amongst Saint-Émilion's greatest wines between 1940 and 1950, Clos des Jacobins subsequently fell from favour, although it has been classified from the beginning of the Saint-Émilion classification in 1955.
Today, it has recovered its status, in particular thanks to Magali and Thibaut Decoster.