Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 2001

Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 2001About the wine A firm Wine Cru favourite. Chteau Caronne Ste Gemme is an estate just south of Saint Julien in the Haut Medoc. Its grand vin is a classic Bordeaux blend, and was classified as a Cru Bourgeois Suprieur of Haut Mdoc in 1932 and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in 1966. Traditionaly made and performs well in all types of vintages. 2018 was an excellent vintage for the region. Typical blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit

A light vintage following a problematic growing season

Château de Beaucastel has long been considered one of the great wines of France

Production stoped for a while and  restarted on the arrival of André Mentzelopoulos in 1977 and at first greatly increased in order to improve the quality of the first wine

A better vintage for the dry whites of the region

Dark ruby in colour on decanting

Very interesting

Tasting Note 26/11/2025 - 89 Points

In 1955 it was rated as Premier Grand Cru Classé B in the official classification of the Saint-Emilion wines

A moderately good vintage for the region

but not exceptional vintage

Cork almost untouched

Shipped and possibly bottled by Corney & Barrow