\r\n« Un 2010 « aristocratique », à la robe sombre et intense. Le Bouquet expressif et élégant de cassis et de bon merrain (café, épices) est relevé par une fine minéralité, expression d’une terroir argilo-calcaire. On retrouve ces qualités dans une bouche puissante, dense, riche et ample, soutenue par des tanins fermes et serrés. Cinq ans de garde seront un minimum, dix ans conseillés. » (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2014)","Sales","Wine guide","Bordeaux wines","|","Red wine","Bordeaux","Red","Sold individually","Drink or Keep","3.6/5 "," (20 customers)","Note in Guide Hachette: 2**(Remarkable wine) + Coup de Coeur \r\n\"An \"aristocratic\" 2010, with a dark, intense color. The expressive, elegant bouquet of blackcurrant and good staves (coffee, spices) is enhanced by a fine minerality, the expression of a clay-limestone terroir. These qualities are reflected in a powerful, dense, rich and ample palate, supported by firm, tight tannins. Five years of ageing is a minimum, ten years recommended\". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2014)","Photos","Share","Features","Estate","Cuvée","Vintage","Designation","Region","Grape varieties","Terroirs","sandy-clay and sandy","Viticulture","neat and traditional","Winemaking","in stainless steel truncated-cone tanks","Alcohol content","13,5%","Print file","Tasting & pairing","Eye","intense crimson colour","Nose","full, rich and open, with notes of coffee and mocha","Mouth","round tannins and freshness make this a charming wine, for a vintage that's ready to enjoy now.","Serve","at 16-18°C","1 hour before","Drink from","2015","Drink before","2020","enjoy with red meats, game, mature cheeses...","Château Roc de Candale","More information on","Saint-Emilion","Expert opinion","Domaine rated (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))","About the domain :","The Decoster family, from Clos des Jacobins and La Commanderie in Saint-Émilion, has just acquired this estate on the clay-limestone slope, along with its restaurant, ideally located right in the heart of the vineyard. Château de Candale's 11.5 hectares benefit from a privileged location to the east of the appellation, with prestigious neighbors such as Tertre Rotebœuf and Bellefont-Belcier. The tannins are less severe than in the past, and the potential is obvious.","Wine rated (guide 2014) 2**Étoiles Coup de Coeur (Outstanding wine)","About the wine:","First harvest and first love for this cooper well known to winegrowers in Bordeaux and Charente. In 2010, Jean-Louis Vicard took over this estate, previously owned by the Adams family. The cru's name is said to derive from Lady Marguerite de Suffolk Kandall, a descendant of Edward III, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine, whose marriage to the Earl of Jean de Foix enabled the latter to assume the title of Earl of Candale. A story that fits in well with this \"aristocratic\" 2010, with its dark, intense color. The expressive, elegant bouquet of blackcurrant and good staves (coffee, spices) is enhanced by a fine minerality, the expression of a clay-limestone terroir. These qualities are reflected in a powerful, dense, rich and ample palate, supported by firm, tight tannins. Five years cellaring is a minimum, ten years recommended.","Customer reviews","Customer rating","3.6/5","on 20 reviews","Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 07/10/2019","drunk in 10/19. A nose full of crunchy, ripe fruit. The palate is in the same vein, with an easily digestible body; a wine at its peak.","See all reviews from this customer","Note and review by M. MICHEL P. Published on 29/09/2019","Bus between 2016 and 2018.\nA decent wine but nothing more. I think there are better wines in this price range (€17.90).","Note and review by M. LAURENT M. Published on 16/01/2015","There's potential in this bottle","Note and review by M. SERGE S. Published on 06/01/2015","supple, distinguished, perhaps a little closed at the moment ............. wait a little!","Note and review by M. FABIEN Q. Published on 07/09/2014","Well done but not a favorite","Note and review by M. DAVID L. Published on 26/09/2022","Note and review by M. ZVONKO B. Published on 10/06/2022","Note and review by M. FRANCIS B. Published on 03/05/2020","Note and review by M. ERIC A. Published on 07/11/2019","Note and review by M. GERARD L. 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Note in Guide Hachette: 2**(Remarkable wine) + Coup de Coeur
"An "aristocratic" 2010, with a dark, intense color. The expressive, elegant bouquet of blackcurrant and good staves (coffee, spices) is enhanced by a fine minerality, the expression of a clay-limestone terroir. These qualities are reflected in a powerful, dense, rich and ample palate, supported by firm, tight tannins. Five years of ageing is a minimum, ten years recommended". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2014)
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
The Decoster family, from Clos des Jacobins and La Commanderie in Saint-Émilion, has just acquired this estate on the clay-limestone slope, along with its restaurant, ideally located right in the heart of the vineyard. Château de Candale's 11.5 hectares benefit from a privileged location to the east of the appellation, with prestigious neighbors such as Tertre Rotebœuf and Bellefont-Belcier. The tannins are less severe than in the past, and the potential is obvious.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2014) 2**Étoiles Coup de Coeur (Outstanding wine)
About the wine:
First harvest and first love for this cooper well known to winegrowers in Bordeaux and Charente. In 2010, Jean-Louis Vicard took over this estate, previously owned by the Adams family. The cru's name is said to derive from Lady Marguerite de Suffolk Kandall, a descendant of Edward III, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine, whose marriage to the Earl of Jean de Foix enabled the latter to assume the title of Earl of Candale. A story that fits in well with this "aristocratic" 2010, with its dark, intense color. The expressive, elegant bouquet of blackcurrant and good staves (coffee, spices) is enhanced by a fine minerality, the expression of a clay-limestone terroir. These qualities are reflected in a powerful, dense, rich and ample palate, supported by firm, tight tannins. Five years cellaring is a minimum, ten years recommended.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.6/5
on 20 reviews
Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 07/10/2019
drunk in 10/19. A nose full of crunchy, ripe fruit. The palate is in the same vein, with an easily digestible body; a wine at its peak.
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Note and review by M. MICHEL P. Published on 29/09/2019
Bus between 2016 and 2018.
A decent wine but nothing more. I think there are better wines in this price range (€17.90).
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Note and review by M. LAURENT M. Published on 16/01/2015
There's potential in this bottle
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Note and review by M. SERGE S. Published on 06/01/2015
supple, distinguished, perhaps a little closed at the moment ............. wait a little!
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Note and review by M. FABIEN Q. Published on 07/09/2014
Well done but not a favorite
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Note and review by M. DAVID L. Published on 26/09/2022
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Note and review by M. ZVONKO B. Published on 10/06/2022
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Note and review by M. FRANCIS B. Published on 03/05/2020
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Note and review by M. ERIC A. Published on 07/11/2019
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Note and review by M. GERARD L. Published on 17/07/2019
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