CHÂTEAU GRAND CORBIN-DESPAGNE
2024 Grand Cru Saint Emilion
| Grapes | Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Other | Certified Organic |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Saint Emilion |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13.5% |
Grilled cedar and sandalwood oak is clear on the opening, along with touches of incense and rose petals, and there are some lovely deep raspberry and red cherry fruit notes, well balanced and sappy. No need to wait too long, good quality. A vintage where being present in the vineyard and making choices throughout was key, making François Despagne a winemaker to look towards. Drinking range: 2030 - 2044 Rating: 91 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)
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84 M 15 CF 1 CS 13.3% Some spices from oak revealing themselves already with clove and black olive. Black fruit underneath. Moderate extraction with juicy black fruit and a hint of iodine and hoisin. Fresh acidity and supple tannins, and the beginnings of silkiness on the finish. A good effort. Rating: 91 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)
The 2024 Grand Corbin Despagne is very fine. Plush contours wrap around a core of plum, blackberry, licorice, spice and menthol. Medium in body, with lovely density, the 2024 is impeccable in its balance. This is a terrific showing in a very difficult year. Drinking range: 2032 - 2044 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)
Château Grand Corbin-Despagne
Unusual in Bordeaux is to find the family that gave an estate its name – or, in this case, part of its name – still in situ but, at Château Grand Corbin-Despagne, François Despagne is the latest in a line of Despagnes going back to Louis Despagne who purchased some vines here in 1812. The Corbin estate had been, in antiquity, a vast estate to rival neighbouring Château Figeac and counted the Black Prince amongst its owners, but was divided and sub-divided over the years such that several estates have Corbin in their name. The Despagne family gradually accumulated more vineyard and, by 1852, it had reached its current 26ha. The vineyards are in the north-west corner of the St Emilion appellation, some distance from most of the famous châteaux, but near to Château Cheval Blanc. They are planted to 75% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc with the remaining 1% being small plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. The vineyards are in the process of conversion to organic viticulture.
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