La Couspaude 2000, 2007 and 2009

Château La Couspaude is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé that has been part of the Aubert family's heritage since 1750—thanks to Olivier Sublett of Château de Roque. If not for Oliver Sublett's introduction to the Auberts, I would not have been able to taste La Couspaude over multiple vintages to the extent I did. Tasting the 2000 vintage left a memorable impression with its rich, layered flavours and fantastic balance of fruit and structure. 2007 is unique-no other vintage can resemble this 2007 La Couspade. The 2009 vintage also stood out as a personal favourite, with its elegant and aromatic profile, delivering a perfect harmony of lush dark fruit and refined tannins. These personal experiences with Château La Couspaude have truly strengthened my appreciation for the winery's commitment to quality and tradition.

Château La Couspaude often gets high scores from wine critics, with most ratings in the 90s. These scores reflect the wine's high quality and distinctive character, as recognised by experts. Compared to other Saint-Émilion Grand Crus, La Couspaude often stands out for its consistently high ratings, on par with esteemed estates like Château Figeac and Château Angelus. The wine's unique style, traditional in all three vintages, thanks to the winery's strong focus on quality, will make you want to try it and discover its flavours.

RP did not score the 2000, 2007, and 2009 vintages en primeur; he only scored the 2018 vintage, which was RP94. Both old and new vintages are made from about 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, using grapes from a 7-hectare vineyard with vines around 50 years old. Older vintages, such as 2000, 2007, and 2009, used older oak barrels to bring out the fruit flavours in the 1990s, 2000s, and early 2010s. Newer vintages use new oak barrels to add more flavours, structure, and length over time. No matter the vintage, the grapes are handpicked in small crates and sorted by plot. This careful process, from choosing the grapes to hand-mixing the skins before fermentation and ageing the wine for 18 to 20 months, ensures the wine is always high quality and full of character. This focus on quality is a key part of the winery and shows in every bottle of Château La Couspaude.

2000 is an excellent year known for wines with more fruit and alcohol, which is balanced by a rich style. So, La Couspaude 2000 is still a fruity, toasty, and smooth wine with no harshness. It is rich, sweet, and layered with flavour. It has a deep ruby-purple colour and lots of black cherry, espresso, mineral, oak, and roasted nut flavours. This full and bold wine should be ready to drink now and last for some years. It is a full-bodied and appealing wine.  

The 2007 vintage is different. The 2007 fruit was flavorful but more subtle, made with the traditional method of using new oak and longer oak fermentation. This makes a wine with a light and soft feel, ripe red and black fruits, and a herbal finish. While it may not be very complex, these special qualities still make it enjoyable. It is elegant, with a smooth grip and a medium mineral finish. Its high, steady scores highlight its special attributes. For example, WE 93 describes it as a dense wine full of tannins and black currant fruit, solid and concentrated. It has a dark, firm character with fine ageing potential. It is a well-balanced wine with good ageing potential, recommended for drinking from 2023.

2009 is an elegant year. Classically 2009, La Couspaude is more structured; it is smooth, balanced, and long on the finish. These wines may still need to be kept for a few years to reach their best. Andreas Larsson's 93 comment is as follows. Dense dark colour with a purple hue. Ripe nose with wild berries, cassis, fine oak, tobacco, and sage. The palate is ample, with lush dark fruit, finely balanced by vibrant acidity and grainy tannin—digestive fruit flavours, finely tuned oak, and a long, lingering finish. The Wine Independent also gave 93.

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庫斯波德酒莊（Château La Couspaude）是聖埃美隆（Saint-Émilion）的一級酒莊，自1750年以來一直是奧貝爾家族（Aubert family）的傳承之作——這要歸功於羅克酒莊（Château de Roque）的奧利維爾·蘇布萊特（Olivier Sublett）。若非奧利維爾·蘇布萊特引薦，我恐怕無法如此深入地品嚐庫斯波德酒莊的多個年份佳釀。 2000年份的庫斯波德酒給我留下了深刻的印象，其風味濃鬱而層次豐富，果香與酒體結構達到了完美的平衡。 2007年份更是獨一無二－沒有任何其他年份的庫斯波德酒莊能與之相提並論。 2009年也同樣令我印象深刻，它優雅芬芳，濃鬱的深色水果香氣與細膩的單寧完美融合，令人回味無窮。這些與庫斯波德酒莊的親身經歷，讓我更加敬佩酒莊對品質與傳統的執著追求。

庫斯波德酒莊（Château La Couspaude）經常獲得葡萄酒評論家的高分，大多數評分都在90分以上。這些分數反映了該酒的高品質和獨特個性，並得到了專家的認可。與其他聖艾美隆特級酒莊（Saint-Émilion Grand Crus）相比，庫斯波德酒莊因其始終如一的高分而脫穎而出，與菲雅克酒莊（Château Figeac）和安傑盧斯酒莊（Château Angelus）等著名酒莊齊名。酒莊對品質的執著追求，使得該酒在所有三個年份都保持了傳統風格，其獨特的風味定會讓您想要品嚐並探索。

RP沒有對2000、2007和2009年份的期酒進行評分；他只對2018年份進行了評分，該年份的評分為RP94。新舊年份的葡萄酒均採用約70%梅洛、25%品麗珠和5%赤霞珠混釀而成，葡萄來自一片7公頃的葡萄園，葡萄藤樹齡約50年。較老的年份，例如2000年、2007年和2009年，使用舊橡木桶陳釀，以凸顯上世紀90年代、本世紀初和2010年代初的果香。較新的年份則使用新橡木桶，隨著時間的推移，賦予葡萄酒更豐富的風味、更飽滿的酒體結構和更悠長的餘韻。無論年份如何，葡萄均由人工採摘，裝入小箱，並按地塊進行分揀。從葡萄的甄選到發酵前手工混釀，再到18至20個月的陳釀，這項精細的工序確保了葡萄酒始終保持高品質和鮮明的個性。這種對品質的執著追求是酒莊的核心概念，也體現在每一瓶庫斯波德酒莊（Château La Couspaude）的佳釀之中。

2000 年是個卓越的年份，以果香濃鬱、酒精度高的葡萄酒而聞名，並以其醇厚的風格達到完美平衡。因此，2000 年份的 La Couspaude 依然是一款果香濃鬱、帶有烘焙香氣且口感順滑的葡萄酒，毫無辛辣感。它口感豐富、甜美，層次分明。酒體呈現深寶石紅紫色，散發著濃鬱的黑櫻桃、濃縮咖啡、礦物質、橡木和烤堅果的香氣。這款酒體飽滿、風味強勁的葡萄酒應在 2-3 年後適飲，並可陳年 16 年以上。它是一款酒體飽滿、令人愉悅的佳釀。

2007 年份則有所不同。 2007 年的果香濃鬱卻更為柔和，採用傳統工藝，使用新橡木桶並延長橡木桶發酵時間。這使得這款酒口感輕盈柔和，帶有成熟的紅色和黑色水果香氣，並伴隨著草本植物的餘韻。雖然它的複雜度可能不高，但這些獨特的品質仍然令人愉悅。它優雅精緻，口感柔順，並帶有中等強度的礦物質餘韻。其穩定且高分的評分凸顯了其獨特性。例如，WE 93分將其描述為一款濃鬱的葡萄酒，單寧豐富，帶有黑醋栗果香，口感紮實集中。它擁有深沉而堅實的特質，並具有良好的陳年潛力。這是一款平衡性極佳、陳年潛力良好的葡萄酒，建議從2023年開始飲用。

2009年是個優雅的年份。典型的2009年份La Couspaude結構較嚴謹；口感柔順平衡，餘韻悠長。這些葡萄酒可能還需要存放幾年才能達到最佳狀態。 Andreas Larsson給了93分的評價：酒體呈現深邃的紫色。香氣成熟，帶有野生漿果、黑醋栗、優質橡木、煙草和鼠尾草的氣息。口感飽滿，濃鬱的黑色水果風味與活潑的酸度和顆粒感十足的單寧完美平衡——令人愉悅的果香，恰到好處的橡木桶風味，以及悠長的餘味。 《葡萄酒獨立報》（Wine Independent）也給了93分。