2005 Soutard
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The 2005 Soutard is a powerful, dense Saint-Émilion. Sadly, that is mostly wasted on a wine dominated by dirty, unfocused aromatics that suggest brett. This could have been, and should have been, an outstanding wine, and maybe even more than that.
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Relatively pale. Simple, sweet, without much character or density and some rather rustic tannins. (JR)
Medium-bodied and superficial for the vintage, the deep ruby-colored 2005 Soutard offers a pleasant nose of loamy soil, spice, berry fruit, and earth. In the mouth, it is medium-bodied and shallow, with light to moderate tannin and a decent finish. New owners, the insurance group Groupe Le Mondiale, and a new manager, Claire Thomas-Chenard, should result in higher quality from this estate.