Chateau Hauts De Plaisance 2017 France
Chateau Hauts De Plaisance 2017 FranceChateau Hauts De Plaisance 2017 is a blend of young vines of Merlot and old vines of Cabernet Sauvignon makes this Bordeaux quite rounded and approachable and ready to drink. The juvenile character of the young vines brings a fruit driven energy, whereas the older vines, grown in gravel add some structure and some ‘grippy’ tannins to the blend.
Chateau La Peyre Saint Estephe 2012 France
Chateau La Peyre Saint Estephe 2012 FranceChâteau La Peyre Cru Artisan – Saint Estéphe
The wine is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, the vines average age is 30 years old representing 6.80 ha producing a yield of 47 hl/ha on average. Once the grapes have been hand harvest and sorted at the cellar they are destemmed. The grains will undergo a pre-fermentation skin maceration at a cold temperature for a couple of days to extract colour, flavours and structure. The fermentations last 3 to 4 weeks in stainless steel vats at 23-28°C. The wine is aged in french oak barrels for 12 to 15 months of which 30% to 40% are new depending on the vintage.
PVins notes: Dark red in colour, expressive aromas with subtle hints of oak in its youth. On the palate the oak is well integrated, the firm tannins of a Saint Estéphe are tamed by the Merlot providing an elegant tannic structure and balance. The wine may be cellared for 15+ years depending on the vintage.
Chateau Le Bruilleau Pessac Leognan 2014 France
Chateau Le Bruilleau Pessac Leognan 2014 France
Chateau Les Grands Marecheaux 2016 France Bordeaux
Chateau Les Grands Marecheaux 2016 France BordeauxChateau Les Grands Marecheaux 2016
This is an exceptional vintage of Les Grands Maréchaux. Strict vineyard management under the advice of consultant winemaker Stéphane Derenoncourt helps bring out this Merlot based wine’s rich mulberry, plum, cedar and incense character. Rounded, dark fruit and fig hints with a touch of chocolate Superb and affordable.
Chateau Les Grands Marechaux is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. Chateau Les Grands Marechaux is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.
Chateau Loirac Medoc 2015 France
Chateau Loirac Medoc 2015 France
Chateau Massereau 2009 Bordeaux France
Chateau Massereau 2009 Bordeaux FranceChateau Les Grands Marecheaux 2015
Chateau Massereau
Château Massereau, situated at Barsac at about 30 kilometers from Bordeaux, was built in the 16th century and acquired by the Chaigneau family in 2000. The estate extends over 19 hectares, 10 planted (6 600 – 7 000 plants/hectare) in the Barsac, Graves and Bordeaux Superieur appellations.
Jean-François, who chose by passion to become a wine-maker, and Philippe, his brother, sales manager, have taken on a real challenge. Quality and authenticity are the key-words of the estate to give birth to fine, natural, authentic artisan wines.
Extreme vine-growing and wine-making methods, with respect of the terroir, of the vines, of the grapes on the 3 terroirs of Barsac, Graves and Bordeaux Superieur : ploughing (sometimes with horses) (no chemical weeding), disbudding, thinning out of leaves, selection of bunches as well as the harvest are manual and regarding the grapes of Barsac, they are pressed in an old wood press operated manually.
No chaptalisation, no acidification, no filtration, no fining, no wine-making additives, use of a very small quantity of SO² (total SO² from 10 to 35 mg/l), no manipulation, in order to offer natural wines and allow the terroirs to express their typical qualities.
Chateau Moulin De Lagnet St Emilion 2015 France
Chateau Moulin De Lagnet St Emilion 2015 FranceChâteau Moulin de Lagnet 2015 – Saint Emilion
The wine’s blend is 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc, a yield of 45 hl/ha is produced from organically farmed vines averaging 35 years of age. The fermentations in stainless steel vats will last 3 weeks at 28°C, indigenous yeast are used. As for the ageing process, the two grape varieties are aged separately in the stainless steel vats for 10 to 12 months. The wine is estate bottled with a light filtration.
PVins notes: The wine shows an expressive unoaked nose of ripe fruit, cassis, Blackberry, licorice. Well structured on the palate, medium-bodied with a balancing freshness on the long finish. The wine may be cellared for up to 10+ years depending on the vintage.
Wine Enthusiast 88
This blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc is ripe, showing red-berry flavors and an excellent potential. Made from organically grown grapes, it is perfumed and richly fruity, with spice and juicy acidity at the end. Drink from 2021.
Chateau Peybonhomme Les Tours Cotes de Blaye 2017 France
Chateau Peybonhomme Les Tours Cotes de Blaye 2017 FranceChateau Peybonhomme Les Tours Cotes de Blaye 2017 is full of juicy, open knit fruit with terrific energy and freshness, this is a wonderfully vibrant red, with waves of lip-smacking fresh plum, anise and bay leaf notes, a twist of fine tannins and serious drinkability.
