Chateau La Fleur Garderose St Emilion Grand Cru 2015 France
Chateau La Fleur Garderose St Emilion Grand Cru 2015 FranceChateau La Fleur Garderose St Emilion Grand Cru 2015
This wine is quite pure and fresh with little to no influence from the wood, there is an admirable purity to this vintage. It is young and well structured with brisk acidity and firm tannins. It will benifit from decanting or time in the bottle.
The Pueyo family works 7 hectares of vineyards distributed among severalparcels around Libourne. The average age of their vines is about 45 years. The grapes are manually harvested and the wine has undergone spontaneous malolactic fermentation and is unfined and unfiltered. The 2015 is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet sourced from their bestparcels.
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 Queyron Pindefleurs St Emilion Grand Cru 2009 France
Chateau Queyron Pindefleurs St Emilion Grand Cru 2009 FranceChateau Queyron Pindefleurs St Emilion Grand Cru 2009
75% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Queyron Pindefleurs is located in the Saint-Emilion appellation in Bordeaux. It has belonged to the Fillon family since its creation in 1937. Since 2010, Chantal Watts and her husband, Peter, manage the 14 hectares of vines. The vineyard is cultivated on a clay-limestone soil and deep gravelly soils.
Château Queyron Pindefleurs 2009 is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru and the first vintage to have been vinified at the Château. It is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. After the manual harvest, each plot is vinified separately in cement vats. Aging lasts between 12 to 18 months in French oak barrels.
“A deep purple colour with notes of toast and nutmeg on the nose. This is round and generous on the palate with velvety tannins and a long rich spicy finish. “
Haut Faugeres St Emilion GC 2014 France
Haut Faugeres St Emilion GC 2014 FranceHaut Faugères 2014 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru
A blend of 85% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. As the second label of Château Faugères a Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé since 2012, the management of the vineyard and winemaking process are the same. The The vines are on average 20 years old producing a yield of 27 hl/ha on average. The harvest is hand-picked and sorted twice at the cellar. Once the grapes are destemmed, the must will undergo a pre-fermentation skin maceration at 10°C for 3 to 4 days to extract colour, flavours and structure. The fermentations will last about 3 weeks at 28°C to 30°C in conical oak vats. The wine will then be aged in french oak barrels for 14 months which are one and 2 years old.
