Le Château Smith Haut Lafitte rouge 2013 présente une belle robe rouge, brillante avec de jolis reflets bleutés. Le nez est expressif et complexe avec des notes aromatiques fraîches très bordelaises de fruits rouges (fraise, framboise, cerise rouge), d’épices, de girofle, d’anis, de réglisse et de tabac blond. La bouche est d’une bonne concentration...
Heterogeneity marked this 2012 vintage, from bud burst, disrupted by a cool and rainy month of April, to veraison which took place slowly. Fortunately, July and August were ideally hot and dry. This mild summer weather allowed us to carry out very meticulous work in order to reduce the climatic consequences of Spring. For two months, our teams did...
The 2014 vintage will be marked by an Indian summer that is as remarkable as it is saving. The good climatic conditions of spring ensure a normal start of the vegetative cycle. However, the harsh conditions of the summer season slow down the maturity of the grapes. Fortunately, a breathtaking September followed, with dry, particularly sunny weather and...
One of the characteristics of 2011 was the extreme drought observed in the spring. If we add up the precipitation heights for the months of April, May and June, we are in the presence of the driest spring on record since 1949. Fortunately, we found, during the summer, a little water, allowing the plant to continue its work. The harvest was serene, with...
Located in the heart of the Saint-Émilion area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Château-Figeac is the flagship estate of a family that has always been committed to promoting and advancing the region’s prestige and reputation. Spanning 54 hectares (133 acres) in a single sweep, the entire estate has First Growth status, though nearly a quarter is left...
Located in the heart of the Saint-Émilion area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Château-Figeac is the flagship estate of a family that has always been committed to promoting and advancing the region’s prestige and reputation. Spanning 54 hectares (133 acres) in a single sweep, the entire estate has First Growth status, though nearly a quarter is left...
In thirty years, the constant questioning by Hubert de Boüard de Laforest of practices or techniques, always at the service of the terroir and the typicity of wines, has enabled Château Angélus to be recognized as one of the flagships of its appellation. This recognition has been confirmed by all successive classifications, the most recent having placed...
It is adapted to the strict potential of the harvest. Twenty thermo-regulated wooden vats welcome the harvest for a three-week vatting period. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. Aging in barrels, depending on the vintage from 70% to 100% new wood, from 18 to 32 months.
In the shadow of its two illustrious predecessors, Château Cheval Blanc 2011 benefits from regular but not excessive drought throughout the year. It is thus a very beautiful vintage, very classic and imbued with the philosophy of the estate.
2009 was a hot and dry year, but without excess. The excellent maturity of the grapes gives the wine of this great vintage a lot of smoothness, concentration and exuberant richness. A wine which marks and will mark for a long time tasters and amateurs.
Made from the same vineyard and with the same rigor as the Grand Vin, La Dame de Montrose, from a second selection, is a Merlot-dominant wine, supple and silky. Its very pronounced aromas of red fruits constitute another expression of the terroir in a style all its own. A sure value expressing its maturity more quickly, this wine was created in 1983 in...
The 2nd label of a 2nd Classified Growth of Saint-Estèphe A 100% gravity cellar to preserve the quintessence of the fruit Les Pagodes de Cos is made with the same care as the first wine: no pump is used during the vinification Powerful, very aromatic, long in the mouth, with a very persistent finish, “Les Pagodes de Cos” is a wine of refinement and...
Resulting from successive and rigorous selections carried out at each stage of production, in the vineyard as well as in the cellar, this Grand Vin de Cabernet Sauvignon is typical of the “Saint-Estèphe” appellation: structured, tannic, but with all the finesse and flavor. elegance of a Grand Cru Classé. As it ages, it develops a delicate and complex...
An invitation to travel. Like a lone adventurer who has sailed across seas, Cos d´Estournel seems secretive and intriguing at first. Then he reveals himself, slowly. Step by step, by small touches, it evokes tales of distant cities, of markets with a thousand secrets, of joyful celebrations in villages with hot stones, of women with voluptuous curves....
Located in the heart of the Saint-Émilion area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Château-Figeac is the flagship estate of a family that has always been committed to promoting and advancing the region’s prestige and reputation. Spanning 54 hectares (133 acres) in a single sweep, the entire estate has First Growth status, though nearly a quarter is left...
A new vat room with small containers of 40 and 60 hectoliters will extend the selection work started in the vineyard. Precision viticulture is carried out, among other things, through an approach to the vigor of the vine. The 2011 blend is very strongly marked by Cabernet Sauvignon (64%). James Molesworth wrote in the Wine Spectator in 2015: “This is...
Resulting from successive and rigorous selections carried out at each stage of production, in the vineyard as well as in the cellar, this Grand Vin de Cabernet Sauvignon is typical of the “Saint-Estèphe” appellation: structured, tannic, but with all the finesse and flavor. elegance of a Grand Cru Classé. As it ages, it develops a delicate and complex...
The grape variety is 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc and the yields do not exceed 50 hl / ha. The vines have an average age of 35 years.
"With their smoky and spicy bouquet, the red wines are of admirable quality and a very characteristic mellowness. The wine is at the same time concentrated, fine and harmonious, presenting an aromatic palette as wide as it is precise. The depth and the length on the palate is exceptional. Quality of the terroir, sustained efforts and dynamism have borne...
In thirty years, the constant questioning by Hubert de Boüard de Laforest of practices or techniques, always at the service of the terroir and the typicity of wines, has enabled Château Angélus to be recognized as one of the flagships of its appellation. This recognition has been confirmed by all successive classifications, the most recent having placed...
In thirty years, the constant questioning by Hubert de Boüard de Laforest of practices or techniques, always at the service of the terroir and the typicity of wines, has enabled Château Angélus to be recognized as one of the flagships of its appellation. This recognition has been confirmed by all successive classifications, the most recent having placed...
Located at the foot of the coast to the south of the medieval village of Saint-Emilion, the terroir of Château Canon La Gaffelière is composed of clay-limestone and clay-sandy soils, very filtering, particularly receptive to heat. Due to the nature of the soils, the grape variety has an atypical structure with regard to the appellation, characterized by a...
The red Château Carbonnieux has been a great classic of the Bordeaux region for centuries. Highly demanding in terms of quality, it is the sweet answer to a beautiful blend of grape varieties from this region. Both modern and traditional, the vinification of red wines is carried out with a slow and gentle extraction in order to preserve their roundness...
Château La Gaffelière is one of the oldest estates in the appellation (the first traces of vines date back to the Gallo-Roman era). The Malet-Roquefort family, which owns it, has been established in Saint-Emilion for four centuries. This shows whether this area is one of the pillars of the appellation. The estate covers 25 hectares, including 22...
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