The "Château Fieuzal" white wines benefit from the minerality and acidity of the terroir, which allows them to be complex and delicate at the same time. The terroir is just as beneficial for the reds since there is an elegant contrast between richness and freshness and the wines are capable of remarkable evolution over time.
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.
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...
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...
Château Pavie is one of the four Grands Crus Classés A of the AOC Saint Emilion with Château Cheval Blanc, Château Ausone, and Château Angélus. It was in 2012 that Château Angélus and Château Pavie joined Château Cheval Blanc and Château Ausone in this golden square of the appellation.
Pavie is a red wine made from Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet...
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...
The nose is very intense and, at the same time, very precise. Great complexity dominated by notes of smoke, tobacco and roasted coffee beans. But the fruit is also present, red and fresh like the berries of currants or cherries just picked. On the palate, the wine is broad from the start. The tannins are supple and round. The aromatic persistence is...
Château Haut-Brion’s vineyard is located in the commune of Pessac, just a few miles southwest of Bordeaux’s city center. It belongs to the Pessac-Léognan appellation, to the north of the Graves wine-growing region. Château Haut-Brion is the only wine to be both First Growth from the 1855 classification and Classified Growth of the Graves.
Elegant and...
From the estate’s property in Serralunga d’Alba, the 2017 Barolo Sperss is fresh with pine, perfectly ripe cherry, leather, and aniseed. It has classic Serralunga structure without being imposing, with ripe up-front fruit of dried raspberry as well as tea leaf, and refreshing acidity on the finish. It is layered with depth, but is remarkably drinkable...
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