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.
Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, Les Forts de Latour is aged with the same care as the Grand Vin. The only notable difference, apart from its origin, is the proportion of new barrels - between 50 and 60% - used for its aging. The blend of Forts de Latour can vary from year to year, but there is a higher proportion of the Merlot grape (25 to 30%)...
Bought by Maison Chanel in 1994, the château has undergone a complete renovation of the vineyard in the cellar and is now considered a Second Grand Cru Classé of the Médoc. Thanks to its gravel terroir, the château offers rich and concentrated wines of elegant finesse.
In Saint-Estèphe, you will find the place called Marbuzet between Clos d'Estournel and Montrose. This hamlet is home to several estates, but among them the most remarkable is of course Château Haut-Marbuzet.
This wine is no exception in its intense garnet color from which rise scents of red fruits, toasted hazelnuts and coffee.
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...
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...
Château Beychevelle has 250 hectares of land, about 90 of which are planted with vines. The vineyard is planted with the Médoc’s four traditional grape varieties: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
Ever since it was first produced, and down through the various vintages, Château Beychevelle has reflected the elegance...
Although it is the smallest property in Pomerol, if not in the entire Bordeaux region, Château Le Pin nonetheless offers the most extraordinary Merlots that are with absolute consistency. Ripe, opulent, accessible, there are no qualifiers to describe the perfectly woody vintages, of total indulgence, which are hidden inside the bottles of Le Pin. One of...
Second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite presents characteristics similar to Grand Vin with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and specific plots intended for the production of Carruades. The origin of the name comes from the "plateau des Carruades", the place name of a set of plots adjoining the rump of the...
The complexity. That of the terroir of Château Palmer is expressed in its wines. Plot by plot, its teams ensure it on a daily basis. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot, which protects and enriches a plural nature, develop notes of fruit, flowers and spices. No exuberance. Especially not. But, with the passing of time, more harmony still, length...
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...
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.
Château Beychevelle has 250 hectares of land, about 90 of which are planted with vines. The vineyard is planted with the Médoc’s four traditional grape varieties: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
Ever since it was first produced, and down through the various vintages, Château Beychevelle has reflected the elegance...
From the end of August, settled in one of the longest and most exceptional Indian summers in winegrower memory: a succession of hot, sunny and dry days until the end of October. Under these conditions, the heat of April favored an early budding of the vines, particularly on the Merlot variety, then the extraordinary late season allowed the grapes to...
The complexity. That of the terroir of Château Palmer is expressed in its wines. Plot by plot, its teams ensure it on a daily basis. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot, which protects and enriches a plural nature, develop notes of fruit, flowers and spices. No exuberance. Especially not. But, with the passing of time, more harmony still, length...
Written over two centuries by three families of owners, the history of Montrose is the repository of their spirit. It is marked by their quest for excellence and legendary vintages. Pioneers in the Médoc, visionary builders, wise managers, they knew how to work and enhance this unique terroir. The property owes them the foundation on which Montrose sits...
The wine is characterized by great elegance, a complex and powerful nose and particularly opulent fruit. The Bettane and Desseauve wine guide (2016) describes Petrus as follows: “With its refined and deep tension and the right amount of density, its taffeta texture and its floral returns, Petrus is a wine that shines and that is gradually imposed on you...
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 low yields, at Mouton in particular, produced structured, deep and very fresh wines. 2011 is therefore a classic Bordeaux vintage, to be classified as one of the great, even great successes ...
The complexity. That of the terroir of Château Palmer is expressed in its wines. Plot by plot, its teams ensure it on a daily basis. Merlot, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot, which protects and enriches a plural nature, develop notes of fruit, flowers and spices. No exuberance. Especially not. But, with the passing of time, more harmony still, length...
The year 2012 is punctuated by the vagaries of the weather.
Winter is dry, especially the first trimester. The temperatures in January are very mild, those in February particularly cold.
Spring is rainy. The cool and humid climatic conditions slow down the growth of the vine. Flowering is slow and spreads over the first three weeks of June, causing a...
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