Other
Barrel Sample
Saint-Émilion · France
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- France
- Region
- Saint-Émilion
- Appellation
- Saint-Émilion
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
red meats · lamb · aged cheeses · rich saucy dishes
Rated vintages
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201292 pts
91–93. Barrel sample. A fine, dense, opulent wine with a great sense of structure. It's dark and solid with tannins that are dense, dusty and brooding. It's likely to age well.
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201092 pts
91-93 A powerful wine, very ripe and rounded. Finely concentrated, with dark plum skins and opulent tannins.
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200991 pts
90-92 Barrel sample. From a vineyard right on the edge of the city of Saint-Emilion, this is a rounded wine, packed with ripe and generous fruit, black cherries and velvet tannins. The finish is very juicy.
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200690 pts
89—91 Barrel sample. A single vineyard wine, from a small parcel right by the city of St-Emilion. This has blackberries, layers of bitter chocolate and dried currants. The fruit aftertaste is sweet.