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The Drink Business, Collin Hay
97-99/100
(St Emilion; destined for a short aging in oak barrels, only 20% of which are new, to retain the purity; a low yield, partly due to the size of the grapes, but also a target for them to concentrate the terroir identity; 14.8% alcohol; tasted with Peter Sisseck at the property). This for me reaches in this vintage a level previously unattained. A fabulous wine from an exceptional terroir that is now set to rival the greatest of the appellation. Limpid and incredibly glossy in the glass, with considerable viscosity and with a radiant crimson/pink/lilac rim. Fabulous fine-grained archetypical limestone tannins, like glass beads on with the fruits is rolled into position of silk sheets across the palate. A glorious deep violet florality, a little lilac too, perhaps a rose petal or two. Blueberry. Bramble. Blackberry. Damson. Autumnal wild fruits. Graphite as if from the nuclear reactor core; a little cedar. As Peter says, the terroir here used to be regarded as the St Estèphe of the appellation – hard, cool and with a little too my clay. Now that clay on limestone is pitch perfect for the climatic challenges everyone is facing. A lovely sous-bois note, a touch of wild herbality. This feels incredibly pure, cool, lithe and limpid in the mouth with a fabulously compact structure and great intensity. The gracious dark berry fruit is incredibly detailed –pointillist rather than impressionist (Seurat rather than Monet), but with the softest of pixilation. Juicy, sapid, fresh – just fabulous. A beautifully balanced wine of great harmony and shimmering natural freshness.
April 2023 – James Suckling
97-98/100
A crunchy and juicy 2022 with chalk, salt, and brambleberry character with blueberry as well. It’s medium to full body. Elegantly finished. Cashmere textured
Wine Description
The Story
Château Rocheyron is an elegant wine that skilfully combines an explosion of red fruit and extreme finesse with fine-grained tannins, expressing this wine’s excellent terroir on St.-Émilion’s limestone plateau. A noble, distinguished, very well-balanced wine that can be appreciated over several decades.
Wine Information
- small yields: about 30 hectolitres per plot, rigorous selection of berries
- Gentle, low-temperature vinification in temperature-controlled concrete vats
- Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels
- Second wine: La Fleur de Rocheyron “Subtle, charming, elegant nose with aromas of black fruit and cinnamon, a delicate woodiness, and a hint of smoke. Beautiful velvety mouthfeel with elegant tannins.”
