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  • Country ranking ?

    1 407
  • Producer ranking ?

    18
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Red meat dishes with robust and concentrated flavours.

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The Story

The philosophy behind work in both the vineyard and cellars is akin to that of a goldsmith, as befits a terroir of this calibre. It calls for careful decision-making and meticulous execution.

Soil management is entirely organic and viticulture is sustainable, with green cover between the vine rows and Guyot double pruning. Picking is done entirely by hand. The grapes are sorted and put into small vats corresponding to specific plots; each v...

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Vintage 2012

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage report.

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage is a year for vineyard management and workers. Call it a winemakers vintage, or change your tune and call it vineyard managers vintage. Either descriptor works perfectly. Wineries with the financial capacity to take the necessary measures in the vineyards during the season, coupled with the willingness to severely downgrade unripe grapes, will produce the best wines. Even then, it ...

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Tasting note

color

Medium

ending

Medium, Extensive and Flavorful

taste

Average in Acidity, Youthful, Round, Focused and Perfumed

Verdict

Well-rounded and Fine

Written Notes

Tasted in September 2015. 40% M, 40% CF and 20% CS. This wine was really impressive for the vintage, very aromatic with Cabernet Franc really shining through, silky and smooth, complex, graceful and with excellent balance. I gave it 91p for barrel sample in 2013, but now it's in bottle and even better! What a transformation - new technique responsible?
  • 93p
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Origin

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h
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