Description
Chateau Dassault, Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2015
Grapes: 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc & 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24ha vineyard planted on ancient sand over iron rich clay soil, 35 year old vines, yield 33.5hl/ha, hand picked, fermented in small concrete vats, aged 14-18 months in 65% new oak barrels (35% in one year wood).
Originally named Chateau Couperie, the property was purchased in 1955 by Marcel Dassault who renamed it after himself. After much work the chateau was upgraded to Grand Cru Classé status in 1969.
Very well made wine, precise, spicy oaky aromas, elegant texture, classical flavours of berries, tobacco and truffles, certainly the most complete wine ever made by this Chateau. `Decanter Magazine. The silky tannins suggest that this wine will be for early drinking, lots of charm, nice weight and balance, good purity and a lovely long, refreshing, focused finish.
Critics' Tasting Notes:
"Spicy, packed with dark fruit, rich chocolate and pepper, this is a powerful, sumptuous wine. Juicy fruit is beginning to shine through this generous exterior, promising a good potential and the likelihood the wine will be ready to drink from 2023."
93/100 points, Roger Voss, WINE ENTHUSIAST, September 2018
"Very dense almost inky core. Intense perfume of black truffle, chalky notes, ripe dark fruit like cassis, blackberry, plum and cherry with tobacco and spice box. The palate is very dense and concentrated with dense dark fruit and layers of fine tannin, notes of cocoa bean, truffle, cassis and blackberry with high ripeness, yet a fresh backbone and a long layered finish."
95/100 points, Andreas Larsson, TASTED, October 2017
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Additional Details
- SKU:
- BM04AR15
- UPC:
- Vintage:
- 2015
- Closure:
- Cork
- ABV:
- 15%
- Size:
- 75Cl
- Appellation:
- Saint Emilion
- Primary Grape/Blend:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Drink:
- Ready to drink but will improve in good storage
- Influence of Oak:
- High
- Country:
- France