Le Grand Chai Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2015
Montagne Saint-Emilion AOC
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Best loved of the satellite appellations, Montagne produces claret closest to Saint Emilion’s Grands Crus, and always with impressive richness and depth. From magnificent Le Chai and a top year, this wine offers lush, ripe fruit with velvety length.
£15.49 per bottle
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
France- Deep crimson
- Merlot-based blend
- 10.125 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2018
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Velvety and ripe; dark pruney richness; a luxurious oaky layer
Aroma
Dense black fruits with gentle vanilla oak notes
The Wine
With a cellar on the banks of the Dordogne in Castillon, our winemakers are always close by when a parcel of top fruit is up for grabs. Longtime friend Olivier Cazenave introduced us to this small Montagne estate in 2009. It lies just northeast of the beautiful cobbled town of Saint Emilion and is only separated from Saint Emilion proper by a stream, the Barbanne. Vines grown on the property’s fine limestone soils produce grapes of impressive intensity, which deserved nearly a year in partly new oak barrels at Le Chai. This has lent the velvety Merlot fruit an extra layer of creamy depth with subtle oak hints. For now, open and decant an hour before serving with lamb – this wine’s ideal food ‘mate’. It’ll continue to improve with age.
"I’m delighted by the outstanding fruit quality in 2015. That really shines in this velvety claret"
Jean-Marc Sauboua
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