Extraprima Bordeaux 2018 Catalog english version

Bordeaux2018 | Saint-Emilion
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Jean-Francois Quenin,
Château de Pressac
93 – 94 DE PRESSAC Saint-Emilion Suckling 93 – 94 | Decanter 93 |
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The sympathetic Jean-Francois Quenin owns de
Pressac, one of the most beautiful, genuine castles
on the right bank. Purchased in 1997, he afforded
the luxury and consulted several renowned
oenological advisors to obtain the best
information mix for his wine. In recent years, the de Pressac has
definitively achieved a genuine, independent character. The de Pressac
2018 consists of two-thirds Merlot and one-third Cabernet Franc
and reached 15 % alcohol. Black color. Fruity, gripping nose with a
lot of Cabernet Franc character, offensive, fleshy, and dark berry,
with a slightly fatty nature and balsamic-liqueur notes. The de Pressac
is a powerful, full-bodied, racy, compact, and multi-layered wine
without being heavy. It owes its silky structure, salty-mineral freshness,
and great transparency to the southern foothills of the limestone
plateau on which the Château truly sits. Only the tannins are
not very fine-grained and somewhat rough, which I had always attributed
to the presence of Pressac (Malbec) in the blend. With
2018, however, this variety went completely into the second wine.
93 – 94 LE PRIEURÉ Saint-Emilion Suckling 92 – 93 | Decanter 95 |
Le Prieuré belongs to the Artemis group around
Château Latour. The estate is situated on the upper
part of the Troplong plateau aisle to bypass
Saint-Emilion from the east towards the south. Le
Prieuré consists of 64 % Merlot and 36 % Cabernet
Franc, aged in 40 % new barrels. Lively, dark color.
Very fresh and clear, with little fruit and a delicate
chalky terroir in the nose. Firm and fleshy, with good sharpness of
detail and distinguished tannins, powerful, and with a lot of energy
in the mouth, its red berry fruit is accompanied with crystalline
acidity, a lot of juice and backbone, in the finish, fruit and sweetness
follow.
93 – 94 ROCHEYRON Saint-Emilion Suckling 96 – 97 |
Château Rocheyron is a joint project of Silvio Denz (Faugères) and
Peter Sisseck (Pingus, Ribera del Duero) with 8 hectares of vineyards.
Rocheyron 2018 consists of 70 % Merlot and 30 % Cabernet
Franc, harvested at only 18 hectolitres per hectare. With 14.5 % alcohol,
the Rocheyron is aged in 40 % new barrels. Dark color. Massive,
round, and sweet, the Rocheyron is open and fresh, with little
complexity in the aromatics, with beautiful, polished tannins.
93 – 94 SAINT GEORGES CÔTE PAVIE Saint-Emilion Parker 93 – 95 |
Suckling 94 – 95 |
The exceptional terroir of Saint Georges Côte Pavie lies between La
Gaffelière and Pavie on the limestone plateau. Black color. Offensive,
with lots of intensity and power, very cool-toned and inviting
in the nose. Sweet, dense, round, and melting in the mouth, very
stylish, fine-grained and juicy, with a lot of strength and race, long,
intense and harmonious. One of the best Saint Georges Côte Pavie
so far.
93 – 94 SANSONNET Saint-Emilion Parker 92 – 94 | Suckling 95 – 96 |
The Sansonnet consists of 85 % Merlot, 8 % Cabernet
Franc, and 7 % Cabernet Sauvignon, aged
in 80 % new barrels. Black color. The Sansonnet
has a dense, rich nose with dark fruit, graphite,
blackcurrant, coffee, and chocolate. Juicy and
substantial in the mouth, with a lot of body and spice, abundant
extract aromas, precise and concentrated, it is interpreted in a modern
way, salty and minerally structured. Intense tannins with hard
acidity, long, dry, and dull in the finish. The Sansonnet has good
potential, but if it does not round off, it can only reach 92/100.
93 – 94 SOUTARD Saint-Emilion Parker 93 – 95 | Suckling 91 – 92 |
Soutard is always a very concentrated, modern
wine. At the first tasting, it didn’t look as stocky
as usual, but dry and dull, with good depth. At
the second tasting, it was offensive and somewhat
rustic, with little acidity. At the third tasting,
everything fitted together: The Soutard consists of 61 % Merlot,
31 % Cabernet Franc, 7 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 1 % Malbec, aged
in 60 % new barrels. Dark, dense and substantial, sweet, not as chocolaty
as sister-estate Larmande, somewhat more lively, clearly
deeper and broader in structure, with fine tannins, generous creaminess,
and very good depth. The yield was 28 hl per hectare, with
14.5 % alcohol.
93 – 94 LA TOUR FIGÉAC Saint-Emilion Parker 92 – 94 | Decanter 91 |
The 2018 La Tour Figéac was very convincing. It consists of 70 %
Merlot and 30 % Cabernet Franc, with 14.5 % alcohol it matures in
50 % new barrels. Dense and racy, with a lovely classic, pithy character,
with a lot of substance, and meat, and racy acidity. It shows
slightly rough tannins with a gripping character, much pressure,
and energy on the palate. Excellent La Tour Figéac.
93 – 94 ROC DE BOISSEAUX Saint-Emilion Parker 90 – 92 |
Suckling 91 – 92 |
The Roc de Boisseaux belongs to the family de
Boüard around the Château Angélus. The Roc de
Boisseaux was harvested at 40 hectolitres per
hectare, with 13.5 % alcohol from a blend 80/20
of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, aged in one-third
new barrels. Dense and fleshy, with fine-grained tannins, a lot of
juice, and depth, very melty and multi-layered, elegant, and fine in
the mouth. A really very good, incredibly inexpensive Saint-Emilion.
Unfortunately, I only tasted once for a brief sip.
Ratings in red and all descriptions by Thomas Boxberger © 2019. Other ratings: Suckling = James Suckling | Parker = Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Translation of the wine descriptions: Thomas Boxberger and Leo Constantin von Schaabner