Chateau Larcis Ducasse, Saint Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B 2015

A blend of dark and deep red cherries is at the wines core. The tannins, are soft, the fruit is bright, crisp, fresh and peppery. Nice complexity. Liquorice aromas, long finish. Very good and well balanced. Give it a few more years and this beauty will be even better. This wine pairs well with beef, lamb, wild game (venison) and poultry.

Tasting notes : 

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 La Gaffelière opens with compelling wild blueberries, freshly crushed plums and kirsch scents plus hints of garrigue, underbrush, rose hip tea and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant with a soft, velvety texture and seamless freshness carrying the multilayered fruit to a long finish.

Food pairing : 

Pairs well with Herb-crusted roast beef, lamb dishes.

Medium to deep, darkly-pigmented, ruby-red in color. Aromas are of fresh cassis & slightly leafy notes. On the palate clean cedary oak dominates the blackcurrant fruit. The wine is of mid-weight with good acidity. Fine cedary tannins marry seamlessly with dark cherry fruit comprise the mid-palate the finish. This wine pairs well with beef, lamb, wild game (venison) and poultry.

Tasting Notes:

The 2016 Le Carillon d'Angelus, which represents a higher percentage of the total production this year, has a tightly wound blackberry and briary-scented bouquet with admirable delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, harmonious and rounded in style with just the right amount of salinity on the finish to beckon you back for another sip. This is a lovely Deuxième Vin built to give pleasure.

Pairing:

Braised Lamb Shank, Eggplant Parmigiana, Cured Meat

Tasting Notes:

One of the great Bordeaux families owns this vineyard, and the wine is already well-balanced in terms of fruit and tannins. The Cabernet Sauvignon's powerful black cherry notes give the wine's structure a luscious quality. It will mature nicely and is rich. Goes nicely with chicken, wild game, and red meats.

Tasting Notes:

The plum, boysenberry and raspberry fruit is very aromatic. Picking up subtle anise, alder and tobacco notes slowly but steadily through the finish. A graphite edge is buried deep.

Pairing:

Braised Lamb Shank, Eggplant Parmigiana, Cured Meat

Tasting Notes:

The nose is the product of finesse and elegance. The intense aromas of ripe fruit, with hints of liquorice and pepper. The mouth has an ample and precise attack. The tannins are creamy, and dense. The palate detects flavours of blackberries and bilberries. The wine has a long and delicate finish, with subtle hints of chocolate.

Pairing:

hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.

Tasting notes : 

Full-bodied, rich, creamy and layered, with velvety but focused tannins; flavors of ripe plum, dark cherry, licorice, truffle, chocolate‑mocha, pepper, and fine oak; elegant tension and freshness with a long finish.

Food pairing : 

Roast or grilled meats (beef, venison, duck, lamb).