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RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot

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Tasting Notes

This tiny garagiste St.-Emilion, 7.5 acres, is a blend of 51% Cabernet Franc, 46% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Proprietor Jean-Philippe Janoueix has fashioned a full-bodied, deep, concentrated wine revealing sweet notes of licorice, chocolate, espresso, cassis, and cherry. Long, dense, full-bodied, rich, and pure with enough oak and acidity to add complexity and focus, it should drink well for 12-15 years. Interestingly, this cuvee received a Burgundian-like treatment of malolactic in barrel after frequent pigeages in small oak fermentation tanks, an unusual upbringing in Bordeaux. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

91
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (181), February 2009

Farmyard smells which have a certain chunky appeal. Very sweet tannins, supple and round with follow through. Pretty impressive! Complete wine which delivers, even if the oak is a bit heavily sweet and worked.

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2007

A superb effort from young Jean-Philippe Janoueix, this inky/purple-colored wine displays moderately intense, but pure aromatics of black fruits, lead pencil shavings, smoke, and camphor. Terrific fruit on the attack, medium to full body, a layered mouthfeel, and substantial, but sweet, well-integrated tannin suggest this stunning St.-Emilion will be at its finest between 2012-2025.

91/93+
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (170), April 2007
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