Red Wine: 2016 | Chteau d'Aiguilhe | Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
The deep colour offers ripe, lush, sweet, dark red fruits, silky textures with a blast of licorice, dark cocoa and black cherries in the finish. Notes of black cherry liqueur, espresso, chocolate and blackberry.
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Producer: Chteau d'Aiguilhe
Ratings: WA | 92 JS | 92
Vintage: 2016
Size: 750ml
ABV: 14.5%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: France, Bordeaux
The deep colour offers ripe, lush, sweet, dark red fruits, silky textures with a blast of licorice, dark cocoa and black cherries in the finish. Notes of black cherry liqueur, espresso, chocolate and blackberry.
Reviews:
- Wine Advocate: Juicy loganberry and black currant fruit forms an inviting core, while light bay, tobacco and violet notes fill in around the fruit. Offers a fleshy edge but keeps an emphasis on cut and drive through the finish.
- James Suckling: This is very precise with dark-berry, sandalwood and light chocolate character. Just a hint of sweet fruit and wet earth. Medium body, firm tannins and a pretty finish.
Producer Information
Chteau d'Aiguilhe is a wine estate in the commune of Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille, in the Ctes de Bordeaux Castillon appellation some 10km (six miles) east of Saint-Emilion, in northern Bordeaux. It is owned by Stephan von Neipperg, a prominent winemaker in the region, best known for running the well-regarded chteaux of Canon La Gaffelire and La Mondotte in Saint-Emilion. For its part, Chteau d'Aiguilhe has a history dating back to the 1700s, when it was owned by the Leberthon family, but it was not until the late 20th Century that the estate was replanted, renovated, and renamed from La Fleur d'Aiguilhe to its current name by von Neipperg (who acquired the estate in 1998). Chteau d'Aiguilhe produces a Merlot-dominant Bordeaux blend, a second wine called Seigneurs d'Aiguilhe, and a white Bordeaux wine from Sauvignon Blanc. The grounds span 140 hectares (300 acres) with 90 hectares (220 acres) of vines. These are composed of 80 percent Merlot and 20 percent Cabernet Franc. The vineyard soil is composed of clay-limestone and clay-loam, with vines averaging 28 years old. Vines are planted exclusively on the upper hills of the property, which is located on the highest hill along the Right Bank of the Dordogne. Grapes are handpicked and sorted before and after destemming. The fruit is fermented in oak vats and cement tanks with maceration lasting 28 days. The wine goes through malolactic fermentation in barrel and ages on fine lees in 50 percent new French oak barrels. Production averages 9000 to 10,000 cases annually.
