Château Les Grandes Murailles St.-Emilion 2020
$50
Delivers vivid raspberry and boysenberry puree notes that stream through with good focus and freshness, while subtle warm earth, mulling spice and anise accents fill in along the way. This has a nice seamless feel, too. Best from 2024 through 2035. 500 cases made.
Details
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2023
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
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Château Les Grandes Murailles St.-Emilion 2020
Delivers vivid raspberry and boysenberry puree notes that stream through with good focus and freshness, while subtle warm earth, mulling spice and anise accents fill in along the way. This has a nice seamless feel, too. Best from 2024 through 2035. 500 cases made.
Details
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2023
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
