Château Penin - Bordeaux Supérieur Grande Sélection 2019

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Patrick Carteyron is one of the leaders of the gigantic Bordeaux appellation. He has made his Château Penin a benchmark in various appellations, colors and cuvées. The family estate has grown from 13 hectares in 1854 to 40 hectares today. The reds, and especially the fine cuvées, les-cailloux and grande-sélection, are produced on Quaternary stony terroir, the noblest on the estate. The more common sandy and clay terroirs are reserved for the production of delicious rosés and clairets. Year after year, clairet remains the benchmark for this appellation. Here you'll find a wide range of wines at all price points, all focused on fruit, tannin quality and freshness, with a charming, generous white and rosé, and the famous clairet, as we've said, with its ever-brightening fruit, for which the domaine is famous. The reds are richly fruity and flattering, including the ever-energetic cuvée grande-sélection.

Decanter

About the wine:

Fleshy, fruity nose; smoky toast, black pepper and black cherries - very lively and aromatically nuanced. Delicate and clean, crisp with bite, but also beautiful chalky but fine tannins that give body and structure to the fresh red and black fruit. Lots of licorice spice on the palate that settles at the edges, but this wine seems well made and offers plenty to like. Give it at least an hour in the decanter. Easy to drink, balanced and fine. Produced by Patrick Carteyron, who represents the 5th generation of winemakers. From a selection of 15 hectares of his best terroirs of old vine Merlot, aged one year in oak barrels. To be enjoyed with Sunday roast beef. 2023-2030

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

Very harmonious and elegant, this wine has all the hallmarks of a good Bordeaux: light woodiness coupled with good ripe fruit, present substance, supple tannins and a fresh, minty finish. Enjoy with fruit. 2022-2026

About the domain :

One of the blue-chip regional appellations, with several Favorites wines to its credit. A 50-hectare cru established on a gravelly terroir on the left bank of the Dordogne, opposite Saint-Émilion. Founded by the Carteyron family in 1855, it has been run since 1982 by Patrick, an oenologist.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the domain :

Classified HVE3, this cru is one of the finest references in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. Penin is refining its range, moving closer to the limestone and gravel soils, while retaining the finesse of fruit that appeals to the widest possible audience. Under the Natur' label, the estate produces a rosé, a clairet and a red, and is somewhat shaking up the codes of classic Bordeaux.

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