Château Relais de la Poste - Cuvée Malbec 2016

Name: Château Relais de la Poste - Cuvée Malbec 2016
Brand: Château Relais de la Poste
Rating: 3.8 (9 reviews)

Côtes de Bourg|Red wine

Bordeaux

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.8/5 (9 customers)

15/20

Bettane & Desseauve

89/100

Robert Parker

malbec

intensity

coated tannins

safe bet

"Château Relais de la Poste's Cuvée Malbec 2016 is aged in dried American oak over a long period. It has a seductive nose of blackberry, dark chocolate and a touch of black pepper that gains intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight chewiness on the attack, evolving to a fairly lively, white pepper-tinged middle with finer tannins than I expected. The Malbec really comes into its own here, delivering a minty freshness on the finish. Enjoy it over the next 5 or 6 years." (Wine Advocate) A sure bet!

Features

Estate

Château Relais de la Poste

Cuvée

Cuvée Malbec

Vintage

2016

Designation

Côtes de Bourg

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

100% Malbec

Terroirs

Clay-silica-loam plateau

Viticulture

Vineyard certified HVE level 3 since 2019

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Traditional in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

Breeding

In American oak barrels (drying time: 54 months)

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful crimson colour

Nose

A bewitching fragrance of blackberries and dark chocolate, with a pinch of black pepper for added intensity.

Mouth

Finely full-bodied palate with a slightly mellow attack. Minty freshness on the finish.

Serve

AT 16-17°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with charcuterie, red meats, game and mature cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 15/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Sélectionné (An estate or house that has won us over with one or more wines from its production, without us being able to give a general opinion on the style of the entire range)

About the wine:

Very smoky, spicy, morello cherry and blackberry on the nose. Full-bodied on the palate, with fat, rich tannins, vigour and length. Lots of presence and character.

About the domain :

The estate was indeed a coaching inn in the 18th century, but it's only since the beginning of this millennium that it's been making a name for itself in the wine world. Followed by today's specialist in accessible Bordeaux, Olivier Dauga, the vineyard produces fruity, gourmet Côtes de Bourg without any rusticity. This cuvée is made from malbec, a grape variety that was once widely planted throughout the South-West, but is now only grown in the Blayais-Bourgeais region, in Cahors (under the name "cot" or "auxerrois") and also... in Argentina.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2020) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

A 25-hectare estate in the Blayais and Bourgeais regions, built around an old coaching inn dating back to 1750, and run by Bruno Drode since 1985.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Scored (2017 guide) 89/100 (Very good wine)

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Château Relais de la Poste's Cuvée Malbec 2016 is aged in dried American oak over a long period. It has a seductive nose of blackberry, dark chocolate and a touch of black pepper that gains intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight chewiness on the attack, evolving to a fairly lively, white pepper-tinged middle with finer tannins than I expected. The Malbec really comes into its own here, delivering a minty freshness on the finish. Enjoy it over the next 5 or 6 years.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 9 reviews