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Château Les Grands Chênes Médoc 2017 - Cru Bourgeois

Bordeaux

Red

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Drink or Keep

93/100

Le Figaro

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93/100

James Suckling

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92/100

Yves Beck

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90-91/100

Vert de Vin

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89/100

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

gourmet
attractive
red meat
cru bourgeois
ready to drink

"Purplish purple. Intense, fresh, fruity bouquet with hints of black berries. Floral touch. Delicious on the palate, with a hint of chocolate. On the palate, the wine is pleasant, balanced and of medium intensity. The tannins are grainy and in symbiosis with the structure. Good freshness on the finish. A gourmet wine that can be enjoyed in its youth, but which nonetheless has potential." (Yves Beck 2018) - Delivered in wooden cases for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).

Features

Estate

Château Les Grands Chênes

Cuvée

Cru Bourgeois

Vintage

2017

Designation

Médoc

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon

Terroirs

Gravel and clay-limestone

Viticulture

Traditional

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In small, temperature-controlled wooden vats, malolactic fermentation partly in new barrels.

Breeding

16 months in barrels

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful dark violet red with a violet tint and black core

Nose

Aromatic bouquet with fragrant spices, prunes and dark berries. Hints of vanilla in the background

Mouth

Well-structured, with firm but balanced tannins and good aromatic length. Menthol, floral and cherry notes.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2022

Drink before

2032

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with a grenier médocain, a poêlée of porcini mushrooms or a roast striploin of beef.

Château Les Grands Chênes

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated domain (2017 guide) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

 One of the many properties owned by Bernard Magrez, the famous owner of Pape Clément, acquired in 1998. Set on a gravelly hilltop overlooking the estuary estuary, this vast cru (96 ha), the remains of an ancient 16th-centuryfortress. of a former 16th-century fortress.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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

About the domain :

 

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

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

Domaine noté (guide 2017) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and that, as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

This northern Médoc estate, taken over by Bernard Magrez in 1998, has always produced solid, straightforward wines. They are vinified in the same spirit as all the group's properties, and express richness, power and concentration, on an imposing woody base, while preserving a pleasant freshness on the finish. Enthusiasts of this style of demonstrative wine will be delighted.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

A refined, well-balanced red with notes of blackcurrant, chocolate and hazelnut. What really stands out is the finesse and balance of the tannins, which give the wine length and composure. A fine finish. Drink now, but better in 2022.

Le Figaro vins

Le Figaro vins

Rated wine (2018 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

Structured, full-bodied, fruity, with hints of ageing, round, crisp tannins, juicy, taut, long finish.

Yves Beck

Yves Beck

Rated wine (2018 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

Purplish purple. Intense, fresh, fruity bouquet with hints of black berries. Floral touch. Delicious on the palate, with a hint of chocolate. On the palate, the wine is pleasant, balanced and of medium intensity. The tannins are grainy and in symbiosis with the structure. Good freshness on the finish. A gourmet wine that can be enjoyed in its youth, but which nevertheless has potential.

Vert de Vin

Vert de Vin

Rated (2018 guide) 90-91/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)

About the wine:

The nose is fresh, concentrated and powerful. Notes of blackcurrant, wild berries and, more lightly, minerality and fresh flowers are combined with hints of Sichuan pepper, tea and subtle hints of sweet spices, lily and a discreet touch of vanilla. The palate is fruity, mineral, balanced, precise and straightforward, offering tension, a lovely guideline, freshness, fatness, substance, roundness and good definition. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry and fleshy/fresh blackcurrant, combined with hints of crunchy strawberry, juicy/fresh red berries, a subtle hint of lily and fine touches of toast, toasted almond and sweet spices. Fine, slightly dry tannins. Discreet hint of coffee on the finish/persistence.

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

Rated wine (2018 guide) 89/100

About the wine:

The bouquet is smoky and full of black cherries. The wine is full-bodied, energetic and vibrant, unfolding with dark red fruits. Drink now for the sensation and save for the hint of dark chocolate that carries through to the fruit and espresso-tinged finish.

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