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Chateau Dassault

2015
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Saint-Emilion
UPC
0 15643 50892 9
Red Wine
Verified Stock
1888-15
Product Ratings
James Suckling 93pt

Blackberry and fresh herb character such as basil or oregano. Full to medium body, chewy tannins and a long, intense finish. A young red with focus and energy. Drink in 2021.

by James Suckling, 2018
Wine Enthusiast 93pt

Spicy, packed with dark fruit, rich chocolate and pepper, this is a powerful, sumptuous wine. Juicy fruit is beginning to shine through this generous exterior, promising a good potential and the likelihood the wine will be ready to drink from 2023.

by Wine Enthusiast, 2018
Wine Spectator 92pt

This has some panache, featuring showy fig, boysenberry and blackberry confiture notes strutting through. Shows ample grip, with bramble and graphite accents running underneath, while flashes of singed apple wood and anise check in.

by Wine Spectator, 2018

Vinification

Winemaking: in small concrete vats with internal temperature control
Ageing: 65% in new barrels - 35% in one-year-old barrels
Ageing period: 14 to 1 8 months depending plots

Technical data

Surface area harvested: 24,5 Ho (58 acres)
Grape varieties: 75% Merlot, 20% Cobernet Franc, 5% Cobernet Souvignon
Harvesting: from 5 to 20 october
Yield: 33,5 HL/ho

Vineyard

Pruning: double guyot, debuddling
Leaf removal: by hand, on both sides of rows
Green harvesting: if necessary

Estate

Area: 29 Ho 171 acres)
Situation: on the northern slopes of Soint-Emilion
Soil: Ancient sands and sands over cloy containing iron deposit
Grape varieties: 70% Merlo!, 23% Cobernet Franc, 7% Cobernet Souvignon
Average age of vines: 35 years