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2020 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
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Product: 20201421114
2020 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

Description

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Merlot 75%, Cabernet Franc 25%

Stéphane and Christine Derenoncourt’s vines were affected by poor flowering, the principal cause of their low yields (25hl/ha). The wine is especially floral in 2020, a charming mix of violet and peony over the ripe, fresh black fruits. What sets this wine apart from many peers in Castillon are the sumptuous, silky tannins; there is none of the spikey firmness often found in the appellation. The wine glides to a moreish, saline finish.

Drink 2025-2033

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine de l'A

About this wine

Domaine de l'A

World-renowned consultant Stèphane Derenoncourt and his wife, Christine, purchased 2.5 hectares in the commune of Sainte-Colombe in the Côtes de Castillon in 1999. Today, they have 11 hectares divided among various parcels, the majority on a south-facing slope with tuffeau limestone soil (to which Stephane attributes his wine’s floral aroma). The average age of the Merlot (70%) and Cabernet Franc (30%) vines is 55 years old. The domaine is organic but – for the time being – uncertified. Yields are tiny: 28 hl/ha in a generous vintage. Owing to its scale, undulating vineyards and the ethereal character of its wines, the domaine has a distinctly Burgundian vibe.
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Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux

Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux

Côtes de Castillon has been the site of considerable interest and investment in recent years. Production is significant, yielding over 1.5 million cases per annum and quality is quite variable, ranging from the everyday from the sandy and light gravel soils to imposing, aspirational wines benefiting from considerable investment, and made from the clay and limestone vineyards on higher slopes.
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