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2023 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
Product: 20231421114
2023 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 75% Merlot; 25% Cabernet Franc.

This is a very good wine from dynamic husband-and-wife team Stéphane and Christine Derenoncourt. Despite two hectares being lost to mildew early in the season, the eventual crop had a good skin-to-juice ratio. The grapes were highly concentrated, to the pleasant surprise of the Derenoncourts.

The nose is elegant and refined, with notes of wildflowers and dark forest berries. The palate is intense, vibrant and well textured, with layers of juicy blackcurrant and red cherry. You really feel the limestone soils here, with characteristically chalky tannins leading to a wonderfully saline, mineral finish. Stéphane describes 2023 overall as a vintage of undeniable freshness, with each wine having its own identity. Domaine de l’A encapsulates this perfectly.

Drink 2027 - 2040

Our score: 16.5/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
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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