From Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot vines planted near the Gironde estuary, seated in purely alluvial soils—Girondine gravel and clay subsoil—the 2015 Château Poitevin drinks better on the second day, and offers up a puissant bouquet of black currant, Damson plum, earth, aged saddle leather, dark chocolate syrup, and sweet tobacco. Aged 14 months in 30% new oak, a dark fruited core is wrapped in grippy, firmly structured tannins. Drink now or hold for another decade. 13.0% ABV | Sample
Imported by Teuwen Communications
91 Points