Chateau les Grandes Murailles Saint-Emilion 2016 (750ml)
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Description
Château les Grandes Murailles is a Saint-Emilion estate producing Bordeaux blends with real structure and restraint. This 2016 shows the vintage's precision and energy, built on Merlot and Cabernet Franc with the discipline Saint-Emilion demands.
The aromatics are vivacious and layered: dark cherry and plum lead, with cedar, tobacco, and dried herbs threading through. On the palate, fine-grained tannins and crisp acidity hold the wine upright and linear, revealing white pepper and mineral salinity as you move toward the finish. There's a chewy, savory texture here, with enough freshness to make the wine feel alive rather than heavy. This is serious food wine, the kind that drinks well now but has the structure to age comfortably over the next two decades.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint-Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend Red |
| Producer | Chateau Les Grandes Murailles |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The 2016 Les Grandes Murailles has an engaging, vivacious bouquet of ample dark cherry, cedar and juniper berry aromas. I like the energy here. The palate is well balanced with fine-grained tannin and well-judged acidity, and quite linear in style, revealing light cedar and white pepper notes toward the persistent finish. This is an impressive Les Grandes Murailles that should offer two decades of drinking pleasure.
Serious St.-Emilion! Cool and delicate nose, then crisp and dry on the palate with good structure, the finish long, very energetic and uplifting. A great food-wine! Drink or hold.
Coffee, tobacco, dark chocolate and liquorice with a touch of toasty caramel aromas. Juicy and plump, with fresh strawberry, and red berry fruit. Fresh acidity lifts the palate and mineral salinity rounds out the finish.