Domaines Baron de Rothschild (Lafite) - Chateau d'Aussieres 2019 (750ml)
Price: $35.00
Sale Price: $29.99
| Producer | Domaines Baron de Rothschild (Lafite) |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Subregion | Corbieres |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 94 Points
The first, wider release on the Place de Bordeaux for this wine outside of DBR Lafite.
Beautiful beguiling fragrance on the nose, smells floral with dried roses and herbs, ragrant, sun-kissed blackberries and cherries and a touch of smoke. Clean and lean, focussed with beautifully delineated tannins and a sense of seriousness to the rame. Crisp, straight and well defined with mouthwatering, juicy acidity balancing he tangy, spiced fruit and layers of minerality. Rich and heady, confident but so larmonious on the palate with a long, clean, crystalline finish. Refined and forward inishing with a black olive and sweet and spiced plum aspect. First year of organic conversion. A blend of 52% Syrah, 19% Mourvedre, 20% Carignan (a little bit with arbonic maceration) and 9% Grenache. 3.66pH. Yield 40hl/ha. Ageing 50% stainless steel, 50% new and one-year-old barrels. Technical manager Olivier Richaud.
James Suckling: 93 Points
Blackcurrants, slate, crushed stone and berries with hints of chocolate. Medium-bodied, bright and racy. Vivid at the end. A blend of syrah, carignan, mourvedre and grenache. Drink now.
Others: 93 Points
Jane Anson
Plenty of graceful black and red fruits, this is an impressively balanced wine from a warm vintage.
Turmeric and smoked cumin kick things off, emphasing tight tannins that will soften over the next few years, before everything opens through the mid palate to show burst of baked raspberry, incense and rosemary spices, orange peel, plenty of juice. First time for the 167ha Domaine d'Aussières on the Place (or rather not in exclusivity with DBR Lafite). Director Jean de Roquefeuille (ex Rieusse), working alongside the group winemaker Olivier Tregoat.
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