Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux, Listrac-Médoc
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: black sour cherries, spices, some smoke, it needs one day to open up fully
Taste: medium body, black sour cherries, black currant, generally fruity with quite high tannins and spices to nbalance the fruit, hint of black chocolate, nice longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+12+7+7+50=87
Price: CZK 369
Stopper: single piece cork
Despite coming from fantastic hot 2009 vintage the wine is still very young though, initially it is very closed and rather fruity when opened. One day after opening the nose gets more visible with good combination of fruit and spices. In the taste it is quite tannic, it is nice Cru Bourgeois which needs cca 5 years to settle down. Also the alcohol is perfectly integrated. Looking back at my tasting notes of Chateau Fonréaud 2009 Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois the wines are quite similar, whereas this wine is slightly more on fruitier side. I bought one bottle to check it and I will buy a 6 case to cellar it. My guess it will age very nicely.
Technial sheet: http://www.chateau-lestage.com/fiches-techniques-pdf/lestage-fiche-technique.pdf
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