Monday, April 20, 2015

Chateau La Tour de Ségur Bordeaux Lussac Saint-Emilion 2012 AOC

Variety: 91% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon
Country of origin: France
Wine appellation: Bordeaux,  Lussac Saint-Emilion
Vintage: 2012
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Color: medium ruby red
Bouquet: very very fruity, black sour cherries, even hint of blueberries, and light cassis with some black chocolate
Taste: medium body, nice structure, quite austere, similar to nose there are black sour cherries, blackberries, black chocolate, all not jammy but nicely balanced by pleasant acidity, light but present and not bothering tannins, medium to longer finish
Overall score: 4+7+11.5+6+7=85.5
Price: CZK 149 on sale
Stopper: single piece cork
Very good value Bordeaux, young at this point, but has the prerequisites to age very well in the cellar. Will buy some more bottles to my cellar.

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