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Chateau des Laurets 2015
- Producer Chateau des Laurets
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Blend
20% Cabernet Franc
80% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Puisseguin Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 24636 4
Winery Technical Data
For those on a budget, the satellite appellations on the Right Bank provide a treasure trove of riches. By now, presuming you have read the details of the growing season in the main introduction and the accompanying text for Saint Emilion, it should be clear that the Right Bank enjoyed a benevolent growing season that was relatively untroubled by the storms that plagued the northern Médoc. Of course, there was the challenge of keeping potential alcohol levels under control with respect to the Merlot vines, and sometimes the barrel samples started ringing alarm bells that the final wines will be blowsy and smudged by excessive alcohol. That is to be expected. There are plenty of alternatives that are well balanced, fresh and quite powerful in style, but not over-powering.
There are too many names to go through individually, though I will say that readers should head for Fronsac as a source of some quite marvelous Merlot-based wines. In the 19th century, Fronsac was one of the most respected appellations in the Right Bank, far more than Pomerol for example, and vintages like 2015 demonstrate exactly why. Lalande-de-Pomerol also delivered some potentially excellent wines, even if one or two seem to try desperately hard to compete with Pomerol by pushing down on the accelerator in the winery. I also found some gems in Puisseguin Saint Emilion, courtesy of the likes of Chateau Clarisse and Chateau des Laurets, which should be friendly to your wallet.
There are too many names to go through individually, though I will say that readers should head for Fronsac as a source of some quite marvelous Merlot-based wines. In the 19th century, Fronsac was one of the most respected appellations in the Right Bank, far more than Pomerol for example, and vintages like 2015 demonstrate exactly why. Lalande-de-Pomerol also delivered some potentially excellent wines, even if one or two seem to try desperately hard to compete with Pomerol by pushing down on the accelerator in the winery. I also found some gems in Puisseguin Saint Emilion, courtesy of the likes of Chateau Clarisse and Chateau des Laurets, which should be friendly to your wallet.