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2005 Château Rol Valentin, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot
Ready, but will keep
Robert Parker
92/100
Product: 20058123419
2005 Château Rol Valentin, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

"Former rugby player Eric Prissette continues to demonstrate a sure touch with his small plots planted in different sections of St.-Emilion....Winemaking consultant Stephane Derenoncourt has fashioned an elegant, but powerful, dense blue/purple-colored 2005 revealing a sweet nose of blue and black fruits intermixed with notions of crushed rocks, subtle oak, creme de cassis, and blueberries. Full-bodied, with moderately high tannin, good acidity, and superb definition as well as length."
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - 30-Apr-2007
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Alcohol % 14
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Merlot
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Rol Valentin

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 92/100
A sexy, full-bodied, very drinkable style of 2005, Eric Prissettes 2005 Rol Valentin displays loads of black cherry fruit, licorice, Christmas fruitcake and spice. Full-bodied and opulent, it can be drunk over the next 10-15 years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/06/2015
Drink 2020 - 2030
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Jun 2015)

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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