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2015 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will keep
Jancis Robinson MW
16/20
91/100
Antonio Galloni
91/100
Neal Martin MW
87-89/100
Product: 20151421114
2015 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

Description

The 2015 Domaine de l'A is one of the more flamboyant, extroverted wines in the Côtes de Castillon this year. Super-ripe black cherry, plum, licorice, mocha, espresso and tobacco infuse this sumptuous, racy wine. The 2015 is a stellar wine from Stéphane and Christiane Derenoncourt. Domaine de l'A is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, of which 20% has whole clusters. Yields were just 30 hectoliters per hectare.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (December 2017)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2015
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine de l'A

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 16/20
Magnum. Tasted blind. Very dark with soft tannins and lots of easy-to-appreciate sweet fruit. Slightly inky finish but every effort has been made to make an approachable young wine that is recognisably bordeaux. Well done for the money. jancis_robinson_mw, jancisrobinbson.com (January 2019)
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2019)
91/100
Fresh and fragrant, the fruit exuberant and tannins dense and finely edged. Rich but vibrant with tension and form. Decanter
Decanter.com
Antonio Galloni 91/100
The 2015 Domaine de l'A is one of the more flamboyant, extroverted wines in the Côtes de Castillon this year. Super-ripe black cherry, plum, licorice, mocha, espresso and tobacco infuse this sumptuous, racy wine. The 2015 is a stellar wine from Stéphane and Christiane Derenoncourt. Domaine de l'A is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, of which 20% has whole clusters. Yields were just 30 hectoliters per hectare. antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (December 2017)
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Dec 2017)
Neal Martin MW 87-89/100
The 2015 Domaine de L'A, the Ctes de Castillon from Stphan Derenoncourt, is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. It has a very concentrated bouquet driven by the very expressive and opulent Merlot, with figgy, date scents tucked in just behind giving it some exoticism. The palate is sweet on the entry with cassis and black cherry notes. There is plenty of sucrosity here, very generous in the mouth, although I would have liked a little more complexity on the finish. Still, this usually represents good value and it is certainly well made.Neil Martin - 28/04/2016
Neal Martin MW, (Apr 2016)

About this wine

Domaine de l'A

World-renowned consultant Stèphane Derenoncourt and his wife, Christine, purchased 2.5 hectares in the commune of Sainte-Colombe in the Côtes de Castillon in 1999. Today, they have 11 hectares divided among various parcels, the majority on a south-facing slope with tuffeau limestone soil (to which Stephane attributes his wine’s floral aroma). The average age of the Merlot (70%) and Cabernet Franc (30%) vines is 55 years old. The domaine is organic but – for the time being – uncertified. Yields are tiny: 28 hl/ha in a generous vintage. Owing to its scale, undulating vineyards and the ethereal character of its wines, the domaine has a distinctly Burgundian vibe.
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