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2017 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready, but will improve
91+/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
89/100
James Suckling
91/100
Product: 20171421114
2017 Domaine de l'A, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Body Full Bodied
Producer Domaine de l'A

Critics reviews

91+/100
The 2017 Domaine de l'A is a gorgeous, but also embryonic wine from Stéphane and Christiane Derenoncourt. I have seen Domaine de l'A blossom with time, but it is also a wine that requires a bit of patience. I suspect that will be the case here as well. Time in the glass brings out striking purity in the wine's dark, layered fruit, and yet the best is clearly yet to come. The 2017 was vinified and aged in French oak, about 40% new.Drink 2023 - 2032antonio_galloni, vinous.com (Mar 2020)
Drink 2020 - 2029
Vinous.com (Mar 2020)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 89/100
The 2017 Domaine de l'A is composed of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. It was aged for 16-18 months in French oak barrels, 40% new. Deep garnet-purple in color, it gives up pronounced notes of fruitcake, prunes and cherry pie with hints of hoisin, balsamic, espresso and Provence herbs. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves and a chewy texture, finishing with an herbal lift.Drink 2020 - 2029Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate (Mar 2020)
Drink 2020 - 2029
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, RobertParker.com (Mar 2020)
James Suckling 91/100
Fresh tobacco-leaf, red-plum and violet notes sit in nicely integrated mode here. The palate delivers in a smooth style with such plush, smoothly resolved tannins, carrying sweet, ripe-fruit flavors long. A blend of 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Jan 2020)
Drink 2020 - 2029
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2020)

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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