From now, you will find every Wednesday on NEWS, or on our Instagram stories, a tasting note about a Bourgogne or Bordeaux Grands Crus. And we have the pleasure to inaugurate this section with our Tasting note of the Quinault l’Enclos 2020 !

Some history…

This Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion sits on a pretty gravelly terroir of 19 hectares on the edge of the Dordogne. For ten years now, he has benefited from the same care as his big brother, Château Cheval Blanc. The work in the vineyard, the winemaking and the aging meet the same requirements as its elder. The oenological philosophy and the viticultural convictions are the same for a great wine which will know how to be open and expressive at its young age, complex and distinguished when it is kept in the bottle. Carried out by the Cheval Blanc team, the work in the cellar is identical to that of the Premier Grand Cru Classé: fresh maturation, plot vinification, indigenous yeasts, gentle extraction, long maceration, manual pumping over and malolactic fermentation in vats.

Tasting note…

The colour grows with purple reflections. The nose expresses a lovely black, ripe fruitiness where balsamic and tobacco notes mingle with a liquorice freshness.The ample and fruity attack continues on a tender mid-palate of medium constitution.The tannins then gradually tighten up and firm up the texture in the mouth.

78% MERLOT – 22% CABERNET FRANC