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Château Teyssier, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Bordeaux, France 2011 (750mL)
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Château Teyssier, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru


I first visited the medieval village of Saint-Émilion in 2007 with my father. Limestone structures and rustic architecture made us feel like we stepped back in time. We sought out small estates and dined at local restaurants to really take in the history of the food and wine culture of this historic region. In Saint-Émilion, wine making is more than just a career. For generations upon generations, the connection to the vine has been a way of life and an artform. Wine has been made at Château Teyssier since the 1700s and in 1994 Jonathan Maltus purchased the estate in a state much less than perfect. Since then, he has done a lot to increase the reputation of Château Teyssier. He invested in several renowned vineyards sites in the surrounding area and modernized many of the facilities to increase the quality of the wines. With vision and experience from Gilles Pauquet, whom Maltus brought on as a consultant, the wines have reached a level of quality that is largely unparalleled at its price. The grapes that are harvested comes from a few vineyards sites that are planted on sandy soils, rich with clay and iron. Like so many great wines from Saint-Émilion, this bottling possesses the savory earthy qualities we crave in quintessential Bordeaux.

The 2011 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru has an opaque, dark ruby core that moves to slight garnet and orange elections on the rim—showing a bit of age. The nose delivers classic aromas of red and black currants, fresh violets, bay leaves, wild herbs, wet tobacco, cedar, crushed clay and a touch of well-integrated baking spice. The palate is dense and structured, and delivers earth-driven flavors of tobacco, leather, dried leaves, cedar, crushed clay and gravel. This is a pure and clean expression of Right Bank Bordeaux and will easily age well for up to a decade if kept well. If I were you, I would enjoy a bottle now, and put a few away in the cellar to enjoy a few years from now. Please decant this wine for ninety minutes and then serve in large Bordeaux stems, at cellar temp. I highly recommend enjoying this 2011 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru with a simply-prepared filet mignon; serve alongside sautéed mushrooms and roasted red potatoes, something simple and classic.
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Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub-Region
FranceSaint-Émilion Grand Cru
Soil
Sand and Iron Rich Clay
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol
13.5
OAK
French

France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

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Southwestern France

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Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

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The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

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Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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