2016 Château Tour du Pas St Georges, St Emilion

Very deep garnet red. Nose is exotic, tarry, spicy. Very good attack, silky, ripe black fruit, good body, tannins very finely integrated. Youthful and supple, no awkward edges. Elegant, with a long finish

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Viticulture

Manual harvest in crates, sorting on table.

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Vinification

The soil is made up of clay, limestone and molasse sand from Périgord. The grapes are handled with care during the winemaking process in concrete and inox vats. Maturation in French oak barrels for 15 months (30% in new barrels, 20% in barrels of 3 white wines and 50% in barrel of 1 wine).

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Recommendation

Developing complexity and charm after 3 to 5 years of aging and able to mature for another 5 to 15 years. Wine made for the pleasures of the table.