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Tasting notes
Score 18.5/20 · Drink 2009-2013, Jancis Robinson MW, Aug 2009

Selection of the best vineyards of the château, south-south-east exposure, chalky-clay slopes. Assemblage of Grenache (48% 80 year old) and Rolle. 100% free-run juice. Grapes are individually tasted and selected in the vineyard, harvesting in small crates, only in the morning, sorted twice. Destemming and soft pressing, maceration at 10-12°C to extract aromas, vinification exclusively in demi-muids (500-litre barrels) for eight months with burgundian-style bâtonnage, temperature controlled. Slightly paler than the other 2007s. Very fine and sinewy. Perhaps the most lifted and ethereal of all these wines. Serious structure and great underlying complexity. Really very good indeed. Truly serious wine that happens to be pink. Just shedding its youthful tannin. (JR)

Critic scores

Critic scores
18
18/20

Jancis Robinson MW

19
19/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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17.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17.5/20 · Drink 2008-2009, Jancis Robinson MW, Jul 2008

Smoky nose. Herby and quite fine. Very smooth textured with some herbiness. (JR)

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Chateau d'Esclans
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Product details

Grape Blend

Grenache/ Garnacha , Vermentino/Rolle

Colour

Rose

Taste

Dry

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