2010 de Pressac (St Emilion)
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Drinking beautifully today, the 2010 Château De Pressac has a classic Saint-Emilion nose of mulled red and black fruits, chocolate, and leafy herbs, with a remarkable sense of chalky minerality. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and textured on the palate, it has resolved tannins, solid mid-palate depth and balance, and outstanding length. Count me impressed. It has another decade or more of prime drinking. Drink 2025-2035.
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Nicely textured, this relatively exuberant, medium to full-bodied wine has plenty of red and black fruits, some high-quality subtle oak in the background, and touches of licorice and Christmas fruitcake. It is deep, round, very pure and well-balanced. It should drink nicely for 10-15 years. One of the most gorgeous fortified chateaux in all of St.-Emilion, sitting on a high bluff overlooking much of the appellation, this large property of 90 acres is planted with 72% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Malbec and Carmenere. Proprietor Francois Quenin has turned out one of the best wines I’ve tasted from this estate, a sleeper of the vintage.
Very dark purple. Mellow and quite evolved. Simpler and more open than most but a solid sincere effort. (JR)