Vignobles Chatonnet ESPRIT D'ALIENOR Red 2018 Montagne-Saint-Emilion
Description
Viticulture
Sustainable viticulture
Vinification
In stainless steel vats
Wine aging
Aged in barrels
Vintage details
We were first struck by the colours at the end of the pre-fermentation maceration: black for all the grape varieties. We then liked the fruit that appeared: a festival of ripe black fruits, without heaviness, aromas or "jammy" tastes when the viticulture was up to the challenges of the vintage and when the harvest date was well chosen (neither too early nor too late). A lot of cold sweats when reading the mustimeter, bursts of anger when the temperature control did not work properly, stomachs knotted up when the volatile acidity increased and the sugars did not drop any more... but finally, by dint of hard work, everything ended well: from its ashes, 2018, the Phoenix, was born and well born. Small in quantity but great in quality; already delicious and with superb development potential.
Tasting notes
Despite the surprising weather conditions until the beginning of the summer, the high level of sunshine thereafter until the beginning of the autumn allowed the grapes to reach an absolutely extraordinary maturity. The quintessence of the fruit was extracted, with very high quality tannins, complex wines and a very present fruit taste.