Saint Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Château Leyssac 1996
Château Leyssac er beliggende i kommunen Leyssac i Saint-Estèphe, den nordligste af Médocs berømte kommuneappellationer i Bordeaux. Vinen er klassificeret som en Cru Bourgeois under Appellation Saint-Estèphe Contrôlée og er aftappet på slottet af ejeren, Jean Ardouin. Vinstokkene, der har en alder på omkring 20 år, vokser i en jordbund præget af grus, hvilket supplerer områdets typiske ler- og kalkstensholdige undergrund.
Vinen er fremstillet på et blend bestående af 70 % Merlot og 30 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Druerne er høstet med håndkraft, hvorefter vinen er delvist lagret på egetræsfade. I Saint-Estèphe spiller Cabernet Sauvignon normalt en central rolle, men her udgør Merlot størstedelen af blandingen.
Årgang 1996 beskrives som klassisk og struktureret og har opnået en score på 94 point. Saint-Estèphe er generelt kendt for at frembringe kraftfulde vine med ekstra fasthed og dybde, hvilket afspejler den robuste stil, der kendetegner appellationen.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux on the Atlantic is the world's most famous wine region and has been exporting wine since the Middle Ages. The legendary 1855 classification still ranks the area's leading châteaux. On the left bank of the Gironde, Cabernet Sauvignon dominates on gravel soils, while the right bank is the domain of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The region is known for elegant, age-worthy blends of great finesse.
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