2022 Chateau Grand Village
Beautiful blue fruit and chocolate here. Medium- to full-bodied. The tannins are firm and velvety with lots of spice, seashell and iodine notes. Lots of white pepper and sea salt. Fresh. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 4-19-2023
Baptiste Guinaudeau and his team have produced a beautifully pure, perfumed 2022 Grand Village that bursts with aromas of licorice, graphite, blackberries, pencil shaving, iris and fresh mint. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and fleshy, this outstanding wine is perfectly balanced on the palate with velvety tannins and a bright, saline finish. This is one of the very best Grand Villages produced to date, and it benefits from the sort of careful winemaking normally reserved for cru classé wines. It’s a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, although for the latter grape the Guinaudeau family prefers the local name of Bouchet. ~ (94) Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 4-28-2023
~ (93) Antonio Galloni , Vinous 5-9-2023
The 2022 Grand Village (Lafleur)comes from more clay and limestone soils and is 80% Merlot (half of the Merlot is a massale selection from Lafleur) and 10% Bouschet. This beauty is medium to full-bodied and has incredible purity in its ripe red and blue fruits as well as notes of graphite, chocolate, violets, and damp earth. It reminds me of a great Pomerol and brings plenty of richness and depth while staying balanced and finesse-driven. ~ (95) Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 5-10-2023
~ (92) Neal Martin, Vinous 5-15-2023
Deep crimson hue. Juicy but structured, the tannins crunchy, the quality impressive at this level. Ripe but fresh with red-fruit and spice notes. Don’t think of it as a generic Bordeaux. ~ (16.5) James Lawther, JancisRobinson.com 5-5-2023
Baptiste Guinaudeau and his team have produced a beautifully pure, perfumed 2022 Grand Village that bursts with aromas of licorice, graphite, blackberries, pencil shaving, iris and fresh mint. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and fleshy, this outstanding wine is perfectly balanced on the palate with velvety tannins and a bright, saline finish. This is one of the very best Grand Villages produced to date, and it benefits from the sort of careful winemaking normally reserved for cru classé wines. It’s a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, although for the latter grape the Guinaudeau family prefers the local name of Bouchet. ~ (94) Yohan Castaing, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 4-28-2023
~ (93) Antonio Galloni , Vinous 5-9-2023
The 2022 Grand Village (Lafleur)comes from more clay and limestone soils and is 80% Merlot (half of the Merlot is a massale selection from Lafleur) and 10% Bouschet. This beauty is medium to full-bodied and has incredible purity in its ripe red and blue fruits as well as notes of graphite, chocolate, violets, and damp earth. It reminds me of a great Pomerol and brings plenty of richness and depth while staying balanced and finesse-driven. ~ (95) Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 5-10-2023
~ (92) Neal Martin, Vinous 5-15-2023
Deep crimson hue. Juicy but structured, the tannins crunchy, the quality impressive at this level. Ripe but fresh with red-fruit and spice notes. Don’t think of it as a generic Bordeaux. ~ (16.5) James Lawther, JancisRobinson.com 5-5-2023
SKU: SK3553690-750
COUNTRY : France
REGION : Bordeaux
PRODUCER : Chateau Grand Village
FORMAT : 750ml
COUNTRY : France
REGION : Bordeaux
PRODUCER : Chateau Grand Village
FORMAT : 750ml