LE GUIDE HACHETTE DES VINS 2008
Amoung the 35000 wines that were tasted 'blind'- 2 of our wines CHATEAU SAINTE BARBE 2005 and CHATEAU MERLOT SAINTE BARBE 2005 were chosen for the new guide.
Chateau Sainte barbe 2005 ( ** remarkable wine), "this wine continues to keep its two stars from one year to another, a proof of its example regularity. Made up with 20% cabernet grapes, the merlot from a clay soil dominates this vintage with its deep red colour who give over to flavours of spices and resin associated with with ripe red berries. Fullness, roundness, fruity: the palette is lasting, structured with solid tannins but coated. The final persistent leaves a smooth impression. This bordeaux may wait two or three years.
Chateau Merlot Sainte Barbe 2005 (* wine great success) made exclusively from merlot grapes and matured in vats. It is ready to drink now.
Chateau Sainte barbe 2005 ( ** remarkable wine), "this wine continues to keep its two stars from one year to another, a proof of its example regularity. Made up with 20% cabernet grapes, the merlot from a clay soil dominates this vintage with its deep red colour who give over to flavours of spices and resin associated with with ripe red berries. Fullness, roundness, fruity: the palette is lasting, structured with solid tannins but coated. The final persistent leaves a smooth impression. This bordeaux may wait two or three years.
Chateau Merlot Sainte Barbe 2005 (* wine great success) made exclusively from merlot grapes and matured in vats. It is ready to drink now.
