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Château La Seigneurie de la Porte Bayard 2001 Vintage: 2001 Colour: Red Origin: France - Bordeaux - Libournais - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru A.O.C. Alc % by Vol: 12.5% 3 bottles (83 CHF) Jean-Michel Deluc:

Our opinion

We hadn't previously heard of this château, but after tasting we were left wondering why we hadn't had the good fortune to have tasted it before! Well-balanced, fine, fruity and velvety – a great success! This was a real find, and an absolute must for your cellar!

Description

***** ChateauOnline. We immediately fell in love with this Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, which until now has passed by almost unrecognised. This wine offers a complex, aromatic background of incredibly high quality and a silkiness on the palate that is completely unrivalled. A superb wine that is also, rather unusually, very good value for money.

Tips on service

• Serve at 17°

Food and wine matching

Fillet of beef in Périgord sauce, roast pork with prunes, grilled pork chops, veal with chanterelles, well-aged Camembert.

Tasting notes

Eye - A wine of ruby colour and good intensity, with violet nuances and a darker shade of mauve towards the edge of the glass. Barely begun to develop, this glistening wine is bright, limpid and has a velvety appearance in the glass.
Nose - The aromatic framework of the nose is still quite tight but there is already evidence that this wine has the potential to become mysteriously complex. With aeration, the wine opens with notes of black cherries, blackcurrants, raspberry jelly and redcurrants. Notes of maturity are also present, which blend seamlessly into the richness of the structure. Further notes of tobacco, cigars, pepper and liquorice are found towards the finish.
Palate - The attack on the palate is incredibly silky and velvety for such a young wine. You will also notice a remarkable balance between the round maturity of the substance and the delicacy of the structure. The complexity of this wine will develop further with ageing, so why not keep it a little longer and enjoy it at its full potential!