Soft, attractive, plump and seductive, with loads of incense, licorice, black currants and jammy cherry-like notes. Some roasted herbs, mocha and spice box are also present in this wine.
Reviews:
- Wine Advocate: From proprietor Michel Querre, this blend of 95% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon is soft, attractive, plump and seductive, with loads of incense, licorice, black currants and jammy cherry-like notes. Some roasted herbs, mocha and spice box are also present in this wine.
- Wine Spectator: More forward than most of the pack, with plum and blueberry fruit, a good sticthing of tobacco leaf and an integrated roasted vanilla bean note through the finish. Not as grippy as when tasted from barrel, this seems quite approachable already.
Producer Information
Château PATRIS is located on the southern slope of the slopes of Saint-Emilion, in the extension of Château Angelus. It comprises nearly 9 hectares planted mainly with 80% Merlot then Cabernet Sauvignon (10%) and Franc (10%). The association of these three grape varieties gives the wine a remarkable finesse and a suppleness much appreciated by consumers. The vinification combines tradition and modernity, making the most of the potential offered by the vintages. Michel and Geneviève QUERRE and their team seek to produce a deep Saint-Emilion, with a velvety texture but well structured. The use of new barrels always ensures that the fruit is respected: 60% of the aging takes place in new barrels, which are entirely renewed each year for the first wine.
