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Château Sansonnet Saint Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2018
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe AOC
Lying just across the road from renowned Château Trottevieille, Sansonnet is very well positioned. As this exceptional 96-point Grand Cru Classé expresses, it's dense, powerful and polished, with rich layers of luscious black fruit and earthy depth.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Big, powerful, dense and polished, with a firm frame of tannins
Aroma
Damp earth, blueberry pie, blackberry jam, pencil lead, liquorice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Very deep ruby crimson
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15.0% ABV
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11.25 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2040
The high scores and luscious, long-lived wines from Château Sansonnet should be of no surprise. Since its new owners in the 21st century, firstly the D'Aulan, then the Lefevere family, it has had input from top consultants Jean Michel Arcaute (Pomerol's Château Clinet), Stéphane Derenoncourt, Michel Roland and Jean-Luc Thunevin (Valandraud). It's a small estate, a contiguous, 7-hectare vineyard next door to Trottevieille, on the Saint Emilion plateau, and close to Pavie Macquin and Troplong Mondot. A gentle, gravity-fed fermentation, with ageing in 70% new French oak casks and the rest in clay amphorae, very much in vogue in Bordeaux, produce this powerful, dense and appealing claret, with a superb silkiness and great cellaring potential.
Wine Advocate 94+pts
