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La Violette 2015 75cl

AOC | Pomerol | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
96 Robert Parker
The 2015 La Violette is medium to deep garnet-purple with fragrant scents of potpourri, dried lavender, bouquet garni and cigar boxes over a core of warm plums, blueberry compote and cassis plus a waft of underbrush. Full-bodied, rich and opulent in the mouth and packed with black fruit and spice layers, it's framed with a firm yet velvety structure and oodles of freshness, finishing long.
95 Wine Spectator
A hedonist style, with a caressing feel to the boysenberry and raspberry fruit flavors that meld into fruit cake and melted licorice notes on the velvety finish. This wine has flair.—J.M.
18 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Süsses, parfümiert wirkendes Bouquet, Damassinepflaumen, Pflümlitresterton, kandierte Cakesfrüchte und Holundersirup. Im Gaumen eine Delikatesse, helle Pralinen und Earlgreyteenoten. Ein sehr femininer, zarter Pomerol. Aber dann doch nicht ganz so zart wie sein Preis! Der 2010er kostet um 1000 Franken im Markt. 18/20 2022 – 2038
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Château La Violette
Château La Violette is a micro-sized Pomerol estate that has earned a cult status in recent years. Up until 2006, it knew a quiet (some might say obscure) existence. In this year, it was purchased by the incredibly dynamic Catherine Péré-Vergé, the owner of Château Le Gay and Château Montviel, but also several wineries in Argentina. The vines lie on the Pomerol plateau and are incredibly well located, close to Trotanoy. Though the property totals 3 hectares, due to a recent replantation, only 1.4 hectares of its old vines (some older than 50 years) are being used to make its wine, making it particularly difficult to find. Once the vines are hand de-stemmed, they are fermented unusually in new, French oak barrels. With Michel Rolland as consulting oenologist, it hit its pinnacle in both the 2009 and 2010 vintages, receiving 98 and 100 points, respectively.