
Red wine
Chateau Rocheyron, St Emilion Grand Cru 2014
RRP £83
Altogether a more masculine wine (Sisseck apologises for using such an expression, but it’s a useful way of describing a certain “toughness of tannins” as he puts it). Fine coffee-bean nose, clean and fresh; the tannins develop in the mouth and dominate the mid-palate. Robust as they are they don’t compromise the freshness and as they subside they’re replaced with rich and ripe fruit. Overall quite closed and shy in the mid-palate; there’s a nice sour dry finish with a wash of juice at the end.
Score
Wine Details
Colour
Red
Wine Style
Still
Grape Varieties
Merlot (100%)
Alcohol
13.5%
Bottle size
75cl
Drink dates
2019 - 2030
Origin
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Sub-region
St Emilion & Pomerol
Area
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOP
Tasting Information
Blind
No
Tasted by
Adam Lechmere