2019
Technical sheet
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Vintage 2019
Wine's name :
Château Chauvin
GENERAL INFORMATION
Owner : Sylvie Cazes
Vineyard : 15 hectares
Terroir : Sand clay soils with iron dross sub-soil
Average age of vines : 30 years
GRAPE VARIETIES IN THE FINAL BLEND
70 % Merlot
25 % Cabernet Franc
5 % Cabernet Sauvignon
AGING
Barrel aging : 16 month
60% new oak – 40% barrels of one year
Tasting notes
“An impressive wine that feels very true to the estate, with plenty of St Emilion signature - plump rich fruits and grilled oak without being overblown. Elegant, restrained with well placed blackberry and cherry, this really unrolls in the glass and is extremely enjoyable. There is twice as much Cabernet Franc as usual in the blend of the first wine, and it shows in the tension and lift through the finish. HVE3-certified. 60% new oak. Harvest September 26 to October 11.”
Jane Anson - Decanter : 93
"A layered red with dark berries, chocolate and crushed stone with some white-pepper character. Medium to full body, round tannins and a juicy finish. Like the layers to this.”
James Suckling : 92-93