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Château Penin - Bordeaux Tradition 2016

Name: Château Penin - Bordeaux Tradition 2016
Brand: Château Penin
Rating: 3.6 (8 reviews)

Bordeaux Supérieur|Red wine

3.6/5 (8 customers)

15/20

RVF

Prix Plaisir

Bettane & Desseauve

Merlot

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“ A serious wine with an elegant nose, hinting at ripe black fruit. Powerful and elegant on the palate, with precise aging. Excellent aging potential.” (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) A harmonious, balanced wine, typical of its gravel terroir, which sets it apart from other Bordeaux Supérieur wines. A taste of Bordeaux that’s accessible to everyone!

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Estate

Château Penin

Vintage

Tradition

Vintage

2016

Designation

Bordeaux Supérieur

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Very deep gravelly soil (pebbles, gravel, sand). The proportions of pebbles and sand vary depending on the plot.

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

At optimal maturity

Wine Making

Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; vatting lasts 15 to 25 days, depending on the tasting

Livestock Farming

12 months in tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Eye

Beautiful garnet-colored dress

Nose

Elegant and refined, its gravelly soil sets it apart from other Bordeaux Supérieur wines

Palate

A harmonious, balanced, round, and full-bodied red wine, without any harshness, that highlights the fruit. The finish is smooth and elegant.

Serve

At 16°C

Apogee

2021-2023

Drink before

2024

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with apple blood sausage, a hamburger, cannelloni...

More information at Château Penin

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated " Prix Plaisir " (Prix Plaisir)

Rated estate (2021 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the wine:

A well-aged Bordeaux, perfect for pairing with a meal. It’s worth waiting a few years for this one.

About the estate:

Patrick Carteyron is one of the leading figures in the vast Bordeaux appellation. He has made his Château Penin a benchmark across various appellations, wine types, and vintages. The family-run estate has grown from 13 hectares in 1854 to 40 hectares today. The red wines—and especially the fine cuvées, Les Cailloux and Grande Sélection—are produced on a stony Quaternary terroir, the estate’s most prestigious. The more common sandy and clay soils are reserved for producing delicious rosés and clairets. Year after year, the clairet remains “the” benchmark for this appellation. Here you’ll find a wide range of wines at every price point, all focused on fruit, quality tannins, and freshness—including charming, generous whites and rosés, and the famous clairet, as mentioned, with its consistently vibrant fruit, which has built the estate’s reputation. The reds are richly fruity and pleasing, notably the ever-vibrant Grande-Sélection cuvée.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

One of the most reliable names among regional appellations, with several Favorites its credit. A 50-hectare estate situated on gravelly soil on the left bank of the Dordogne, across from Saint-Émilion. Founded by the Carteyron family in 1855, it has been managed since 1982 by Patrick, an oenologist.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2020 guide) 15/20 (Good wine)

Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the wine:

A serious wine with an elegant nose, hinting at ripe black fruit. Powerful and elegant on the palate, with precise aging. Excellent aging potential.

About the estate:

Rated HVE3, this wine is one of the finest examples of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. Penin is refining its lineup by focusing on limestone and gravel soils, while retaining the finesse of a fruit profile that appeals to a wide audience. Under the “Natur’” label, the estate produces a rosé, a clairet, and a red, thereby shaking up the conventions of classic Bordeaux to some extent.

Wine Enthusiast

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer Rating

3.6/5

based on 8 reviews