Château Penin - Bordeaux Supérieur Grande Sélection 2020
90/100
Decanter
1*Étoile
Hachette
"A beautiful tannic structure for mastered power and authentic elegance".
Château Penin is one of the region's best-known appellations, and has won many awards from the critics. The 100% Merlot Cuvée Grande Sélection can be enjoyed from starter to dessert!
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Eye
Attractive deep garnet color
Nose
Aromatic with fleshy, fruity notes such as cherry
Mouth
Delicate with crispness, tension, body, finesse and balance.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before (when young)
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2032
Production
75,000 bottles on average
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with a charcuterie platter, shallot steak or duck breast...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Patrick Carteyron is one of the leaders of the gigantic Bordeaux appellation. He has made his Château Penin a benchmark in various appellations, colors and cuvées. The family estate has grown from 13 hectares in 1854 to 40 hectares today. The reds, and particularly the fine cuvées, les-cailloux and grande-sélection, are produced on Quaternary stony terroir, the noblest on the estate. The more common sandy and clay terroirs are reserved for the production of delicious rosés and clairets. Year after year, clairet remains the benchmark for this appellation. Here you'll find a wide range of wines at all price points, all focused on fruit, tannin quality and freshness, with a charming, generous white and rosé, and the famous clairet, as we've said, with its ever-brightening fruit, that has made the domaine's reputation. The reds are richly fruity and flattering, including the ever-energetic cuvée grande-sélection.
Decanter
Wine rated (guide 2023) 90/100 (Vintage 2019)
About the wine:
Fleshy, fruity nose; smoky toast, black pepper and black cherries - very lively and aromatically nuanced. Delicate and clean, crisp with bite, but also beautiful chalky but fine tannins that give body and structure to the fresh red and black fruit. Lots of licorice spice on the palate that settles at the edges, but this wine seems well made and offers plenty to like. Give it at least an hour in the decanter. Easy to drink, balanced and fine. Produced by Patrick Carteyron, who represents the 5th generation of winemakers. From a selection of 15 hectares of his best terroirs of old vine Merlot, aged one year in oak barrels. To be enjoyed with Sunday roast beef. 2023-2030
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2023) 1*Star (Vintage 2019) (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
Very harmonious and elegant, this wine has all the hallmarks of a good Bordeaux: light oakiness coupled with good ripe fruit, present substance, supple tannins and a fresh, minty finish. Enjoy with fruit. 2022-2026
About the domain :
One of the region's best-known appellations, with several Favorites to its credit. A 50-hectare cru established on a gravelly terroir on the left bank of the Dordogne, opposite Saint-Émilion. Founded by the Carteyron family in 1855, it has been run since 1982 by Patrick, an oenologist.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Classified HVE3, this cru is one of the finest references in Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. Penin is refining its range, moving closer to the limestone and gravel soils, while retaining the finesse of fruit that appeals to the widest possible audience. Under the Natur' label, the estate produces a rosé, a clairet and a red, and is somewhat shaking up the codes of classic Bordeaux.
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)