Château Penin - Bordeaux Supérieur Grande Sélection 2020
90/100
Decanter
1*Étoile
Hachette
"A beautiful tannic structure for controlled power and authentic elegance!"
Château Penin ranks among the regional appellations' sure bets, with impressive awards from critics. The 100% Merlot Grande Sélection cuvée is a delightful accompaniment from starter to dessert!
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Eye
Attractive garnet color, bright and deep
Nose
Aromatic with rich, 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 (in his youth)
Drink from
2024
Drink before
2032
Production
75,000 bottles on average
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a charcuterie platter, flank steak with shallots, duck breast...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Patrick Carteyron is one of the leaders of the vast Bordeaux appellation. He has made his Château Penin a benchmark in various appellations, colors, and vintages. The family estate has grown from 13 hectares in 1854 to 40 hectares today. The red wines, and in particular the fine vintages, Les Cailloux and Grande Sélection, are produced on stony Quaternary soil, the most noble on the estate. The more common sandy and clay soils are reserved for the production of delicious rosés and clairets. Year after year, clairet remains "the" benchmark for this appellation. Here you will find a wide range of wines at all prices, all focused on fruit, quality tannins and freshness, with charming and generous whites and rosés, and the famous clairet, as mentioned above, with its ever-vibrant fruit, which has made the estate's reputation. The red wines are richly fruity and flattering, notably a Grande Sélection cuvée that is always energetic.
Decanter
Wine rating (2023 guide) 90/100 (2019 vintage)
About wine:
Fleshy and fruity nose; smoky toast, black pepper, and black cherries—very lively and nuanced aromatically. Delicate and clean, crisp with bite, but also very nice chalky yet fine tannins that give body and structure to the fresh red and black fruit. Lots of licorice spice on the palate that settles on the edges, but this wine seems well-made and offers plenty to like. Give it at least an hour in a decanter. Easy to drink, it is balanced and refined. Produced by Patrick Carteyron, who represents the fifth generation of winemakers. Made from a selection of 15 hectares of his best old vine Merlot terroirs, aged for one year in oak barrels. Enjoy with a Sunday roast beef. 2023-2030
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2023 guide) 1*Star (2019 vintage) (Very successful wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
Very harmonious and elegant, this wine offers all the qualities of a good Bordeaux: light oakiness paired with ripe fruit, good body, supple tannins, and a fresh, minty finish. Enjoy while young. 2022-2026
About the estate:
One of the regional appellations' sure bets, with several Favorites its credit. A 50-hectare vineyard established on gravelly soil on the left bank of the Dordogne, opposite Saint-Émilion. Founded by the Carteyron family in 1855, it has been run by Patrick, an oenologist, since 1982.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Classified as HVE3, this wine is one of the finest examples of Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. Penin refines its range, drawing closer to limestone and gravel soils, while retaining the finesse of a fruit that appeals to the majority. Under the Natur' label, the estate produces a rosé, a clairet, and a red, shaking up the codes of classic Bordeaux somewhat.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
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