The Respide-Médeville red Graves offers a complex nose of ripe fruit, a lovely fullness on the palate, richness, and power, with firm yet refined tannins. The finish is very long and beautifully balanced. A truly excellent bottle!
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Eye
beautiful deep purple color
Nose
a complex aroma of ripe fruit
Palate
Full-bodied, rich, and powerful, with firm yet refined tannins. A beautifully long finish with excellent balance
Serve
decant at 17°C
Open
1 hour ago
Drink from
2012
Drink before
2020
Production
3,500 Crates
Food and wine pairings
Serve with a beef tenderloin, a rack of lamb, a tournedos with green pepper sauce, or duck with prunes...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2017 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
This estate belongs to the Médeville family, well known for its famous Château Gilette Sauternes. The estate produces a fine red Graves wine, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, from 8 hectares, and a very elegant white Graves wine—of recognized and consistent quality—from half that area.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2017 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 estate:
The château, owned by the Médeville family since the 1980s (which also owns the Château Gilette and Château Les Justices in Sauternes, the Château des Eyrins in Margaux, and the Gonet-Médeville champagnes), is located in Preignac, in the southern Graves region, very close to Langon and the Sauternes area, and is impeccably maintained. Thanks to a balanced blend of grape varieties, the wines express the complementary qualities of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (slightly predominant) in the reds, and Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, and a small amount of Muscadelle (up to 5% in the blend depending on the vintage) in the whites. The latter reveals the true style of wines from the southern Graves region: unpretentious, with notes of citrus peel and a light, unburdening palate, following a short three-month barrel aging. The reds have improved significantly thanks to winemaking consultant Olivier Dauga. Julie and Xavier Gonet skillfully manage this estate, which maintains an excellent standard and consistent quality in its production.
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