Château La Gravière 2008
Cité
Hachette
87/100
Robert Parker
Notes: Robert Parker 87/100, Citation Guide Hachette
"A pure Merlot wine with a very dark color, an open bouquet and great finesse, denoting good grapes that have been well aged in barrels (twenty months). The palate reveals very ripe fruit. It is very supple, supported by tannins that are already well integrated and completely free of harshness. This 2008 can be served soon with red meats and hard cheeses, or kept for two or three years." (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2012)
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Eye
very dark dress
Nose
with aromas of red fruit, cherry, and a pleasant woodiness
Mouth
very ripe fruit, mellow tannins, very supple on the palate
Serve
Decant at 16-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2018
Production
8,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
à savourer sur un magret de canard, un pigeon aux épices, un risotto de champignons sauvages, des viandes rouges peu épicées...<br/>
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2012 guide) Cited (Successful wine)
About wine:
Her family was in the crystal glass business. Catherine Péré-Vergé became interested in the contents of the glasses and settled in Pomerol over twenty years ago, where she now runs three vineyards. In 2000, she looked beyond the Barbanne stream—which marks the boundary of the appellation—and acquired this vineyard in Lalande-de-Pomerol, established, as its name suggests, on gravelly soil. She produces a pure Merlot wine with a very dark color, an open bouquet and great finesse, denoting good grapes that have been well aged in barrels (twenty months). The palate reveals very ripe fruit. It is very supple, supported by tannins that are already mellow and devoid of aggressiveness. This 2008 vintage can be served soon with red meats and hard cheeses, or kept for two or three years.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2011 guide) 87/100 (Very good wine)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
This dark plum-colored, slightly tannic wine releases savory aromas of toasted herbs, smoked oak, earth, redcurrant, and cherry. Best enjoyed within the next 5 to 6 years.
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