Alias is a charming wine, rich in personality and complexity. It reveals an expressive nose, with aromas of red fruit and smoky notes. On the palate, it offers a smooth texture supported by firm, ripe, and silky tannins. Beautiful length!
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Eye
a deep red color with black highlights
Nose
expressive, with aromas of red berries and smoky notes
Palate
Smooth and well-structured, with ripe, silky tannins. Good length
Serve
at 16-18°C
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2021
Food and wine pairings
It pairs well with a saddle of lamb or mutton, a suckling pig on a spit, veal kidneys, or a ribeye steak...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the estate:
This classified growth is situated on beautiful gravel terraces between Grand Puy Lacoste and Lynch-Bages. Jean Philippe Quié and his sister Anne-Françoise are determined to give it every opportunity to flourish, and there has been real progress since 2015, even if the 2016 vintage hasn't quite fulfilled all the promise shown in the barrel tastings before bottling. A new winery should help to definitively solidify these improvements.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Located on the Bages plateau south of Pauillac, this estate, established in the 18th century by brothers Louis and Henri Croizet from small plots of land, comprises 26 hectares of vineyards planted on gravelly soils. Owned by the Quié family (Rauzan-Gassies in Margaux) since 1942, it is now managed by Jean-Michel Quié and his children Anne-Françoise and Jean-Philippe.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2020 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:
Like Rauzan-Gassies in Margaux, this estate belongs to the Quié family. It may not have the resources of the appellation's top producers, but it can nevertheless be tender and delicious in good vintages. In such cases, it represents a good deal for wine lovers, thanks to its very reasonable prices.
James Suckling
Rated winery (2020 guide) Recommended