"The 2020 from Château de Sales is the most accomplished I've tasted since. It presents itself with subtlety and complexity. It's all in the measure, with a fine notion of precision. The bouquet reveals nuances of red berries, spices and licorice wood. On the palate, the wine creates a superb link between finesse and richness. It is slender yet dense and, above all, perfectly balanced. A beautiful symbiosis of fullness and temperament. A wine that underlines the ambitious outlook we've set for de Sales. (Yves Beck 2022) - Delivery in wooden cases possible for orders of 12 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected).
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Eye
Bright crimson colour
Nose
Complex and seductive, it is marked by notes of black fruit (black cherry), violet and vanilla.
Mouth
Beautiful aromatic richness and remarkable balance, with black fruit and subtle spice notes. Fleshy, complex mid-palate. Fine, silky tannins give way to a long, elegant finish.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
2 hours before
Drink from
2026
Drink before
2040
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with beef bourguignon, rabbit sauté chasseur, duck parmentier...
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
The long driveway leading to this 16th-century château puts Pomerol's finest edifice, which has belonged to the de Lambert family for five centuries, into perspective. This family owns the largest surface area in the appellation.
Decanter
Wine rated (2023 guide) 94/100
About the wine:
Juicy intensity with bright, delicate, lively red fruit in the glass - friendly but with a salty licorice edge that gives it some seriousness. Fine and direct, but polished and clean on the finish. A touch of lingering heat on the finish, but this wine is dynamic and well-structured, with bite and power. 2025-2040
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2020) Cité (Vin réussi)
About the domain :
Vincent Montigaud has been managing director of the estate since 2017, succeeding Bruno de Lambert who retired. With 47.5 ha, making it the largest estate in the appellation, Ch. de Sales has belonged to the de Lambert family for 550 years. Today, the estate is presided over by family member Marine Treppoz. Two wines are produced here: Ch. de Sales and Ch. Chantalouette, the second wine.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2022 guide) 93/100
Domaine noté (guide 2022) 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 wine:
The 2020 in bottle is faithful to this wise, distinguished style as well as to the promise of the primeur samples. A restrained, elegant, tight wine, full-bodied but particularly slender, with crisp, fine tannins. Its distinguished character will only blossom with age.
About the domain :
On the edge of the town of Libourne, extended by the majestic perspective of its park, Château de Sales has been in the hands of the same family for five centuries. Defying the vagaries of history and inheritance taxes, which have become confiscatory for many winegrowing families, the appellation's largest winegrowing estate has never felt the need to outbid one another in the race for rotundity and opulence. With its specific terroir of fine gravel, Château de Sales remains faithful to an elongated, classic, delicate style, little marked by the barrel, which is undeniably returning to the zeitgeist and deserves the full attention of connoisseurs. While the stylistic course seems firmly maintained, 2017 is a vintage of change for this historic cru: new president of the operating company uniting many cousins, Marine Treppoz, and new director, Vincent Montigaud from Libourne.
Wine Spectator
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine Spectator recommended wine producer)
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2023 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
The predominance of Merlot in the blend gives this wine both its richness and its unctuous texture. Black fruits and generous acidity are sure to flourish. Drink from 2026.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2022 guide) 94/100
Recommended area
About the wine:
A full-bodied, juicy red wine with aromas of blackberry, black olive, dark chocolate and hazelnut. Creamy, round and deliciously textured. Not an imposing, powerful wine, but very attractive now and for the future. Seductive in many ways. Best after 2026.
Yves Beck
Wine rated (2022 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
The 2020 from Château de Sales is the most accomplished I've tasted since. It presents itself with subtlety and complexity. It's all about measure, and therefore a fine notion of precision. The bouquet reveals nuances of red berries, spices and licorice wood. On the palate, the wine creates a superb link between finesse and richness. It is slender yet dense and, above all, perfectly balanced. A beautiful symbiosis of fullness and temperament. A wine that underlines the ambitious prospects we have set for de Sales. 2027-2045
Tastingbook - Markus Del Monego
Wine rated (2021 guide) 94/100
About the wine:
Dark purple color with violet highlights and black core. A wine of great purity, with a refined nose of elegant fruit, ripe blackberries, cherries and plums, hints of chocolate and oriental spices, vanilla and gingerbread, with floral notes of wisteria and violets in the background. The palate is well-balanced and structured, with ripe, silky tannins, wonderful freshness and precision, fine minerality, ripe fruit and hints of licorice on the finish. Excellent and convincingly long.
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