Château Dassault Saint-Emilion 2019 - Grand Cru Classé

This consistently high-quality vintage has established itself as a reliable choice within the appellation, producing wines that are increasingly rich without losing their harmony.

A lovely nose—delicate and subtle, without giving too much away. Beautiful concentration and excellent balance, with a core of deep black fruit and lovely, soft, enveloping tannins. I love its energy, freshness, and lightness. It’s not a standout, but it seems to have been carefully crafted. 2025–2044

 

Marcel Dassault lent his name to the former Château Couperie, located on the northern slope of Saint-Emilion. These cool terroirs require a certain discipline in winemaking to produce great wines. Since 1995, under the capable leadership of Laurence Brun, viticulture and winemaking have been carried out according to the strictest standards of the Bordeaux school. A sure bet, this wine is beginning to take its rightful place.

Ripe and opulent, with the warm character of a compote of blackcurrants, plums, and blackberries. The whole is underpinned by notes of alder and juniper that linger into a dark finish with earthy undertones. There’s a hint of bramble here, but everything is in balance. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best enjoyed from 2024 to 2038.

Aromas of blueberries, salty plums, stone, walnut husks, cloves, and dried herbs. It is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Fresh, tight, and mineral. Polished and refined with excellent length. Best enjoyed in 2025.

A serious nose that is almost reminiscent of a Pomerol—at once alluring and slightly chocolatey, with aromas of black cherry. On the palate, blackcurrant takes center stage, with a pleasantly silky texture and a finish that builds toward notes of licorice stick.

A 24-hectare estate (20 hectares of which are under cultivation) on the northern slope of St-Émilion. Sandy-clay terroirs, as well as clay over Fronsadais molasse. The wine is aged for 14 to 18 months in 70% new barrels and 30% one-use barrels. The bouquet is quite intense, revealing hints of cocoa beans and blackcurrant. Elegant and perfectly balanced on the palate, the wine presents itself pleasantly and with great conviction. A beautiful harmony of subtlety, charm, and power. 2025–2040

The nose is elegant, refined, and sophisticated, offering concentration, power, a lovely finesse of texture, a certain delicacy within its power, and integrity. It features notes of plump, ripe blackcurrant and blueberry, along with a lighter hint of juicy bilberry, combined with subtle touches of raspberry, Cuben pepper, and spices, a discreet hint of cinnamon and vanilla, and a subtle hint of paprika (in the background) and chocolate. On the palate, it is fresh, delicate, and balanced, offering subtle power, integrity, a certain strength (yet well-controlled), a lingering quality, and lovely definition. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy blackcurrant, juicy and fresh Boysenberry, and, to a lesser extent, raspberry, combined with hints of pulpy blueberries, chocolate, tonka bean, and almond, along with subtle hints of fresh blond tobacco, a touch of clay-limestone freshness, and a subtle hint of bergamot. The tannins are precise and elegant, offering a touch of smoothness as well as savory depth. Good length. A delicate chewiness is present on the finish and in the aftertaste.