Le Secret Lestrille, Bordeaux Supérieur, Château Lestrille 2018
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Why this wine
Le Secret is the top cuvée at Lestrille, a 45-hectare Entre-deux-Mers estate: parcel-by-parcel vinification, ageing in selected barriques, then further time in bottle before release. The 2018 vintage gave small, thick-skinned berries, which suits this opulent, chocolate-and-cedar style. Bordeaux Supérieur that drinks well above its appellation.
At a glance
- Grape
- Merlot
- Region
- Bordeaux, France
- Alcohol
- 14.50%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Cheese, Pasta
How it tastes
Dark berry fruit with cedar, cigar box and a note of chocolate, all carried on a velvety mouthfeel. Full-bodied and intense, with moderate acidity, smooth tannins and well-integrated oak running to a long, elegant finish. Merlot 100%.
The producer
Château Lestrille sits at the northern point of the Entre-deux-Mers appellation, in the small town of St. Germain du Puch between Libourne and Bordeaux, where Estelle Roumage makes the wines across a 45-hectare property. Her emphasis is on the balance of the soil: the cool, clay-based vineyards hold water well and lend the wine its power, and the estate is certified HVE3 for its environmental performance. Le Secret is the estate's top cuvée, each parcel vinified separately in temperature-controlled stainless steel to keep the fruit pure, then aged in selected barriques and held in bottle before release. The 2018 vintage began wet, with hail in places, before a hot, dry summer with unusually cool nights produced small, thick-skinned, highly concentrated berries.
Food and drinking
Serve at 16–18°C. Good with roast lamb, ribeye steak, duck breast, mushroom pasta and hard cheeses. Drinking well now and for another five to ten years. Sealed with a DIAM closure. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.