Saint-Émilion, Château du Gravillon 2022
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Why this wine
Saint-Émilion on the label usually means a price to match, and 3.5 hectares of vines a short walk from Château Monbousquet is about as close to the good stuff as this budget goes. Eighteen months in tank and cement rather than barrel keeps the plum and blueberry fruit clear and the tannins silky. A straightforward, well-farmed introduction to the appellation.
At a glance
- Grape
- Merlot 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%
- Region
- Bordeaux, France
- Alcohol
- 14.50%
- Body
- Medium
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Short (3-5 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Poultry & Pork, Cheese
How it tastes
Ripe plum and blueberry, deeply coloured and generous, with no oak character in the way of the fruit. Medium-bodied and soft, with easy acidity, silky tannins and a smooth finish. Merlot 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%.
The producer
A 3.5-hectare property at Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, in the heart of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank, close to the Grand Cru Classé Château Monbousquet. Georges Lavaud bought the estate in 1960 and his son Hubert now owns it and makes the wine, farming to HVE Level 3 with grass cover crops between the rows, tilled soils and no copper. The name comes from the gravel in the vineyard, which sits alongside sand over the clay that dominates the right bank and holds water through a warm summer; vines average 30 years and are planted at 6,000 per hectare. Fermentation ran two weeks in temperature-controlled stainless steel with twice-daily pump-overs, then 18 months in stainless steel and cement tanks, with no oak at any stage.
Food and drinking
Serve at 16-18°C. Good with duck confit, a beef casserole, mushroom tart, or a plate of charcuterie. Drinking now and over the next two to three years; no decanting required. Sealed with a technical cork.