Château Sansonnet 2013 Saint-Émilion

Chateau Sansonnet 2013 is a really dark mpurple colour with a nose of ripe black fruits.Due to the extreme low yields in 2013 it has quite a concentrated palate with plenty of ripe fruit flavours and a long, savoury finish.

Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Subregion: Saint-Émilion
Vintage: 2013
Colour: Red
Grape Variety: Merlot97%, Cabernet Franc 3 %
ABV: 13.5%
Bottle Size: 75cl
Closure: Natural cork
Style: Great value St Emilion
Drink With: Lamb or venison

Château Sansonnet is situated on the highest point of the exceptional clay limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion. The vineyard is 7 hectares in size, and is one unique holding adjacent to classified great growth vineyards. The proportions of grape varieties planted are 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

From Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
The wine was produced from 12 hl/ha yields, largely because of the vintage. Seventy percent of the harvest made it into the final wine. It shows good structure, an opaque purple color, and a sweet nose of blueberry and black raspberry fruit (a characteristic of this estate), licorice, graphite and spring flowers. It is medium-bodied, has good depth, overall ripeness and should drink nicely for 10-12+ years.