FR Château Bénitey Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC

Château Bénitey is located at the foot of the coast, east of Saint-Emilion, in the town of Saint-Laurent des Combes. 

It takes its name from a cross at the junction of the road above the vineyard, a cross reminiscent of that of a holy water font.

The area is 5 ha with vines whose average age is 40 years and the wine is usually composed mainly of 70% Merlot, aged for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels (20 to 40% new).

VARIETALS 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE 2019

TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 13.5%

APPEARANCE Elegant and refined ruby colour.

NOSE The fruit core is certainly strong but its power is in its purity and poise: a towering pillar of finesse, ripe but not over-the-top, intense but balanced by its savoury suit of cleanest, neatest oak.

PALATE The mouth has a fine structure and solid, ripe tannins that lie behind the wine’s blackberry fruits, giving concentration. Like its label this classical Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is all about traditional elegance and ageing, designed to age for long time.

AGEING Aged for a year in wood.

PAIRING Like many Saint-Émilion, it goes really well with beef, burger with cheddar and bacon and mature cheeses.

READINESS FOR DRINKING Drink now to 2030+.

WINE ENTHUSIAST 91 POINTS

VIVINO 4.3
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