Chateau d'Agassac 2010

Bordeaux Red Blends

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Product Details

Varietal

Bordeaux Red Blends

Producer

Chateau d'Agassac

Vintage

2010

Size

750ML

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Winemaker Notes

Beautiful, wonderfully intense, bright red wine with hints of dark garnet. The structured and well-balanced nose emerges in layers of floral notes (fresh peony, violet), all supported by more peppery touches. Rich, dense tannins literally coat the palate without any dryness. The long finish with a spicy texture develops hints of cayenne pepper and clove, ending with complex aromas of prune jam all supported by graphite and chalk notes displaying the minerality of the terroir.

Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc

Professional Ratings

90 Wine Spectator
Sappy and energetic, with licorice snap, plum pâte de fruit and dark cassis notes coursing along, all fueled by a graphite spine that drives the focused finish.
90 Wine Enthusiast
The vineyards of the beautiful medieval chateau of d’Agassac have produced a firmly structured, fruity, black-currant-flavored wine. It’s fragrant and packed with acidity, boasting tannins that suggest aging over many years.
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Located in Ludon, east of the D2 in the southern Médoc, this ancient château produced an old-fashioned claret in 2010. It’s rustic at first, showing some sulfur and Brett. Give it time and the clarity of the fruit evolves along with the wine’s earthy character. A light, refreshing red to decant for seared duck breast.Carbonnier Communications

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Chateau d'Agassac

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Agassac first came to light in the 13th century, built on a marshy plain bordered by a stream, which runs through the estate to the edge of the grounds where a clump of pine trees grows. The original curtain wall of its facade was machicolated and crenellated, although these features disappeared during subsequent alterations. In the 16th century, the chateau was the subject of a "renaissance" and two additions in the shape of its new defensive towers, built to stand out beyond the existing wall line… although only one remains today. The 20th century was drawing to a close when the estate was acquired by the insurance company Groupama. In good viticultural tradition, the vineyard and winery areas were the first to be modernised. With a past history of biding its time, the chateau was renovated later and has now been restored to its former glory.

The estate’s two greatest assets lie in the quality of its terroir (its total natural environment) and in its precious stock of old vines. The terroir, with its warm soils made up of deep, well-drained gravels and copious amounts of sunshine, is distinguished by its early-maturing character and Agassac is often the first estate in the area to begin harvesting. The vineyards, made up of two enclosed areas totalling 42 hectares, is essentially made up of long-established vines – an average of 40 years old for 22 hectares of it – that constitute the qualitative heart of production. Since 1997, the course of matters has shifted with the uprooting of several less-valuable plots and the planting of Cabernet vines in the best and hitherto unexploited gravel soils. In the light of these changes, the vineyard currently comprises 50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc.

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