Fruity & Complex

Château de Barbe Blanche

Red wine | Lussac-Saint-Émilion AC

A beard always well trimmed!
This red wine from Château de Barbe Blanche reveals heady aromas of morello cherry, blackberry and blueberry, coated with toasted notes. Merlot dominates in the blend, guaranteeing a mouthfeel of beautiful volume, supple, round, with a well-integrated tannin structure. Good news, the Lussac-Saint-Émilion appellation is not that well known, it is one of the 'satellites', which still hide such treasures!

Product variants

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France Bordeaux
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
5 - 10 years

Profile

Strength
Complexity
Fruitiness
Tannic
Liveliness
Wooded
Spicy

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Château de Barbe Blanche

21.00 CHF/bt

21.00 CHF/bt /bt

Colour

Clear, a beautiful garnet red color, with magnificent purple reflections.

Nose

Very pleasant with spicy notes, black fruits (griotte, blackberry), mixed with a subtle toasted note.

Palate

Lively attack, full, bold and long. Beautiful balance and great complexity. A distinguished and elegant wine.

Wine-growing region

The Château de Barbe-Blanche vineyard occupies an area of 28 hectares, in the heart of the AOC Lussac Saint-Émilion. The soils are mainly clay-limestone, but also sandy-clay and clay-gravelly. Their nature and arcuate composition promote natural drainage.

Winemaking

Fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel vats, maceration for approximately 3 weeks, aging for 12 months in barrels, 50% of which is new wood.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Carton

91 100

Markus Del Monego Dark purple color with purple highlights and a black core. Well structured nose with a slightly closed character and rather restrained fruit. Subtle woodiness and discreet spices. The palate is well structured with juicy fruit, ripe tannins, an elegant mid-palate and convincing length.

91 100

Falstaff Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple highlights, subtle lightening at the edge. Blackberries, blueberries, hints of black cherries, subtle herbaceous spices. Medium complexity, wild black berries, fresh structure, mineral on the finish, saline aftertaste.

88 100

Yves Beck Barbe Blanche immediately displays freshness thanks to a beautiful and intense expression of red berries and peppermint. The palate relays the olfactory characteristics very well and underlines the accessibility of this wine. We can enjoy it young! 2024-2028.

Château Barbe Blanche

Located in the heart of the Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC, the Château de Barbe Blanche vineyard covers an area of 28 ha. In 2000, 50% of the estate's shares were acquired by Vignobles André Lurton and 50% remained the property of Mr. André Magnon.

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