Chateau Tessendey 2016
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James
Suckling
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Blend: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
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Wine Enthusiast
Owned by a family long associated with Fronsac and Saint-Émilion, this wine is ripe, sumptuously textured while still developing. Generous, bold tannins match well with the black fruits. Drink the wine from 2021.
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James Suckling
The plum and hazelnut aromas are very pretty with hints of dried flowers. Medium-bodied, tight and focused with firm and chewy tannins that show intensity and muscle. Needs two or three years to soften. Try in 2021.
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Wilfred
Wong
Château Tessendey has been in the d'Arfeuille family since 1972 although the family has been in the Libournais since the 18th century. In total Château Tessendey is 8 hectares in the Fronsac appellation of Bordeaux.
The Tessendey vineyards are comprised of approximately 85% Merlot and secondary to that is Cabernet Franc. The vineyards are also very typical Fronsac soils made up of clay and limestone which help yield some of the most beautiful Merlot wines.
In 2012, forty years after his parents, Arnaud d'Arfeuille took over Château Tessendey. With the help of his brother, he began to further develop and better the estate by restructuring some of the vineyard plots, and improving the wine producing process. Martine, the mother of Arnaud was also a co-owner of Château Cheval Blanc, a Premier Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion. Arnaud is also involved in the management of Chateau La Serre, a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion owned by his uncle, Luc d'Arfeuille. The desire to produce the best wines of Bordeaux is truly a family legacy.