Winemaker Notes
20 Mille is produced from a 1.4-hectare section of the Croix Mouton vineyard. The chateau takes its name from the fact it's planted 20,000 vines per hectare. Produced from 100% Merlot, this round textured wine shows aromas of accented, dark jammy fruit, licorice, and chocolate. 50% of the wine is aged in the cigar shaped barrels.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Full and very chewy, showing smoky berry and vanilla bean character, with coffee. Almost bitter, but beautiful. Lacks a bit midpalate, but there's impressive tannin structure. This is the first year of this tiny production. Best after 2010. 350 cases made.
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.
WWH20MILLE_2005 Item# 113857