Winemaker Notes
Beautiful ruby red color. Expressive of black fruits and sweets spices. Velvet smooth tannin structure followed by a very long aftertaste in mouth.
Blend: 100% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very rich blackberry and vibrant fruit aromas in the mulberry and dark-plum spectrum with a concentrated palate that offers a very fleshy and attractive set of supple fruit, framed in ripe, sturdy tannins.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The AOC of Montagne Saint-Émilion is sometimes overlooked by consumers as one of the best places to find values amongst Bordeaux and Bordeaux-styled wines. The 2016 Château La Bastienne is an excellent way to get acquainted with this Right Bank satellite secret. TASTING NOTES: This wine is on-point with its smooth textures, pretty red fruits, and light savory spices. Pair it with lightly spiced Pad Kra Pao. (Tasted: March 1, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 La Bastienne is medium to deep garnet-purple colored and features fragrant roses, oolong tea and baking spices scents with touches of warm plums, black cherries and raspberry pie. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with expressive red berry and floral layers with a fine-grained frame and long, lively finish.
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.