Winemaker Notes
Château Le Doyenné is an elegant wine with deep, ruby red colour, aromas of dark fruit and supple, well-balanced tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
With oenologue Michel Rolland's team behind this estate, it is not surprising that this wine is rich while also structured and perfumed. Wood aging gives a final polish to a full, generous and ageworthy wine. Drink from 2023.
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James Suckling
This has a fruity nose of currants and blackberries. Some wet leaves, cloves and mushrooms, too. It’s medium-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Balanced and juicy. Better from 2022.
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.