Wine:

The 2018 Red Grand Enclos du Château de Cérons Graves has aromas of ripe and abundant fruit, around notes of dark berries, leather, a hint of vanilla and a full texture and good volume, with fresh tannins. A complete and generous palate with a balanced tannic structure, perfectly balanced between smoothness and finesse. Bordeaux as we love it!

Vinification:

Hand harvested, 100% destemmed, alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel truncated cone vats. Malolactic fermentation and maturation for 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, 40% of which are new, 40% of one wine and 20% of two wines.

Color:

Dark red with carmine highlights.

Nose:

Scents of ripe black berries mixed with notes of leather and a touch of vanilla.

Palate:

Full and generous, this wine offers a full body and texture with fresh and balanced tannins, a palate both fine and smooth.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Prime rib with candied shallots, roast suckling lamb, roast duck with peaches, roast partridge with grapes.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

Taken over by Giorgio Cavanna, Chianti star winemaker at Castello di Ama, and advised by Bertrand Léon, son of the former oenologist of Château Mouton-Rothschild, the Grand Enclos du Château de Cérons is the pinnacle of success, becoming one of the appellation’s most valued estates. Nowadays, it continues to produce top-of-the-range wines in perfect Bordeaux style, walking the fine line between power and balance with panache.