Chateau Brown - Pessac Leognan 2018 (750ml)
Price: $42.99
| Producer | Chateau Brown |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 6710 |
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Chateau Brown Description
For red varieties, harvests began on 21 September for the ‘old’ Merlot and finished on 8 October with the Cabernet Sauvignon. The red wines are extraordinarily fruity with a deep color, powerful aromas, and silky tannins with a high concentration of polyphenols.
Blend: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
James Suckling: 94 Points
Blackcurrant, stewed-blackberry, thyme, bark and licorice aromas. It’s full-bodied with firm, fine tannins and a flavorful finish. It really grows on the palate. Layered.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Sleek, pure and refined, with cassis, damson plum and cherry reduction flavors laced with subtle tar, graphite and mesquite notes. Flashes of anise and red tea on the fine-grained finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
Decanter: 92 Points
Just 19hl/ha were picked after the hail and mildew, but Château Brown has done a great job with what it had. There's a slight bit of heat on the attack but the concentrated fruit and silky texture eats it up, with dark chocolate and liquorice notes coming in strong through the mid-palate. An exuberant, good quality wine with intensity and concentration, and just hugely seductive. 3.74pH. 75% new oak.
Vinous: 90 Points
The 2018 Chateau Brown is well defined on the nose, offering plenty of black fruit laced with hints of espresso and dark chocolate, and just a faint star anise note hovering on the background. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly gritty tannins on the entry, fine acidity, and nice focus. Though it misses some depth and flesh toward the finish, it does have a spring in its step and it should drink nicely for 12-15 years.
