Chateau Villemaurine 2016 Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe 威樂酒莊

🏰Chateau Villemaurine的歷史可謂非常長久，公元7世紀已經有記錄在當地開闢耕作，18世紀未，酒莊已經建立，其間酒莊經過多次易手，最後在2005年，由Onclin Family買下，家族掌舵人Justin Onclin是一位葡萄酒愛好者，希望為自己的家族建立一份遺產，並渴望自己釀造葡萄酒，被Chateau Villemaurine的豐富和無限的潛力所吸引，所以買下酒莊，經過他的大力改造，更先後邀請👱‍♂️Stephane Derenoncourt及👨‍🦳Hubert de Bouard擔任釀酒顧問，這2位人兄的來頭真的不少；

👱‍♂️Stephane於2010年9月，被《葡萄酒觀察家》（Wine Spectator）譽為“世界上最炙手可熱的釀酒師；

😁2007年Justin Onclin終於達到自己的心願，釀造出第一支自己的紅酒，經過高人指點，酒莊的出品品質突飛猛進，開始得到專業酒評家的認可，近年的年份都獲得90分以上的高分。

🏅 James Suckling 95 pts

This already has a very enticing nose of red and black berries with hints of smoke and licorice. A very elegant and beautifully balanced wine, in which the interplay of bright acidity, fine dry tannins and oyster-shell minerality is really fascinating. Very long, super bright finish. Drink or hold.

🏅Vinous 93 pts

The 2016 Villemaurine has a subtler and more understated bouquetcompared to its peers, but l admire the purity of fruit; blackberry, briarand light pinecone aromas gradually gain intensity in the glass. Thepalate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. Not deep or powerful, butvery well balanced, delivering a caressing, silky-smooth finish that lingerswonderfully. Very classy winemaking is in evidence here. Tasted blind atthe annual Southwold tasting.

🏅Wine Advocate 92+ pts

The 2016 Villemaurine is a blend of 80% Merlot an 20% Cabernet Franc aged in 80% new and 20% one-year-old barrels for 16 months. It has a deep garnet-purple color and lovely cedar, earth, baked cherries and warm plums notions waft from the glass followed by nuances of pencil shavings, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise and dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied bodied, the mid-palate slowly builds into loads of spicy layers with a pleasantly chewy texture and a long mineral-laced finish. About 2,966 cases produced.