Château Le Puy 1998 - Côtes de Francs

Château Du Puy 1998 - Côtes de Francs (Today Château Le Puy cuvée Emilien)

About the domain:

The estate has been owned by the Amoreau family since 1610! The estate is located on top of the same rocky plateau of clay and limestone as St-Emilion and Pomerol. The name "puy" means summit or podium.

This domain draws its international popularity from a manga (Japanese therefore) which refers to it as "The drops of God". Apart from that, the domain is a pioneer in the field of integrated and ecosystem-friendly viticulture.

Learn more on the very comprehensive Château Le Puy website

About the vintage:

It's hard to find your way around the names of the estate's vintages. The vintage was called "Château du Puy grand vin" until 1999. To be called "Château le Puy grand vin" from 2000. Today it bears the name "Le Puy Emilien".

Other vintages were added year after year: Emilien, Barthélemy, Blaise-Albert, Marie-Elisa, Marie-Cécille, Rose-Marie, Retour des iles.

In addition, the Château has a large wine library and sometimes re-releases certain vintages.

Tasting notes and specificities of the 1998 vintage taken from the official website:

Deep garnet color with copper highlights.

The nose is fruity with very concentrated aromas of blackcurrant, musk and truffle.

The mouth is round, full, with superb silky tannins, the structure is very tight, with aromas of roasted chestnuts.

A long finish, of rare breadth and suave.

A wine for laying down, exceptional, of great breed, of great complexity.