Chateau Devise D'Ardilley Cru Bourgeois

Region

Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Vintage:

2011

Producer:

Chateau Devise D'Ardilley

Grapes:

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Wine Description:

A blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot with 5% Petit Verdot, this wine is 100% barrel aged with a third being aged in new oak. The 2011 is an early maturing vintage and the wine is drinking very well now.

Tasting Note:

This is a real classic Claret full of deep, earthy Cassis and Blackberry fruit with hints of cigar box and Truffle starting to emerge.

Producer Description

Chateau Devise D'Ardilley is a 10 hectare, Cru Boureois estate based in the Haut-Medoc. Bought in 2000 by Madeleine and Jacques Philippe the Chateau gained it's Cru Borgeois status in 2003 and has continued to produce wines that obtain the classification and mark of quality on every vintage.