Château de Cérons

France, Bordeaux
http://www.chateaudecerons.com/

A property run by Caroline and Xavier Perromat. Caroline worked at Haut Bailly for 15 years alongside Véronique Sanders - they both arrived there in 1998, but now she is working with her husband with his family estate. This is one to watch in the Graves, with brilliant white wine to rival many Crus Classés, and red of superb refinement and delicacy of tannin. The 2015 and 2016 vintages show the increased volume on the palate that Caroline would like to bring to the red wines here. There is also a small volume of Cérons, the tiny appellation for sweet wine which is a bit lighter and dryer than most Sauternes, refined and very elegant.

2015 CHÂTEAU DE CÉRONS Graves

Left Bank Bordeaux France 12.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

The 2015 Château de Cérons has a focused, well-defined bouquet with blackberry, briary and cranberry aromas neatly integrated with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannin, smoo...(read more)

Neal Martin, www.robertparker.com

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2015 CHÂTEAU DE CÉRONS Blanc Graves

Left Bank Bordeaux France 12.5% White
Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon

This is really lovely, citrus pith, wax and honeycomb, not shouty, elegant, even understated, but on the palate the texture builds, lovely persistence, rich acid, citrus skin once more, quite a b...(read more)

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2007 CHÂTEAU DE CÉRONS

Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Sémillon, Sauvignon

Caroline Perromat describes this as "très Cérons, agrumes oranges amères, safran" - (citrus, bitter orange, saffron). Quite a delicately expressed wine in a lighter stye than most Sauternes or Ba...(read more)

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