CHÂTEAU D'AIGUILHE
2020 Côtes de Castillon
| Grapes | Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux |
| ABV | 14% |
Violet reflections, great clarity of colour and immediate whoosh of salinity through the redcurrant fruits. Powerful and focused with bright berry flavours, it practically defines the term crunchy fruit, then softens to show creamier black cherry purée as it relaxes in the glass. Really a very tasty d'Aiguilhe from Vignobles Comtes von Neipperg. Extremely moreish. Harvest September 17 – 28, 30% new oak. Drinking range: 2023 - 2034 Rating: 93 Jane Anson, Decanter (May 2021)
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The 2020 Château d'Aiguilhe has bold bouquet with finely delineated aromas of blackberry, wild strawberry, wild mint and cedar, almost Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins. It's one of the "juicier" wines in the flight with a more approachable, corpulent finish. There is the substance here to merit cellaring, though it doesn't quite deliver the intellectual heft of its peers. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
Black cherry, black berry and orange peel with some cedar aromas, follow through to a medium body with fine and chalky tannins. Dried herb and bark undertones. Some salt, too. Drink or hold. Drinking range: 2023 - 2034 Rating: 92 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2023)
The 2020 d'Aiguilhe captures all of the exuberance of the vintage. Jammy and explosive, the 2020 offers up a heady mélange of raspberry preserves, mocha, spice and rose petal. This lush, extravagantly rich wine is a real beauty, but the style is definitely pushed in the direction of ripeness and textural intensity. Give the tannins a few years to soften. Drinking range: 2025 - 2035 Rating: 92 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)
Château d'Aiguilhe
Chateau d’Aiguilhe, owned by Stephan Neipperg is situated in a unique location. The Bordeaux wine property is bordered on one side by a plateau. The other side is bordered by a small valley. This overlooks “l’aiguille”, which is a French term meaning “needle.” This is how the chateau found its name. The property has a long and interesting history as a Bordeaux wine property. At one time, there was supposed to have been a Roman villa on this site. Much later, the château was probably used as a commandery for the Knights Templar. The first written records date back to the late 12th century. The château was built in the 13th century. d’Aiguilhe was obtained by the d’Albret family before it was sold to the Leberthon family. The Leberthon family connection was important as numerous familiy members were officials in the Bordeaux parliament. Eventually the Leberthons sold Château d’Aiguilhe on the eve of the French Revolution to Etienne Martineau. He expanded it into a huge Bordeaux wine estate with four hundred hectares of vines in a single block. His descendents remained owners of the château until 1920. Today, the Right Bank property is owned and managed by Stephan von Neipperg, who owns several other Bordeaux wine properties in St. Emilion.
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2017 CHÂTEAU D'AIGUILHE Côtes de Castillon
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Always a charmer. Lovely cranberry nose. Then some weight on the palate with an attractive rich fruit. Spritely acidity. Drying tannins at the end. This a cracking wine from Côtes de...(read more)
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2019 L’HÊTRE Côtes de Castillon
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot.
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