About the wine
This top-quality St Emilion Grand Cru is one for the ages
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Aficionados of fine French wine, rejoice! This top-quality St Emilion Grand Cru is one for the ages. Made using grapes harvested from select plots on the Roquefort’s historic Château Puyblanquet estate, it’s been matured in French oak for 12 months, and is now ready to grace your dinner table.
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It’s deep ruby in colour with a lovely crimson sheen. On the nose, you get lots of ripe cassis and dark cherry aromas. The palate is instantly supple - full-bodied, silky-smooth and intense, with incredible fruit flavours and sumptuous spice that’ll simultaneously make you want to sink the glass in one go yet savour it on the taste buds for eternity.
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Already next-level delicious, this plush Bordeaux will transform over the next few years and develop lots more interesting flavours. So if you have space in your wine rack (and the patience to wait), lay a bottle of this down and prepare to be blown away in a completely new way when you finally crack it open.
Best before
Drink now to 2030
Serving advice
Open/Decant 30 mins before serving
Food match
A great pairing with grilled meats, pork chops, or for those with a sweet tooth - chocolate cake.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Bordeaux
Merlot Blend
Smooth Red
14.0% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Alexandre de Malet Roquefort
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The latest in a long line of Bordeaux masters from the legendary Malet-Roquefort family, Alexandre is a big cheese in the world of fine French wine. But first and foremost, he’s just a really passionate winemaker. And he can’t wait to share his passion for St Emilion - and its celebrated wines - with you.
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Not many winemakers have a family history as rich as Alexandre’s. The Malet-Roqueforts have been making some of the most sought-after wines in the world at their historic St Emilion estate since the 18th century, where they’re the oldest established family in the entire region. In fact, their fame dates all the way back to the start of the last millennium, when a great display at the Battle of Hastings won favour, and a fiefdom, from William the Conqueror.
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Nowadays, Alexandre blends tradition with innovation and a deep respect for the beautiful terroir he’s forever grateful to have inherited. There’s no doubt that his old family vines are up there with some of the very best in the world. And we’re chuffed to bits to share the incredible spoils with UK wine-lovers like you.
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