Producer Profile
Area under vines: 3,25 hectares
Soils: Clay, gravel and iron dross
Average age of the vines: 40 years
Production: 18 000 bottles a year
Ageing: for 24 months
Grape varieties:
- Merlot
Learn more about Chateau La Violette here
Area under vines: 3,25 hectares
Soils: Clay, gravel and iron dross
Average age of the vines: 40 years
Production: 18 000 bottles a year
Ageing: for 24 months
Grape varieties:
Learn more about Chateau La Violette here
Tasted blind. Sweaty socks on the nose initially but then it cleared to beguile. Lovely toastiness as well as ripeness. Long and complex. Though there is a certain simple sweetness to this too.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045
The 2016 La Violette has an engaging bouquet of voluptuous black cherry, boysenberry and creme de cassis aromas, very pure but not as overpowering as in previous vintages. The palate is rounded and generous, displaying sensual tannin that imparts a velvety texture. It feels slightly lower in acidity than its peers, but there is impressive volume and density toward the finish, which coats the mouth with blue and black fruit. Decadent but with just the right amount of class to render this a quite delicious, sensual Pomerol.
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2043
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 La Violette opens with fragrant cigar box, black tea, wilted roses and spice cake scents with a core of warm black plums, black cherries and mulberries plus a hint of star anise. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers layer upon layer of black fruits and floral sparks, framed by firm, very finely grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Beautiful.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2056