La Croix Bacalan, 109, rue Achard - BP 154 33042 Bordeaux Cedex - France Tel : +33 (0) 5 56 36 57 49 - Fax : +33 (0) 5 57 57 26 60 [email protected] www.mestrezat.com Château La Commanderie is flan ed by other prestigious Saint-Emilion Châteaux. It’s immediate neighbor is Château Cheval Blanc, on the Pomerol border. The chateau is surrounded by the majority of the vineyard. Château La Commanderie’s terroir is a continuation of gravelly terraces that blend with iron- bearing sands, giving the wine a unique sophisticated complexity.The vines enjoy a southern exposition. The cellars are located in the middle of the vineyard and nable high quality handling of the harvest. They include a vathouse equipped with concrete, temperature controlled tanks, fi st year barrel cellar and a second year barrel cellar, both of which have been refurbished. After being said to be amongst the best Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Chateau La Commanderie was raised to the rank of Grand Cru Classé in September 2012. Château La Commanderie is a very elegant, seductive wine. Beautiful crimson colour with garnet-red highlights. Very attractive red and black fruit aromas. Full-bodied, round, and luscious on the palate. Altogether very well-balanced. Long,fresh aftertaste that highlights the considerable fruitiness. Ratings - vintage 2015 Neal Martin......................................................90-92/100 James Suckling .................................................93-94/100 Jancis Robinson ........................................................ 16/20 Jean-Marc Quarin ................................................... 15/20 CHÂTEAU LA COMMANDERIE CLASSIFIED GROWTH SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU VINTAGE 2015

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Page 1: SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU VINTAGE 2015€¦ · After being said to be amongst the best Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Chateau La Commanderie . was raised to the rank of Grand Cru Classé

La Croix Bacalan, 109, rue Achard - BP 154 33042 Bordeaux Cedex - France Tel : +33 (0) 5 56 36 57 49 - Fax : +33 (0) 5 57 57 26 [email protected] www.mestrezat.com

Château La Commanderie is flan ed by other prestigious Saint-Emilion Châteaux. It’s immediate neighbor is Château Cheval Blanc, on the Pomerol border. The chateau is surrounded by the majority of the vineyard.

Château La Commanderie’s terroir is a continuation of gravelly terraces that blend with iron-bearing sands, giving the wine a unique sophisticated complexity.The vines enjoy a southern exposition.

The cellars are located in the middle of the vineyard and nable high quality handling of the harvest. They include a vathouse equipped with concrete, temperature controlled tanks, fi st year barrel cellar and a second year barrel cellar, both of which have been refurbished.

After being said to be amongst the best Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Chateau La Commanderie was raised to the rank of Grand Cru Classé in September 2012.

Château La Commanderie is a very elegant, seductive wine. Beautiful crimson colour with garnet-red highlights. Very attractive red and black fruit aromas. Full-bodied, round, and luscious on the palate. Altogether very well-balanced. Long,fresh aftertaste that highlights the considerable fruitiness.

Ratings - vintage 2015Neal Martin ......................................................90-92/100 James Suckling .................................................93-94/100

Jancis Robinson ........................................................16/20Jean-Marc Quarin ...................................................15/20

CHÂTEAU LA COMMANDERIECLASSIF IED GROWTH

SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRUVINTAGE 2015

La Croix Bacalan, 109, rue Achard - BP 154 33042 Bordeaux Cedex - France Tel : +33 (0) 5 56 36 57 49 - Fax : +33 (0) 5 57 57 26 [email protected] www.mestrezat.com

CHÂTEAU LA COMMANDERIESAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU - CLASSIF IED GROWTH

VINTAGE 2015

VineyardVineyard area: 6 ha.

Location: Saint-ÉmilionSoil: Gravel, ferruginous sand and clay

Average age of the vines: 35 years

Harvest : Grapes are handpicked into small crates, sorted with an optical sorting system

Grape varieties: 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc.

Vinification: Cold soaking, pigeage («punching down the cap»), malolactic fermentation in barrels

Ageing: 17 months in barrels (50% new wood).