Description
Château Tour de Yon Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, vintage 2019. NEW TO TOB.
25% Cabernet Franc and the balance is Merlot.
The fruit at the heart of this wine is so irresistible that it breaks through the effects of its years in oak, strengthened by them but outshining and absorbing the wood to reveal Merlot’s exotic and fleshy richness with ultimate ripeness and perfume of mulberries and black chocolate, molasses and smoky duck, spicy/smoky tea and earth. The palate is unashamedly full but with a halo of decisive tannins that corset its extravagance, textured and engrossing, satin-smooth and creamy. A very high pedigree wine from a hallowed patch of earth on Saint-Émilion’s prestigious plateau, adjacent to prestigious neighbours such as Château Yon-Figeac.
Drink now to 2035+
If you like Saint-Émilion, then you might also like these other wines on this site:
https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/red-wine/la-grande-abbesse-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2016/
https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/red-wine/chateau-benitey-saint-emilion-grand-cru-vintage-2019/
And if you’re looking for more Bordeaux then how about some of these:
Graves white: https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/white-wine/chateau-petit-mouta-from-the-graves-district-of-bordeaux-vintage-2021/
Or there’s entry level Bordeaux reds such as:
https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/red-wine/junjulchateau-saint-elme-2019-bordeaux-superieur/
This has more weight and depth: https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/red-wine/chateau-divine-betise-2019-from-montagne-saint-emilion/
While this is seriously robust in style:
In contrast, this isn’t from Bordeaux but the style is comparable and the quality off-the-chart!
https://theotherbordeaux.com/shop/red-wine/chateau-lastours-cuvee-du-pigeonnier-2020-from-gaillac/
And you can learn more about the wines of Saint-Émilion here: https://vins-saint-emilion.com/en/
And if you’d like to visit Saint-Émilion, this is a great starting point: https://www.saint-emilion-tourisme.com/
