Chateau Pas de L'Ane - St.-Emilion 2015 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Chateau Pas de L'Ane
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	St.-Emilion
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2015
Sku	210000002368
Size	750ml

Chateau Pas de L'Ane - St.-Emilion 2015 

Château Pas de L’Ane” was built in 1999 from a 1-hectare plot and has never stopped expanding since then. In 2006, Pas de L’Ane’s vineyard settled in the former Château Cros-Figeac also called Château Cros-Saint-Emilion (Edition de Féret de 1998). “Château Pas de L’Ane” is located just a few steps away from world-famous neighbors, between “Château Cheval Blanc” and “Château Figeac”. The 13-hectare vineyard spreads over 5 (out of 8) “Saint Emilion Grand Cru” appellation areas. This plot diversity ensures a remarkably varied geology (gravelly and ferruginous sands, clay-limestone soil…) and enables to produce 5 Saint Emilion Grand Cru wines.

Le Pas de L’Ane is the top wine that the estate produces, sourced from vines with an average age of 45 years. Considering Cheval Blanc 2015 is selling for about $1,000 a bottle and Chateau Figeac 2015 is selling for around $300 a bottle. This wine is an absolute STEAL under $80.

Great Bordeaux buys are all about key vintage release, 2015 as a vintage for St. Emilion was awarded 95 Pts by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate making it one of the highest scoring vintages of all time. In the last few decades only 2005 and 2016 scored higher!

Tasting Notes: A rich and full-bodied wine with aromas of berries, black fruits, tobacco, roasted coffee, and spicy and woody notes. On the palate, it is well-balanced and velvety, with refined power coming from concentration rather than weight and sweetness. Rich blackberry fruit and layers of texture are a great combination for this wine that has profited from the quality of the Cabernet Franc in this vintage. It has plenty of fruit and acidity, as well as firm, still-toasty tannins that lend a hand extending the clean, floral finish. That this is composed of nearly 50% of some of the best Cabernet Franc in the world is vividly, startlingly evident from start to finish. Drink within the next 15 years.