Château Peymouton - Grand Cru | St. Emilion G.C.
Red wine | France, ST. EMILION | 2020
It has a healthy ruby/purple hue as well as good complexity in its ripe cherry and redcurrant fruits and notes of cedarwood, green herbs, and tobacco leaf. It's nicely balanced, medium to full-bodied, has ripe tannins, and solid length on the finish.
€20.39
16.85
excl. VAT
Specifications
Serving temperature
17-18 °C
Type
Red wine
Country
France
Vintage
2020
Storage (years)
+ 7-10
Volume
0.75
Grape & craft
Region
ST. EMILION
Grape varieties
Merlot (79%), Cabernet Franc (12%), Cabernet Sauvignon (9%)
Viticulture
Sustainable/HVE
Vinification
Château Peymouton is managed by the same team and enjoys the same care and attention as Château Laroque. Harvest takes place based on the individual maturity of each parcel, and the wine is vinified gently with particular care given to the expression of fresh fruit. Fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, aging partly in French oak barrels.
The wines of Château Peymouton express the elegance of this historic terroir in a vibrant, fruit-driven style that can be enjoyed after just a few years of cellaring.
Flavour profile
Taste profile
Smooth juicy
Food pairing
Roast | Beef | Cheese
About Château Peymouton
Château Peymouton is part of the estate of Château Laroque, a historic Grand Cru
Classé of Saint-Émilion located just 3.5 km east of the medieval village.
Château Laroque, one of the largest estates of the appellation, dates back to the 12th
century. Thanks to its strategic position atop a limestone plateau overlooking the
Dordogne river valley, it acted as a key defensive stronghold to the nearby village. The
vineyard itself was planted in the 18th century. The Beaumartin family acquired the
property in 1935, and, in the 1960s, began modernizing the vineyard and winemaking
facilities.
In 1996, Château Laroque was granted Grand Cru Classé status for 27 hectares
of its vineyard while the remaining 31 hectares gave birth to a new wine: Château
Peymouton, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.
Château Peymouton is located on high plateau parcels of the estate (80-100 meters
in altitude) that are composed in part of a thin layer of rich clay over limestone, and
partly of deep, thick red clay. These soils contribute density and structure to the wine
that nonetheless retains the elegance imparted by the limestone.
