Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe 2025

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: Merlot 85%, Cabernet Franc 8%, Cabernet Sauvignon 7%

: rot, trocken; 15,0% Vol.; Trinkreife: 2033–2056; Verpackt in: 12er OHK

: strukturiert; pikant & würzig; saftig

: Lobenberg: 95–97/100; Jeff Leve: 95–97/100; Jane Anson: 95/100; Quarin: 95/100; Yves Beck: 94–96/100; Galloni: 94–96/100; Jeb Dunnuck: 94–96/100; Alexandre Ma: 94–95/100

: Frankreich, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion

Allergene: Sulfite,

Archetypischer Sansonnet in Perfektion. Kalkstein, bestes Teroir. Satte Frucht in seidigem Tannin. Bravo!

2025 reiht sich ganz sicher ein bei den besten Bordeaux-Jahrgängen ever aus 2009, 2016 und 2022, und ist dabei einer der balanciertesten und ausgewogensten Jahrgänge überhaupt. UND sehr früh zugänglich und charmant. So soll es sein!

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Jeff Leve über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

Licorice, smoke, espresso, flowers, chocolate, and black raspberries create the complex aromatics. The palate is full-bodied, rich, powerful, deep, and creamy There is lift to the wealth of fruit that coats mouth and palate, leaving you with waves of supple, ripe, and sweet berries, and pit fruits. Give it a few years in the bottle and this going to be simply fabulous. The wine blends 86% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.5% ABV. Aging takes place in a combination of 50% new, French oak, 1 year old barrels, foudres and amphora. Harvesting took place September 15 - September 22. Drink from 2029-2055.

Jane Anson über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

Coffee and cocoa bean, luscious ripe berry fruits, highly charged with plenty of intensity, bitter fennel on the finish. Takes you firmly into limestone territory, but with an underlying power and mid-palate expansion that is seriously impressive. 7ha of vines all surrounding the château. The limestone here is still Asteries as across much of the St Emilion plateau but much more dense than at (also owned by Lefévère family) as Villemaurine. Love how these two estates really show that even on the plateau there are big differences in expression. 50% new oak for ageing, along with larger oak casks and amphora. Tasted twice. 50% new oak. Yield 32 hl/ha. 3.28 pH. Harvest September 15 to 27.

Quarin über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

Dunkle, intensive und schöne Farbe. Sehr aromatische Nase mit reiner Frucht und einem deutlichen Kirschduft. Am Gaumen saftig, luftig, zugleich dicht und duftig, mit einer besonderen Eleganz und einem großen aromatischen Nachhall im Finale – ohne jede tanninbedingte Härte. Sehr gelungen. Assemblage: 85 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Franc, 5 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Alkoholgehalt: 13,5 % – pH-Wert: 3,33. Ertrag: 32 hl/ha. Ausbau: 50 % neue Barriques, 20 % einjährige Barriques, 25 % Holzfuder (einjährig) und 5 % Amphore.

Yves Beck über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

Deutlich geprägt von seiner Erziehung (Ausbau), hat Sansonnet noch Mühe, seinen Stil zu finden, zeigt aber dennoch Noten von Sauerkirschen und reifen schwarzen Beeren. Fein und subtil im Auftakt, was zunächst überrascht, verfügt der Wein über eine außergewöhnliche Kraft dank samtiger Tannine mit feinen Körnern sowie einer strukturierenden Säure. Ein charmanter und geschmackvoller Wein.

Galloni über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

The 2025 Sansonnet is remarkable. Explosive and racy, it delivers floral overtones that meld into red/purplish fruit, blood orange, sweet spice and cedar. This is an especially mid-weight, refined Sansonnet, a wine that marries finesse with power. The long, resonant finish is so attractive, but everything about the 2025 speaks to superb balance. Élevage is 50% new oak, 20% once-used barrels, 20% foudre and 10% in amphora. Tasted three times.

Jeb Dunnuck über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

Based on 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that's being raised in 50% new barrels, foudre, and amphora, the 2025 Château Sansonnet comes from cooler, limestone soils. It has gorgeous aromatics of black fruits, cassis, graphite, and roasted herbs with a beautiful, serious mineral streak. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, ripe, polished, building tannins, and beautifully integrated acidity. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol, this is another brilliant effort from this terrific winemaker.

Alexandre Ma über: Chateau Sansonnet Grand Cru Classe

To be honest, I have never encountered a Château Sansonnet of such elegance in any vintage. It still retains its hallmark scale and concentration, yet the mode of expression has completely changed. No longer driven by an explosive, pushing force, its power now unfolds in a seamless, fluid manner, with a clarity reminiscent of a flowing stream. The clay-limestone structure, once carrying a slight sense of compactness, is notably opened up in this vintage, preserving freshness while allowing the tannins to become more refined and delicate, revealing a juicy and vibrant profile. This sense of effortlessness in handling such weight resonates deeply with me, and I would even say it marks the beginning of a new chapter for the estate.

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