Château Bénitey Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Bénitey is located at the foot of the coast, east of Saint-Emilion, in the town of Saint-Laurent des Combes. It takes its name from a cross at the junction of the road above the vineyard, a cross reminiscent of that of a holy water font.
The area is 5 ha with vines whose average age is 40 years and the wine is usually composed mainly of 70% Merlot, aged for 10 months in French oak barrels (20 to 40% new).

VARIETALS
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020 (in wooden box of 6)

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13.5%

APPEARANCE
Elegant and refined ruby colour.

NOSE
Fragrant nose of lavender, dark cherries, cassis, cloves and sandalwood.

PALATE
Velvety and seamless, with complex layers of ripe fruit, spice and flowers. The fruits and tannins are balanced, well-structured. It has typical Saint-Emilion prettiness, freshness, elegance, and a salty minerality, too. All underpinned by very fine tannins.

AGEING
Aged for 10 months in wood.

PAIRING
Like many Saint-Émilion, it goes really well with beef, burger with cheddar and bacon and mature cheeses.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
Drink now but it will be worth ageing too.

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