Tasting Note

A bold and fruity red wine from Chateau Rol Valentin, this 2016 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru offers notes of blackcurrant, plums, cherries and tobacco leaves throughout the palate.

Producer

This tiny 7.3-hectare property has been referred to as a ‘vin de garage’. Stéphane Derenoncourt has been consultant for many years and Rol Valentin is now one of the most sought-after Saint Emilion in Bordeaux. The wines are intense, deep and rich, and made in tiny quantities.

Despite this Chateau having existed for a very long time it was the arrival of Eric Prissette in 1994 that has marked this small 7.3 hectare estate to have taken off quality-wise and media-wise, becoming a well-known and international reference and well-graded by the greatest wine critics. Potential in this estate was seen by Alexandra and Nicolas Robin in 2009 when they bought it as they kept working hard to improve of the quality of the vineyard whilst being involved in all aspects of the estate since the very beginning. The environment has been an important approach for Alexandra and Nicolas, maintaining that there has never been any herbicide used in Chateau Rol Valentin, now achieving the certification HVE3 (level 3 High Environmental Value Certification).

_{Country: France | Region: Saint Emilion, Bordeaux | Alcohol: TBC | Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot | Family Producer}