Le Puy 'Emilien' Red 2022

Le Puy 'Emilien' Red 2022

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About the wine Vintage | Region | Appellation| Grape

Red Red

2022 2022

Bordeaux Bordeaux

Bordeaux Bordeaux

Merlot Merlot

Biodynamic Biodynamic

Potential Ageing
6 to 8 years
8 to 15 years
15 years and more
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Le Puy 'Emilien' Red 2022
On sale from $340 HKD

Tasting Notes & Ratings

Grape

85% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting notes

Biodynamics and Bordeaux don't always go hand in hand, but the 2022 Château Le Puy 'Émilien', a garnet-red, predominantly Merlot blend, makes the case with aromas of pink peppercorn, rhubarb, and crushed red berries. The palate is round, fresh, and precise, its velvety tannins and vibrant acidity carried through to an underlying savory umami finish.

Bright garnet-red with ruby highlights fills the glass. The nose is fragrant, built on pink peppercorns, rhubarb, and fresh red berries, with subtle earthy undertones running beneath.

The palate is round, luscious, and light-to-medium-bodied, carrying an almost infusion-like delicacy. Black cherry, redcurrant, and plum flavors are driven by glistening acidity and chalky, velvety tannins, closing on a finish that's long, precise, and complex, with a lingering savory umami touch.

More About The Winery

Owned by the Amoreau family since 1610, Le Puy overlooks the Dordogne valley on the same geological plateau as Saint-Emilion and Pomerol, once called the ‘Plateau of Wonders’. Le Puy was originally built at the beginning of the 17th century and later extended in 1832 by Barthélémy Amoreau. 

There are 35 hectares of vines spread over three plots with soils made of clay, limestone and silica. It’s quite common to find some sharpened flints between the vines as some parts used to be battlefields in medieval times. The soil type varies but is principally a mix of clay, silex and limestone, with very high acidity levels. 

The average age of the vines is 50 years and no synthetic treatments have ever been used at the estate, which is certified biodynamic. Harvest is manual, the grapes are entirely destemmed and the cuvaison is long, continuing for two to four weeks. The “elevage” of the Le Puy wines is done according to the lunar rhythm. The wines are neither fine nor filtered before bottling. Jean-Pierre Amoreau and his son, Pascal, oversee the vineyards and vinification.