d'Arce, Côtes de Castillon
Merlot from Bordeaux
| Vintage: | 2016 |
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| Description: | 91 points Jeb Dunnuck. Showing a beautiful limestone minerality and focus, the 2016 Château d'Arce offers a terrific perfume of savory red and black fruits, dried herbs, flowers, and loamy soil. With medium to full body, notable tannins, and terrific purity, it has rock solid depth and richness on the palate and is going to benefit from short term cellaring but keep for a decade. (2/2019) 91 points James Suckling. Very pretty red already with plums and currants and salty and earthy undertones. Medium body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. (4/2019) 90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. This vineyard is located on the limestone plateau of the Cotes du Castillon. The 2016 Chateau d'Arce is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with vivacious black cherries, warm black plums and mulberries scents plus nuances of cassis, violets and bay leaves and a waft of crushed stones. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is charged with energy, giving black fruit and mineral layers with a firm, grainy backbone and lively lift to the finish. (lpb) 90+ (3/2019) 90 points Vinous. The 2016 d'Arce is a soft, floral Côtes de Castillon from Hélène Garcin and Patrice Lévêque. Soft, floral and fruity, with lovely red/purplish berry fruit, the 2016 will drink well upon release and for at least a handful of years thereafter. (ag) (1/2019) 90 points Wine Spectator. Fresh and pure, offering a tightly focused beam of raspberry coulis and cassis notes, with light anise and floral accents along the edges. A pretty mineral twinge adds cut on the finish. Not big, but very pure and nicely rendered. (jm) (3/2019) K&L Notes. This is one of those bottles that you could easily pass up on the shelf, if you didn't know who's behind it. In fact, newer though it is, with the Garcin-Lévêque expertise driving this Château, it's definitely one of the best values in the store. What do you need to know about the wine? This is a classic Right Bank blend—mostly Merlot with some Cabernet Franc. It's a great example of 2016 finesse, without being overly ripe or unbalanced. It's charming, vibrant and elegant with a good depth of fruit, and also subtly structured with fine-grain tannin and fresh acidity. It's easy to drink right off the bat without having to cellar it for years. 90 points, Neal Martin for Vinous: "The 2016 d'Arce, from the same owners as Barde-Haut and Clos l'Eglise, has a dense black cherry and iodine-scented bouquet, powerful but retaining good definition. The palate is grainy on the entry, displaying good density and fine acidity, and a little backward toward the finish, which offers good grip. Slightly rustic, but I mean that in a good way. Recommended, and a great value." (01/2019). |
| Price: | $ 21.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from K&L Wine Merchants
| Address: |
3005 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94061 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 877-559-4637 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-364-8544 |
| Fax: | 650-364-4687 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 7, 2019.
This product was inactivated October 11, 2020.
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