Chateau Villemaurine St-Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2012 Pinot Noir with hot and dry summers

with hot and dry summers

Soil: Finely textured residual red soil with a calcareous subsoil

Very dense purple color

Color: Deep ruby red with black reflections and an intense brightnessNose: Intense nose of black fruits with notes of eucalyptus and violets

Clusters go through a grape by grape selection made by hand with a team of 14 people

Chateau Villemaurine St-Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2012 Pinot Noir with hot and dry summersSource: 218, The Wine Advocate; Issue Date: 30th Apr 2015 (RP 92)Twenty years ago, this used to be one of my candidates for the worst wine from a top terroir in St. Emilion. Things have changed incredibly since the acquisition of this property by Justin Onclin. The terroir is fabulously situated just adjacent to the walls of this medieval village, and the wine has gone from strength to strength. The 2012 has a dense purple color, a rocky and chalky