2016 | Chateau Biston-Brillette | Moulis

Complexity of the bouquet of ripe red fruits, mocha and vanilla, then volume and roundness of the palate until a finish which shells the caudalies. A remarkable ensemble that combines potential and charm.

Reviews:

• Vinous: The 2016 Biston-Brillette has a lovely blackberry, cedar and tobacco-scented bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very well judged acidity, harmonious, silky and smooth with very well integrated new oak. Bon vin! Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London. Drink 2020-2035.

• Wine Enthusiast: This is a smoky, ripe wine with young new-wood flavors that will calm down. Ripe blackberry fruits that balance jammy Merlot and crisper, structured Cabernet Sauvignon are full of dark flavors with spice and considerable acidity to keep freshness at the end. Drink from 2022.

Producer Information

The origins of Château Biston-Brillette date back to the early 19th century, when Monsieur Biston, who owned several hectares of vines in Moulis, decided to personalize his production by combining his name with that of the local area. The property, which grew to have up to 30 hectares of vines in the 1860s, was ravaged by phylloxera a few years later, and subsequently changed owners several times, until 1930 when, as a result of an inheritance, the vineyard was sold separately from the other land belonging to the château. Monsieur Lagarde purchased 5 hectares, which at that time was all that was in production. Since 1963 the vineyard has been owned by his successor, Michel Barbarin.

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