Château Pavillon Beauregard, Le Chapelain 2014 vs Timo Mayer, 'Bloody Hill' Pinot Noir 2017
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £35.60 | £35.60 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Pavillon Beauregard | Timo Mayer |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Franc | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Château Pavillon Beauregard, Le Chapelain 2014
"Ripe raspberry, black cherry and dark plum roll out of the glass, neatly tailored with a touch of spice and polished oak. On the palate it’s smooth, composed and quietly luxurious, with silky Merlot tannins and a velvety depth that only comes from time well spent in bottle. After more than a decade of ageing, everything feels perfectly in place. The finish lingers like the last guest who knows exactly when to stay, all dark fruit, warmth and understated charm." Our note Pavillon Beauregard is made by the Cathiard family, the force behind Château Smith Haut Lafitte, one of Bordeaux’s great modern estates, so the quality comes as no surprise once you know the lineage. Plush, polished, and beautifully resolved, it has that effortless confidence that only comes from serious pedigree and a decade of patient ageing. We poured it at our Christmas Market, where it went head-to-head with some frankly intimidating bottles and still managed to steal the show. More than one person quietly declared it the wine of the night. Fully mature and drinking right in the sweet spot, this 'baby Pomerol' delivers waves of dark berry and raspberry fruit, subtle spice, gentle oak and silky, ripe tannins that glide rather than shout. It’s exactly the sort of sumptuous Claret you want on the table over the festive days.
Timo Mayer, 'Bloody Hill' Pinot Noir 2017
"What is left to say about Timo Mayer, aside, he keeps on making outstanding, fascinating, wonderful wines. There's the howling at moon, baying at the wind, shirt tearing and pant splitting stuff, of course, and his incredible, unique site" Winefront Australia Timo grew up in the village of Fellbach, near Stuttgart (the same village as our rock star pinot winemaker Rainer Schnaitmann) and learned his craft there before emigrating to Australia in the 1990's. The Bloody Hill ' it's called that 'cause it's bloody steep, Nathan ' is a 6 acre plot on rocky soils. Timo likes to use a proportion of whole bunch to give his wines a particular stalky savouriness, which is very much a trademark of his Pinots. His production is in line with organic practices, and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration. The 2017 vintage gave the Yarra good fruit ripeness without losing its nerve, and that balance shows here: there's warmth and generosity, but the wine never lets go of its spine. Wild cherry, iron, dried herbs, a streak of something almost Burgundian in its restraint.
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