TONIGHT
the place belong to the saint-emilionnais region,
Two different wines with two different price,
Two different wines with various cepages,
Two different wines with two different appellations,
BUT, they represents the richness and heterogeneity of the right river...
Round one: Visual...
The Saint-Emilion Moulin Du Cadet 2008 is Classified Growth: A nice wine for Christmas. This 2008 will be a perfect guess on your table. And, it's a well-dressed black rubis wine.
Château Bellevue 2011, Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion: More a wine for an "after-work party" with your friend. And, it's wearing a beautiful color between rubies and dark cherries.
Round two: The Nose...
The Saint-Emilion Moulin Du Cadet 2008 is Classified Growth: A well educated boy, it's smells really nice. Fresh mint, nice small red fruits. The aromatic intensity is quite strong.
Château Bellevue 2011, Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion:
It's a powerful wine. The first
nose reveals a red fruit smell like blackcurrant and some wood shade. The second nose precise and
confirm the red fruits smell, more precisely a ripe fruit smells.
Round three: The Mouth...
The Saint-Emilion Moulin Du Cadet 2008 is Classified Growth: The tannins are present but not aggressive, the after taste is long and refreshing. Perfect match with lam. The wine is brilliant. A really nice Merlot.
Château Bellevue 2011, Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion: The attack
is pleasant but very strong because of the majority of Merlot (85%). You have a strong presence of the tannins. Then a beautiful acidity appears and the wine have a good balance.
We can feel a blackcurrant taste. The default is the astringency, a little too much
present. Good persistence and supple texture.
The Saint-Emilion Moulin Du Cadet 2008 is recently classified in the " Grand Crus de Saint-Emilion", it's a good wine but a little bit expensive (33€) when you tasted the Château Bellevue 2011, which represents a very good deal (8,9€) for a student night for example !
So, which wine you choose ?
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