Chateau de Pressac 2016

Professional Ratings

• 95 James Suckling
  A very impressive wine for a chateau that’s not so well known. Deep and rich with a ton of elderberry and bitter-chocolate aromas, but still dry and very straight, thanks to the beautiful, fine-grained and lively acidity. A blend of 71 per cent merlot, 16 per cent cabernet franc, nine per cent cabernet sauvignon, two per cent carmenere and two per cent malbec.
• 92 Decanter
  This is a highlight: rich and creamy, it has lovely fresh acidity and good texture. It's well balanced too, with notes of clear menthol, blackcurrant leaf, cinnamon and white pepper. A good quality wine aged in 65% new oak barrels. A 50hl/ha yield of 72% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec and 2% Carmenère.
• 91 Jeb Dunnuck
  Plenty of bay leaf, forest floor, and spring flower notes emerge from the 2016 Château de Pressac. This beauty has plenty of sweet cassis and black raspberry fruit, medium to full body, nicely integrated tannins, and outstanding purity of fruit. It's not the richest or most concentrated out there, but it's beautifully balanced. It shows more and more minerality with time in the glass and is an impressive, outstanding Saint Emilion from this estate.