Chateau Rocheyron 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "Aromas of dark cherries, blue plums, and lavender followed by sage, pencil lead and blanched almonds with very refined and integrated notes of toast and baking spices. Full-bodied, bright acidity with solid yet racy fine-grained tannins. Impressive precision and accuracy with harmony for the vintage. From organically grown grapes. It’s beautiful already but will age gracefully. Try after 2026."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Rocheyron has turned out beautifully in bottle, unfurling in the glass with aromas of blackberries, spices and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it's suave and polished, with a succulent core of fruit, melting tannins and a mineral finish. Peter Sisseck and his team have optimized the vintage's inherent potential rather than trying to compensate for its perceived deficiencies, and the result is a wine of quintessential elegance."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "An array of red and white flowers, cherries, plums, black raspberries and strawberries pop in the perfume, as soon as the wine is poured. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, elegant, long, fresh and supple. The fruit has a mild olive note in the chalky backend, but there is so much, sweet, ripe and fresh, red berries with dark chocolate and salty chalk before that, you almost do not notice it. The wine blends 60% Merlot with 40% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2045."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Lots of limestone-like minerality as well as ripe cherries, leather, and dried flowers emerge from the 2021 Château Rocheyron, a beautifully textured, medium-bodied, elegant Sant-Emilion that has balance, depth, and length. It's a classy, impeccable made 2021 that will offer ample pleasure over the coming 10-15 years. The 2021 is 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, raised in one-third new French oak."