Château de Pressac - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2016

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe11/1/2018

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.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2040

Le Figaro - L'Avis du Vin

16,5 / 20

byClub Vinthe5/15/2017

Nez toasté grillé, fruits noirs, graphite. Bouche droite, gourmande et fruitée, tannins ronds et fins.

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/10/2017

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/2/2017

The 2016 Pressac offers opulent red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit on the nose, not quite as well defined as its peers, yet clean and pure. The palate is smooth and rounded, plump in the mouth with plenty of red berry fruit, although the finish needs more precision and tension. Let's see how this turns out in bottle.

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/26/2017

The 2016 de Pressac is a big, enticing wine. Ample and dramatic in feel, the 2016 possesses notable richness and sumptuousness in all of its dimensions. An exotic mélange of black berry jam, chocolate, menthol, licorice and dark spices build into the fleshy, voluptuous finish. All the elements are wonderfully fused together. Distinctive and bold, the 2016 has a lot to recommend. Tasted three times.