Chateau Leydet-Valentin

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Chateau Leydet-Valentin

 
 

Region/Appellation: France / Bordeaux /St. Estephe

Varietal/%’s: : 100% Merlot

Mevushal: No

Supervision: OU; Rabbi Its’hak Katz Kehal Yereim Paris Chareidi

Size/’s: 750ml

Special Designation: AOC

 

Expert Notes

"An elegant wine, this is ripe and also powerful. Some bitter chocolate flavors suggest heavy extraction, masking the ripe black fruits. It could well still soften, so best to leave this wine until 2021.."- Roger Voss

Tastings –Roger Voss-88

Region

Saint-Estèphe is one of the many famous Left Bank red wine appellations of Bordeaux, known for reds based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Situated at the northern end of the Haut-Médoc region on the gravelly western shores of the Gironde estuary, Saint-Estèphe is separated from its famous neighbor, Pauillac, only by a stream, yet there are significant differences between them.With 1,229 hectares (3036 acres) it accounts for 8 percent of the vineyard area of the Médoc. Because Saint-Estèphe is marginally further from the gravel-bearing waters of the Garonne river, the soil here is far less stony than that found in the southern part of Haut-Médoc. Instead, a heavy clay and limestone base dominates this area, resulting in poorer-draining soils, delayed ripening and higher acidity levels in the wines.

Varietal


Merlot is a red wine grape variety with strong historic ties to Bordeaux and the southwest of France. Currently the the most searched-for wine on our database that is made from the grape is Petrus, from Pomerol. It is the predominant variety in most wines from Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, the area in which the variety originated. Merlot is now widely planted in wine regions across the world and, in terms of the volumes of wine produced internationally, it is rivaled only by its Bordeaux companion, Cabernet Sauvignon. Its characteristically reliable ripening is a main factor behind its increased presence over recent decades in the Médoc and Entre-Deux-Mers (where it has mostly replaced white varieties) areas of Bordeaux.

Food Pairing

Perfect with rack of lamb in a red currant sauce or beef tenderloin with mushroom duxelle.

Tasting Notes

Balanced fruit and structure giving it a soft finish with plenty of fresh blue and black fruit.