CHATEAU LA VIOLETTE – 2008

Description

The Wine Advocate
RP 95

Reviewed by:
Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Release Price:
$150

Drink Date:
2013 – 2028

Fashioned from yields of 18 hectoliters per hectare with 13.5% natural alcohol, the opaque ruby-hued 2008 exhibits tell-tale floral notes intertwined with raspberries, sweet black cherries, licorice and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, beautifully concentrated and strikingly pure as well as multilayered, the 2008, despite its precociousness, will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and keep for 20-25 years. It is one of the top successes of the vintage.

Published: May 01, 2011