シャトー・ペイ・ラ・トゥール、レゼルヴ・デュ・シャトー
AOC ボルドー・スーペリウール
1990年、西洋史中世にまで遡る歴史を誇るこのワイナリーの豊かさに魅せられ、ドゥルト社は同シャトーの購入に踏み切りました。今日まで25年間、ワイン用ブドウ栽培のあり方を「考え改め」、最適な品質に実ったブドウの収穫を目指して、テロワール、そしてブドウを最大限に尊重した農法を畑全体に採用しています。畑では厳しい基準を課して作業に取り組み、最適な熟度に達したブドウのみを段階的に収穫するため、収穫期間はおのずと長期にわたります。レゼルヴ・デュ・シャトーは偉大なるテロワールこその品質の高さを誇り、醸造庫に隣接する樽育成・熟成庫にて12〜14か月間育成されます。献身的な生産姿勢が認められ、現在では多くのお客様に愛され、マスコミからの評価も非常に高いワインに成長しています。シャトー・ペイ・ラ・トゥールは、元来のアペラシオンの枠を超えて、親しみやすいグランヴァンの代表格としての地位を確立しています。
醸造および育成・熟成
一部のロットに対して、前発酵マセレーション（スキンコンタクト）を行なっています。ロット別に温度制御システム付きステンレスタンクを使用して、伝統法での醸造。マール（果帽）用容器を用いてタンクからマールをかき出す作業は手作業です。空気圧式プレス機を使用しています。
オーク樽内で12〜14ヶ月間ロット別に育成。一部にはシュール・リー製法を採用しています。
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3% カベルネ・フラン、4% プティ・ヴェルド、21% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、72% メルロ
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The 2020 is a very pretty, expressive Bordeaux Supérieur. Sweet floral accents, dried herbs and a touch of spice lift a core of sweet red berry fruit. Open-knit and charming.
Clay limestone soils have kept their freshness, and this is a good, easy going wine that has structure and personality. Some cedar and menthol notes give Bordeaux typicity, and the tannins have been extremely well handled...
Lovely blackberry and light chocolate with walnut undertones. It's medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and a creamy, soft-textured finish.
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90% メルロ、4% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、4% プティ・ヴェルド、2% カベルネ・フラン
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Floral in character with wet earth, smoke and plums, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh, round and fruity with loads of sweet, ripe cherries and plums along with a touch of chocolate and coffee bean in the finish. Drink from 2022-2033.
Freshly picked red summer berry aromas on the nose. Vibrant and fruity. Dense and ripe, juicy and chewy - full-bodied and mouth-filling. Tannins are overwhelming right now, masking most of the fruit. Good juice underneath, though, giving freshness and life so you know it'll age but at the moment tannins are taking hold and there is some astringency. Cooling aspect on the finish. Top cuvée of the estate. 90% Merlot aged 15% in new oak for 12 months, the rest in tank. Entre-deux-Mers, clay with limestone. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend.
Drinking Window 2023 - 2033
This 330-acre Entre-deux-Mers estate has produced a ripe, wood-aged wine. Big tannins and black fruits have a bite of spice and pepper from the high alcohol. That should dissipate as it ages. Drink from 2023.
If I remember right this is the more upmarket cuvée from this property, which is run by Dourthe. I like the fruit on the nose, with has a little blackberry and blackcurrant character, with a touch of pastille sweetness, violets and cedar. A softly polished, slightly plump and expansive palate follows, with a shell of fruit in the middle, but an appealing savoury grain, which stands out among a collection of generic Bordeaux samples that veer towards the simple and the confected. This has a touch more than many of its peers, with a little wrapping of polished tannins. Some nice grip at the end as well. I think this one will develop in bottle for a few years yet, and will be worth the wait.
Typical Bordeaux with an attractive currant, berry and fresh herb undertone with some citrus rind. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity yet ripe, medium tannins give it tension.
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88% メルロ、10% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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Lots of red plums, currants, dried spices, new leather, and tobacco notes emerge from the 2018 Château Pey La Tour Reserve Du Château, a medium-bodied, charming, elegant 2018 that does a lot right. With solid depth of fruit and an up-front, already delicious style, it should keep nicely for 8-10 years.
The 2018 is elegant, silky and beautifully nuanced. Sweet floral and cedar notes lift a core of sweet red berry fruit. This elegant, finely-knit Bordeaux Supérieur has much to offer.
This has a polished, spiced nose of black cherry, clove, chocolate and black oilve. Oyster shell, too. It's medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Balanced.
Very dark cherry red. Ripe but not overripe black fruit. Intense aroma of blackcurrant, blackberry and even damson though the fruit is well modulated by a slight savour/char note...
Always a sure name, and a way to bell-weather the vintage, this is great in 2018. For a value Bordeaux it's hard to go wrong with this: it starts extremely well with nice juice and plump fruit, but is just a little bit strained through the finish. Half is aged in barrel and half in tank. 47hl/ha yield.
Drinking Window 2022 - 2034
This is an excellent example of the quality of 2018 for this appellation with dark-cherry, chocolate and hazelnut character. Medium-to full-bodied, firm tannins and a flavorful finish. Rich and fresh at the same time.
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87% メルロ、13% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン
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The 2017 Pey La Tour Réserve du Château has a well defined bouquet with brambly red fruit, undergrowth and light inkwell aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, fresh and poised with well integrated oak on the finish. Very fine.
A tight and very fine-tannined red here with currants, dark chocolate and subtle, hazelnut undertones. Medium body. Pretty. A blend of 87% merlot and 13% cabernet sauvignon. Drink after 2021.
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2016年上半期は極めて雨が多く、かつ温暖な天候が続きました。結果、その後のブドウ畑にとっては非常に有益である土壌への水分補充が理想的な形で進みました。6月中旬以降は安定した好天が継続し、収穫まで天候はかなり乾燥していました。土壌はたっぷりと水分を蓄えており、気温も日中は過度に高まることもなく夜間はかなり冷涼。そのような環境のもと、ブドウ果実の生育は順調で、成熟期にはアロマの生成が促進されました。主要品種であるメルロの収穫は10月16日までゆっくりと続きました。色素は濃厚で、タンニンはビロードのようになめらか。カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨンとプティ・ヴェルドの収穫は10月19日と晩熟で、濃密で秀逸なストラクチュアが備わっています。絶好のインディアンサマーを存分に享受した仕上がりです。
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非常に濃厚な、ほとんど黒色の外観。小粒黒果実（チェリー、ブラックベリーなど）のアロマが濃く華やかに香り立ちます。ほのかにスパイスも香ります。味わいは芳醇で風味たっぷり。絹のようになめらかで上質なタンニン・ストラクチュア。アタックから後味まで、果汁感たっぷり、みずみずしい果実味が継続します。濃醇で肉づき良く風味ゆたかなワインで、 繊細に溶け込んだ樽香が余韻に至るまで芳ばしく香ります。
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88% メルロ、10% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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A wonderfully affordable Bordeaux full of vibrancy and freshness. Intense aromas of blackberry alongside spiced, soft tannins. It's full-bodied, but refined, with juicy fruit given structure by oak ageing. Lovely now, buy will age.
A wonderfully affordable Bordeaux full of vibrancy and freshness. Intense aromas of blackberry alongside spiced, soft tannins. It's full-bodied but refined, with juicy fruit given structure by oak ageing. Lovely now but will age.
This is 95 per cent merlot and shows freshness and brightness. Medium body with an excellent depth of fruit and firm tannins. Pretty finish. Delicious already, but can age as well.
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Packed with tannins, this is a dark, dense wine. Its impressive structure frames rich blackberry and plum fruits. Let this wine age for several years and don't drink before 2022.
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冬には冷涼な天候が続き、その後は早めに萌芽を迎えました。最初の新芽が確認されたのは3月31日です。萌芽は均質で、5月末からは良好な花の時期を迎え、絶好の天候条件のもとで開花が進みました。 1年のスタートは素晴らしく、さらにそれを後押しするかのように、続く夏も暑く乾燥した天候に恵まれました。年を通じて、非常に良好な衛生状態で畑を維持することができています。 昔からのブドウ畑は粘土質・石灰質のテロワール上にブドウ樹が植えられており、夏前半に発生した水不足による影響も受けていません。9月初旬には雨があり、着色は絶好のコンディションで進みました。ブドウは非常に健全な状態で、収穫も平年より10日近くも早めの日程で、理想的環境のもとでスタートしました。カベルネが完璧な熟度を進めるまで待ったため、収穫期間は3週間におよんでいます。
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濃さと深さのある外観のワイン。ブラックチェリーや完熟果実、スパイスの濃厚な香りが印象的。芳醇なアタック、その後にはビロード感のある味わいが広がります。主張のある、かつ包み込まれたストラクチュア。丁寧に溶け込んだ樽香が、風味豊かで長い余韻が素晴らしい後味まで継続します。濃醇で肉厚なペイ・ラ・トゥール・レゼルヴの秀作です
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88% メルロ、10% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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Medaille d'or et BEST IN CLASS: 91/100
The 2015 Pey La Tour Réserve is scented of black cherries, black plums and mulberries with touches of Indian spices and aged beef. The palate is soft, full-bodied and generously fruited with savory layers and a harmonious finish. Delicious now!
A firm and silky wine with chocolate, walnut and hazelnut character. Medium to full body, lovely fine tannins and a flavorful finish. Juicy and delicious. Drink in 2019 but already delicious.
The 2015 Pey La Tour Réserve is another high quality, medium-bodied, incredibly charming Bordeaux Superior that reveals a deep ruby/plum color and notes of red and black fruits, candied violets, and bay leaf. Drink this fruit-loaded balanced, pleasure-bent 2015 over the coming 7-8 years.
Ch Pey La Tour, Réserve 2015 Bordeaux SupérieurVery dark crimson indeed. Sweet start on the nose. Almost soupy, it's so ripe! Designed to make a statement rather than to be drunk? Drama queen!Drink 2022-2029
CHÂTEAU PEY LA TOUR BORDEAUX SUPÉRIEUR TASTING NOTE
Score 91-92
Excellent concentration of fruit and tannins in this wine with full body, round and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Really impressive.
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シーズン初めは今後への期待感が高まる天候を享受していましたが、夏を迎えると悪天続きで、果実成熟に遅れが出ました。8月末にはこの上ない好天が継続し、それまでの不安は払拭されました。
素晴らしい天候に恵まれた秋口が、このヴィンテージの品質の立役者であったといえます。ただ、努力なくしてこの品質に到達できたわけではなく、畑の衛生状態は完璧に、優れた果実の収穫を目指し、畑においてはあらかじめ多くの作業が実施されています。
8月末以降には素晴らしい天候が回復しました。粘土質・石灰質土壌上のメルロ、そして礫質土壌上のカベルネ・ソーヴィニヨンとプティ・ヴェルドに関しては、小春日和が熟度の高まりを助けています。果実感たっぷり、密で絹のようにしなやかなタンニンを含むワインの原料として、アロマ、色素、タンニン、それらすべてによってブドウにはさらなる豊かさがもたらされています。
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濃いルビー色のワイン。小粒赤果実、イチゴを思わせる芳ばしい香り。アタックの肉づきの良さとしなやかさが印象的。味わいに関しては、丸みのある後味へと変化を見せ、風味豊かなペイ・ラ・トゥール特有のピュアな果実味が広がります。
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88% メルロ、10% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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A well-integrated wine, this brings together rich blackberry fruits, acidity and a core of dry tannins. With all these well-judged elements in place, the wine has a good future.
The Pey La Tour 2014 Réserve du Château is classed as the First Wine of the estate compared to the regular Pey La Tour, the vines in the most favorable location and aged in barrel with a higher proportion of new oak. The 90% Merlot really comes through on the nose with mulberry, raspberry coulis and touches of wild heather. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red berry fruit, blackberry, a touch of Japanese nori and a faint touch of tobacco on the finish. It could benefit from more persistence on the finish, but it is satisfying for the vintage and well priced.
A Bordeaux Supérieur with plums and chocolate and a pleasant herbal note. The palate is round with dark fruits and polished tannins that harden a bit on the finish.
The 2014 Pey la Tour is bold, juicy and delicious. Succulent red cherry, smoke, tobacco and savory herbs are pushed forward in this tasty, rustic Bordeaux Supérieur. I would prefer to drink the 2014 sooner rather than later, while the flavors retain their youthful exuberance.
This is a ripe generous wine that has solid tannins as well as red-plum flavors. It is concentrated and full of flavor. As the tannins soften, it is likely to be ready to drink from 2018.
The Château Pey la Tour Réserve 2014 is a blend 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot and was picked October 2-20. The nose was showing a bit of new oak, but that seemed to dissipate with aeration. The palate is chewy on the entry with quite rich, almost citrus-fresh red berry fruit with a plush and quite sexy finish. Very fine.
Juicy and lifted with forward plum and cassis flavors. Well made, fairly simple with a soft mid-palate and good finish.
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シャトー ペイ ラ トゥール レゼルヴは、深いルビーの色調を纏います。レッド&ブラックチェリー、カシス、モカのノートが際立つとともに、デリケートなウッディがそこに調和し、非常に表現力の豊かな香りを放ちます。アタックは柔らかくまろやか。きめの細かなタンニンが口中に広がり、新鮮さに満ちた素晴らしいバランスを湛えます。余韻には、果実のアロマと繊細なバニラノートが見事に調和する、この上なくグルメなペイ ラ トゥール レゼルヴです。
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75% メルロ、25% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン
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Very well managed with bright purple fruit, crunchy not dry tannins and a neat, fresh finish. Good balance.
A solid wine for the appelation with blueberry and mineral character, a full body and chewy tannins. Fresh,too.
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シャトー ペイ ラ トゥール レゼルヴは、深いルビーの色調を纏います。レッド&ブラックチェリー、カシス、モカのノートが際立つとともに、デリケートなウッディがそこに調和し、非常に表現力の豊かな香りを放ちます。アタックは柔らかくまろやか。きめの細かなタンニンが口中に広がり、新鮮さに満ちた素晴らしいバランスを湛えます。余韻には、果実のアロマと繊細なバニラノートが見事に調和する、この上なくグルメなペイ ラ トゥール レゼルヴです。
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85% メルロ、10% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、5% カベルネ・フラン
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After two hours open in the glass, this wine transformed: far more aromatic than on first opening and the tannins smoothed out considerably. My score is based on that more open wine. This traditional Bordeaux blend has Merlot (90%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%), Cabernet France (3%) and Petit Verdot (2%) grapes. Although Merlot leads in the blend, this is not a far Merlot, but rather a well-structured one. The wine is aged in oak, but only 20% is new so as not to impart heavy oak notes. Classic aromas of cassis and black currant with some pepper and smoke on the nose, palate and long finish. The 2012 vintage was a strong one and it shows in this value-priced Bordeaux. The vines are planted in calcerous-clay soils. Superb balance, depth and freshness. Pair with prime rib or a rare steak. Food pairings: prime rib roast rare, New York strip loin steak, Porterhouse veal chops.
Pey La Tour's 2012 Reserve du Château offers plenty of up-front appeal in a mid-weight, floral style with lovely fruit and good overall balance at this level. Brambly notes and red cherry/plum notes add nuance is an attractive wine to drink now and over the next few years. This is a tasty, value-priced wine from Pey La Tour, one of the estates in the Dourthe family of properties. Antonio Galloni. Tasting date: July 2015
"A lovely wine from the always-reliable Pey La Tour. Polished nose, crisp poised black fruits, more blueberry and bilberry here than soft cherry. Oak evident also. Good smooth texture, with high impact attack. Sleek, modern, from a blend of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc." (86/100)
Fresh and forward, with polished damson plum and cherry fruit complemented by a tobacco thread on the finish.
Bright crimson. Sweet and inky and easy. Then very chewy. Hard work!
A little lean but pleasant blackberry and mineral character. Medium body. Fresh finish.
Sweet cranberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with forest floor and spice box aromas are followed by a medium-bodied, dark ruby-colored 2012 that is meant to be drunk within 2-3 years of the vintage.
Owned by the large negociant Dourthe firm, this consistently well-made wine is a blend of 90% Merlot and tiny quantities of other Bordeaux varietals.
For consumers looking for value, this Bordeaux Superieur packs a lot of flesh, ripe jammy berries, flavor and silky textures for the money. 87-89 Pts
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非常に熟した、肉厚な香り。上質な凝縮感。モカ、焙煎のノートが香ります。味わいは芳醇で、バランス良く、上質で丸みのあるタンニン。攻撃的な感じはありません。後味にはみずみずしい風味がかすかに残る、濃醇なワインです。
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90% メルロ、5% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、3% カベルネ・フラン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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A tart, cherry-scented merlot (90 percent of the blend), this is meaty, with fresh tannins that add body and weight to the wine. Those tannins share an oaky character as well as the flavor of ripe blueberry skins. Simple and rich.
SILVER MEDAL
Fresh blueberry and cherry character with hints of minerals. Medium to full body with medium-chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Needs a few years to soften. Try in 2016.
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90% メルロ、5% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、3% カベルネ・フラン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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Another reliable Dourthe estate, this huge 200ha vineyard in Entre-Deux-Mers offers consistently excellent value for money. Delicious fruity, it displays aromas of blackcurrant and plum, with fresh acidity balancing the fruit. (90/100)
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From the large negociant firm of Dourthe, this excellent wine is sexy, with low acidity, very bright tannin and copious quantities of red and black fruits as well as hints of licorice, earth and camphor.
Ripe, fleshy and pure, with delicious plum, blackberry and black cherry pâte de fruit seamlessly layered, wrapped with suave espresso and roasted mesquite notes. There's juicy grip through the finish.
Bright berry, with hints of plums and citrus fruit. Full with soft tannins and a medium finish.
Pey La Tour is a fun, simple, uncomplicated easy to like 90% Merlot based wine available for a fair price.
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90% メルロ、8% カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン、2% プティ・ヴェルド
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A bold merlot-based claret, from the quality-minded Dourthe stable. Enjoy this rich, beefy, tannic 14.5 per cent alcohol claret now with a hearthy game stew. Or put it away for a few years for the tannins to soften and spicy scents to emerge.
This classic Bordeaux blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon delivers supreme value for the Bordeaux region where you'll be hard-pressed (no pun intended) to find this quality at this price point. Very balanced and elegant, yet full-bodied with dark fruit aromas and just enough toasty oak.
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SILVER MEDAL
Smoky, ripe and juicy, this wine's weight and tannins are secondary to the plum note and balancing acidity. The wine is open, generous and delicious already.
Good full red-ruby. Black cherry, violet, bitter chocolate and menthol on the nose. Fat and sweet in the mouth, with a hint of chocolatey overripeness to the flavors of black cherry, cassis and licorice. Finishes with fairly fine-grained tannins, moderate length and a slightly disjointed overripe/herbal quality.
A touch overt, with a slightly baked edge to the fig, rhubarb and cherry notes, backed by roasted cedar on the finish...
**** (4 stars) Rich, spicy fruit and fairly dark in colour, perhaps from its dash of petit verdot, that rounds out the blend of merlot and cabernet sauvignon. It is a touch hot on the attack, but rights itself and tastes very enjoyable. Good confident winemaking from this ever-reliable estate.
From the Dourthe firm, this dark ruby/purple-tinged generic Bordeaux possesses sweet black cherry and black currant fruit intermixed with hints of loamy soil and underbrush, a round, generous mouthfeel, and upfront, exuberant fruit. This is a perfect example of the type of Bordeaux bargain hunters should check out. Drink it over the next 2-3 years. (Tasted two times.) Drink 2010-2013.
This has slightly cooked fruit, but with some pleasing jam and berry character as well. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins.
Dark, juicy and fruity with a blast of black cherries on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, round, ripe and lush with accents of chocolate, spice and espresso in the finish. This should drink just great on release.