2016 Chateau Le Crock Saint-Estephe 750ML

2016 Chateau Le Crock Saint-Estephe 750ML

2016 Chateau Le Crock Saint-Estephe 750ML Under the same management as Château Léoville-Poyferré in Saint-Julien, this estate belongs to the Cuvelier family. With its structured Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is made to age. Big tannins and concentrated fruits are full and dense. It will be ready to drink from 2025.

Chateau Le Crock

Chateau Le Crock was the first purchase made by the Cuvelier family. They bought St. Estephe vineyards of Le Crock in 1903. Like many Bordeaux vineyard owners, the Cuvelier family got their start in Bordeaux the same way numerous other future chateau owners did, as negocants, or Bordeaux wine merchants. In fact, the Cuvelier family has a long history in the Bordeaux wine trade dating all the way back to 1804.

Red Wine

Red wine has been prevalent since prehistory (the period before written records) as winemaking originated and spread throughout the world. In this case, “red blend” refers to any red wine that contains more than one red grape variety in the final product, though certain red blends can have their own designation as varietal wines despite comprising multiple grapes.

For much of the history of European wine, red blends were in fact more common than single varietals, as winemaking was typically region-centric and featured grapes consolidated from vineyards across a given area. One famous example of this practice is the Bordeaux blend, which originated in the 18th or 19th century and usually comprises Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.

Though prominent red blends such as Bordeaux still remain popular, many red blends have been associated with lower quality due to the assumption that the term indicates cheaper table wines. However, many high-quality wine producers still elect to produce red blends, and these wines can in fact offer many unique and delicious flavors due to the winery’s ability to custom design the profile of their product.