Many of You Have Told Me this is One of the Best Value Bordeaux You've Had
The Sun Shined on Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol in 2015 / Top Appellations of TOP Vintage
Today will be the 6th vintage of Fass list favorite, Chateau Samion. We've all heard of the $1,000+
This isn't Petrus, but for $37.99 a bottle on the 4-pack the 2015 Chateau Samion is the finest satellite I have ever had. Even eclipsing the magnificent 2014, but Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol where Samion hails from are the star appellations of a historically great vintage in Bordeaux. The combo of rich fruit and freshness is stunning and a once a decade thing. I don't sell much Bordeaux for a variety of reasons, but one is the value is not there as much as in other categories I sell and many Bordeaux have become monotonous, tedious wines and most of all formulaic. But Samion is different. I've gotten emails from so many clients telling me this is one of the best value Bordeaux that they have ever had. Because this is my only Pomerol/Lalande-de-Pomerol and it is the sweet spot appellation of the vintage I am offering special case prices and multiple case prices.
Lovely, vivid nose of raspberry confit, plum, cocoa, earth, and a skoche of wood that is perfectly integrated. It has huge structure and density along with remarkable purity, depth and kinky, confectionary Pomerol fruit with incredible precision and refinement. This is the most refined Samion ever. Total Pomerol love. Has that wonderful 2015 richness and extra freshness from great acids. Stunning fruit and concentration. 2009 is the last vintage like this in Pomerol and that Samion (the first I sold!) is amazing today. But 2015 crushes it. It has grip, and by grip I mean tannin that grips your mouth. Which I totally love as Bordeaux, especially young Bordeaux, needs some leftover tannin. In 2015 though the fruit is so ridiculous you just can't believe it. It makes me feel like I am drinking super expensive Bordeaux! 2015 really, really tastes like a $100 bottle of Bordeaux due the stunning freshness and fruit quality. Big, rich, ripe, very finesse-driven palate and terrific structure and purity. Sappy sappy pure and rich fruit. Ripe, sweet tannin and almost a zen-like balance. The finish is remarkably long.
The wine is an astonishing value and crafted by a true master. I have no idea why this wine costs so little or why I was able to get my hands on it. The estate is only 1.2 ha and there isn't much wine. Maybe because Berrouet is well enough off that he doesn't care to market his wines and doesn't need the money. Frankly, I've decided to not look a gift horse in the mouth.
Jean-Claude Berrouet is a unique guy. He is not a fan of biodynamic viticulture at all but more a man that is into into earth energies. Picture him in a vineyard with a divining rod. He is a new age freak without you ever knowing it. He walks around in a suit all day talking about druids and inner earth energies. He is also like a wine professor in that if you ask him a question about wine he will answer you with a lecture. An interesting aside is that when he was flown out to California to set up Dominus (how the winery was going to flow) he insisted they fly out Druids from France to bring good energy to the site since it was right near the San Andreas fault. Yup. But hey, whatever works as he is obviously doing something right. If it takes Druids and divining rods to make world class wine, bring them on.
2015 Chateau Samion - $39.99 ($151.96 4-pack)
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