Descripción

Este tinto elaborado mayoritariamente con la variedad Merlot y un pequeño porcentaje de Cabernet franc se sitúa entre los más destacados de la margen derecha de Burdeos. Profundo y concentrado, ha sido catado en barricas por la crítica, que le ha otorgado puntuaciones que van de los 91 a los 93 puntos.  

La entrega de este vino está prevista a lo largo del año 2021.

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Rouget
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2018
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet franc
Origen
Pomerol

Cata

Vista
Color púrpura con reflejos granates.
Nariz
Notas de cerezas al horno, compota de arándanos y moras secas, toques de corteza de árbol.
Boca
En boca hay notas de bayas y ofrece un montón de matices picantes y terrosos al final.
Temperatura de servicio
Entre 14 y 16º C.

Viñedo y elaboración

Edad
Media de 40 años.
Suelo
Superficie de gravas, con subsuelo a veces arcilloso y otras arenoso.
Envejecimiento
Aún afinándose en barricas. Crianza prevista de 18 meses, de las cuales el 33% son nuevas.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Rouget sports quite a lot of oak at this stage, opening out to lively red and black plums notes and notions of baked cherries, blueberry compote and dried mulberries plus wafts of raisin cake, tree bark and bouquet garni. Full and concentrated, with a firm, fine-grained frame, it fills the palate with berry preserves and offers plenty of spicy and earthy nuances on the long finish.

Decanter:

An excellent Rouget this year -there is perhaps the slightest trace of heat on the attack, but it disappears into the body of the wine, and this is really rather lovely. When you think back to this wine even in good vintages like 2009, it didn't have the flesh on the bones that it has today. It’s even more impressive that the weight has been gained without sacrificing balance – a great job from Edouard Labruyère, 3.4pH. Tasted on multiple occasions.

Drinking Window 2026 - 2040.

Tasted by Jane Anson at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 28 Mar 2019.

Jeb Dunnuck:

Deeply colored, the 2018 Château Rouget is another impressive Pomerol, which is a region loaded with impressive wines in 2018. Cassis, black raspberries, white chocolate, and a touch of spicy wood all flow to a medium to full-bodied, beautifully layered, expansive 2018 that has top-notch mid-palate depth, notable purity of fruit, and silky tannins. Give bottles 2-4 years of bottle age and enjoy over the following 10-15.