1966 Chateau de Pressac

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France

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- $ 94 / 750ml
- From September 2022

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Style Red - Savory and Classic
Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
Food Pairing Beef and Venison

- Vineyard notes: "Soil: Limestone plateau with clay-limestone slopes and sandy-clay at the foot."
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Chateau de Pressac

3 products ranged between $27 - $34 (Avg. price ex tax)

Region or Appellation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Saint-Emilion / Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carmenere & Petit Verdot

Style

Red Wine

Red - Savory and Classic

Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the...

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About the Product

Classification: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 0.0%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Soil: Limestone plateau with clay-limestone slopes and sandy-clay at the foot.
Winemaking: Hand picking into small crates, double sorting of grapes (with vibrating table and densimetric sorting), complete destemming. Gravity-flow transfer, long maceration (3 to 4 weeks in concrete vats). Plot-by plot fermentation in temperature-controlled concrete vats. Pre-fermentation maceration, pumping over, rack-and-return pigeage (punching down the cap) if necessary. Malolactic fermentation partly in new barrels.

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Ageing: 20 months including 18 in barrel (50% new).

Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb kreatopita Starter Course: Meat in filo pastry; Contains: lamb mince; Greek

Gigot d'agneau a l'ail Main Course: roast lamb leg with garlic; French

Abanico Iberico Main Course: Shoulder cut of pork; Contains: pork steak; Spanish

Holstein dairy T-bone Main Course: Dutch dairy cattle breed, aka Friesian; Western

Details

About the Product

Classification: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 0.0%
Sweetness: Dry

Production Attributes

Maturation: Oaked
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Soil: Limestone plateau with clay-limestone slopes and sandy-clay at the foot.
Winemaking: Hand picking into small crates, double sorting of grapes (with vibrating table and densimetric sorting), complete destemming. Gravity-flow transfer, long maceration (3 to 4 weeks in concrete vats). Plot-by plot fermentation in temperature-controlled concrete vats. Pre-fermentation maceration, pumping over, rack-and-return pigeage (punching down the cap) if necessary. Malolactic fermentation partly in new barrels.

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Ageing: 20 months including 18 in barrel (50% new).

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1966 Chateau de Pressac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France

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All 92 / 100 $ 50 2024 92 / 100 $ 34 2023 93 / 100 $ 36 2022 93 / 100 $ 55 2021 91 / 100 $ 43 2020 93 / 100 $ 51 2019 93 / 100 $ 52 2018 92 / 100 $ 50 2017 91 / 100 –

2016 92 / 100 – 2015 91 / 100 $ 43 2014 91 / 100 – 2013 88 / 100 – 2012 89 / 100 – 2011 89 / 100 – 2010 90 / 100 – 2009 89 / 100 – 2008 89 / 100 – 2007 89 / 100 – 2006 88 / 100 – 2005 89 / 100 – 2004 88 / 100 – 2003 85 / 100 – 2002 87 / 100 – 2001 87 / 100 – 2000 87 / 100 – 1999 85 / 100 – 1998 84 / 100 – 1997 81 / 100 – 1996 – – 1995 – – 1988 86 / 100 – 1986 – – 1985 – – 1984 – – 1983 – – 1982 – – 1978 – – 1976 – – 1975 – – 1974 – – 1973 – – 1972 – – 1971 – – 1970 – – 1969 – – 1967 – – 1966 – – 1964 – – 1962 – – 1961 – – 1960 – – 1959 87 / 100 – 1957 – – 1955 – – 1954 – – 1953 – – 1950 – – 1947 – – 1945 – – 1943 – – 1940 – – 1939 – – 1936 – – 1935 – –

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1966 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more

Vintage quality: Excellent

Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it

For Bordeaux, the 1966 vintage was reasonably good and has held up surprisingly well.

The growing season neither disappointed nor wowed, but remained relatively average, delivering the slightly cool summer that Bordeaux was known for before the warmi...

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