Chateau Billeron Bouquey, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Campbell Stemware

Very lovely Bordeaux.

Nose of plum, mocha, roast lamb. Taste of blackberry, a little tar?, pepper. Soft tannins. Short finish. Ready to drink, won’t improve much but will last a few years. Very good QPR. Score: 88. Relative to expectations: +

First glass was undrinkable with a bitter funk that blew off after decanting and wait an hr. Day 2 had some unpleasant acidity. Pour it out after that. Do not believe it was flawed, it just did not age well.

Good value, well balanced with expected tannin's. The big surprise is after being vacuum sealed for 5 days still drinking surprisingly well.

We poured the wine into a decanter and served the first glasses immediately. The wine was medium to dark ruby in colour and offered cherry, blackberry, plum, pickled baby corn, baby pickles, espresso, cocoa, vanilla and roasted notes on the nose. On the palate the wine showed cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum, cocoa, vanilla and tobacco, paired with medium-plus acidity, slightly bitter medium to medium-plus tannin, moderate heat from the alcohol, a creamy mouthfeel and good length. A solid, medium-bodied, reasonably …